stonewall

FREQ #32555

vi. 防守挡击, 围以石墙, 妨碍或阻碍

发音

UK /ˈstəʊnwɔːl/
US /ˈstoʊnwɔl/
AU /ˈstoʊnwɑl/

词形变化

stonewalls 复数 stonewalls stonewalled stonewalling stonewalls 三单 stonewalling 现在分词 stonewalled 过去式 stonewalled 过去分词

别名

Stonewall stone wall

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An obstruction.

    习语
  2. 2.

    A refusal to cooperate.

    习语
  3. 3.

    An alcoholic drink popular in colonial America, consisting of apple cider (or sometimes applejack) mixed with rum (or sometimes gin or whisky).

    历史 习语
  4. 4.

    Alternative form of stone wall (“wall made of stone”).

v.
  1. 1.

    To obstruct.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying information.

    及物/不及物 非正式

    At the press conference, the Prime Minister appeared to be stonewalling when asked about tax increases.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Certain, definite.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

fence fencing

下位词 2

drywall dry stone wall
动词

上位词 10

block delay embarrass detain blockade hinder obstruct hold up stymie stymy

相关短语

Stonewall County Stonewall Attack

词源

From Middle English stonwal, stone wall, stanewalle (“wall made of stone”), from Old English stānweall (“stonewall”), equivalent to stone + wall. The alcoholic drink (sense 3) was perhaps named thus because its effect was as potent as running into a stone wall.

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