单词 | slow-walk |
释义 | slow-walkv. U.S. (chiefly Politics). transitive. To obstruct or delay (a process, request, or person) by deliberately slowing one's rate of progress. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hinder [verb (transitive)] letc888 shrenchc897 forstanda1000 amarOE disturbc1290 impeachc1380 stopc1380 withstandc1385 hinder1413 accloy1422 hindc1426 to hold abackc1440 appeachc1460 impeditec1535 inhibit1535 obstacle1538 damp1548 trip1548 embarrass1578 dam1582 to clip the wings ofa1593 unhelp1598 uppen1600 straiten1607 rub1608 impediment1610 impedea1616 to put out1616 to put off1631 scote1642 obstruct1645 incommodiate1650 offend1651 sufflaminate1656 hindrance1664 disassist1671 clog1679 muzzle1706 squeeze1804 to take the wind out of the sails of1822 throttle1825 block1844 overslaugh1853 snag1863 gum1901 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). < v.1965 |
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