| 单词 | wall of silence |
| 释义 | wall of silence (once / 131326 pages) n WORD FAMILY wall of silence: walls of silence USAGE EXAMPLESThe researchers were said to have found a "wall of silence" from some people they had tried to speak to. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) Each time I came back and continued the dialogue, they put up a wall of silence or aggression. The Guardian(Sep 28, 2016) Investigators have used it like a crowbar to crack open old walls of silence, persuading party cronies to turn against one other. Washington Post(Apr 27, 2016) n the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers Syn|Hyper blue wall, blue wall of silence cover-up concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public |
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