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stonewalls

v. (用冗长发言或拒绝回答问题等)拖延[阻碍]议事,设置障碍( stonewall的第三人称单数 ); 拒绝执行命令,拒绝服从命令; (板球中)打守势球,小心地打慢球;

例句:

  • When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls.
    当她不想面对某个问题的时候, 她就拖延.
  • Senators can say that they will not vote for a nominee who stonewalls them.
    来自NEWYORKER
  • But the Army stonewalls him, as does a local police detective, played by Charlize Theron.
    来自NPR