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cover of episode 【绝望的主妇】“他又一次试图阻挠调查。”

【绝望的主妇】“他又一次试图阻挠调查。”

2023/12/4
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【句子】But every day that you stonewall makes you look more and more like a cold, calculating killer. 【Desperate Housewives S2E5】【发音】/bʌt/ /ˈev.ri/ /deɪ/ /ðæt/ /juː/ /ˈstəʊn.wɔːl/ /ˈstəʊn.wɑːl/ /meɪks/ /juː/ /lʊk/ /mɔː(r)/ /ænd/ /mɔː(r)/ /laɪk/ /ə/ /kəʊld/ /ˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪ.tɪŋ/ /ˈkɪl.ə(r)/【发音技巧】But every连读+闪音;that you音的同化;look more不完全爆破;and more不完全爆破;like a连读;【翻译】但是每天你都是一副坚持不合作的态度,会让你看上去,越来越像一个工于心计的冷血杀手。【适用场合】今天我们来学习一下stonewall这个单词的意义和用法。这个单词从字面意思来看:石头构成的墙,但是在这里却是一个动词用法。它可以理解成:“拖延;拒绝回答或合作;拒绝提供信息”;to refuse to answer or cooperate with或者to refuse to give information eg: The President was criticized for stonewalling legitimate questions.这位总统被批评,因为他拒绝对一些合情合理的问题做出回应。eg: The interviewer accused the minister of stonewalling on the issue of tax increases.采访者指责部长对税收增长的事情避而不答。eg: The court order will hopefully stop the CEO from stonewalling any further.法庭的命令将有望阻止这位首席执行官拒不配合的行为。eg: And again, the mayor tried to stonewall the investigation.这位市长又一次试图阻挠调查。【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】 He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals.