stone wall

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you say that someone stonewalls, you disapprove of them because they delay giving a clear answer or making a clear decision, often because there is something that they want to hide or avoid doing. 遲遲不答複; 拖延作決定[表不滿]
The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment. 政府衹是在故意拖延，企圖掩蓋其政治窘態。
2. stonewallingN-UNCOUNT
After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue. 拖延了18 天後，他終於出來麪對問題了。