stonewall

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stone·wall /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl $ ˌstoʊnˈwɒːl/ verb [intransitive]  DELAYto delay a discussion, decision etc by talking a lot and refusing to answer questions 〔用冗长的发言和拒绝回答问题的办法〕拖延[阻碍]议事[作出决定]→ See Verb table

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stonewall• His immediate response was to stonewall.• The overall government line was to stonewall international pressure for pollution curbs, pending more research.nStonewall  na British organization that works to improve the legal rights of homosexual men and women, and to persuade politicians to change any laws that treat homosexuals unfairly

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talking Corpus by to delay etc decision a discussion,

Stonewall
Stonewall
a British organization that works to improve the legal rights of homosexual men and women, and to persuade politicians to change any laws that treat homosexuals unfairly ⇨ compare outrage

stonewall
stone‧wall /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl $ ˌstoʊnˈwɒːl/ verb [intransitive]
to delay a discussion, decision etc by talking a lot and refusing to answer questions

stone·wallBrE /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstoʊnwɔːl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they stonewall BrE /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈstoʊnwɔːl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it stonewalls BrE /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈstoʊnwɔːlz/ 🔊past simple stonewalled BrE /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈstoʊnwɔːld/ 🔊past participle stonewalled BrE /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈstoʊnwɔːld/ 🔊 -ing form stonewalling BrE /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈstoʊnwɔːlɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sb/sth) (especially in politics) to delay a discussion or decision by refusing to answer questions or by talking a lot 防守挡击（政治上指通过沉默或冗长发言等手段阻碍议事或拖延决议）