He would rebuff enquiries in such a way as to preclude any further discussion.他会断然拒绝询问，使得无法进行进一步的讨论。The Defence Secretary made a public statement about the crisis, but it was worded in such a way as to give very little information.国防部长就这次危机发表了公开声明，但他措辞谨慎，没有透露多少情况。