filibuster

英['fɪlɪbʌstə(r)] 美['fɪlɪbʌstər]
  • n. 妨碍议事；妨碍议事者；掠夺兵；海盗
  • v. 阻挠议案通过；掠夺
filibusterer filibustered filibustered filibustering filibusters
GRE

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

  2. (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

Verb:
  1. obstruct deliberately by delaying

双语例句

1. Senator Seymour has threatened a filibuster to block the bill.
参议员西摩威胁说要发表长篇演说来阻挠议案通过。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.
一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来,作为一种阻碍议事的手法.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate.
民主党党员组织了阻挠议事.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. A group of senators plans to filibuster a measure that would permit drilling in Alaska.
参议员们试图阻挠一项允许在阿拉斯加州钻探石油的议案获得通过。

来自柯林斯例句

5. They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns.
他们仅威胁说要发动抗争直到参议院休会.

来自互联网

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.
      民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Supporters of the law filibustered to prevent it from being revised.
      法律的支持者阻碍议案通过，以防法律被修改。

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