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单词 slow-walk
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slow-walkv.

Brit. /ˈsləʊwɔːk/, U.S. /ˈsloʊˌwɔk/, /ˈsloʊˌwɑk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adv., walk v.
Etymology: < slow adv. + walk v.
U.S. (chiefly Politics).
transitive. To obstruct or delay (a process, request, or person) by deliberately slowing one's rate of progress.
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to take the wind out of the sails of1822
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slow-walk1965
1965 Congress. Rec. 111 28020/2 Mr. President, I believe that they slow-walked the Senator's bill.
1997 Washington Post 23 July a9/1 We have been slow-walked and deferred and had objections every step of the way.
2019 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Nov. a1 State Department officials..suspected he was shaking down targets and intentionally slow-walking investigations to protect allies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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