| 单词 | stonewall |
| 释义 | stonewall —stonewaller, n. /stohn"wawl'/, v.i. 1. to engage in stonewalling. 2. Brit. filibuster (def. 3). 3. Cricket. (of a batsman) to play a defensive game, as by persistently blocking the ball instead of batting it for distance and runs. v.t. 4. Informal. to block, stall, or resist intentionally: lobbying efforts to stonewall passage of the legislation. 5. Brit. to obstruct (the passage of a legislative bill) in Parliament, esp. by excessive or prolonged debate. adj. 6. pertaining to or characteristic of stonewalling: a new round of stonewall tactics. [v. and adj. use of n. phrase stone wall] |
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