filibuster是什么意思？

filibuster

英[ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(r)] 美[ˈfɪləˌbʌstɚ]

• n. [史]掠夺兵，暴兵，海盗，阻挠议事的议员，会议妨碍行为；
• vt. 阻碍议案通过；
• vi. 阻饶议事，掠夺，侵夺；

复数：filibusters;

第三人称单数：filibusters;

过去式：filibustered;

过去分词：filibustered;

现在分词：filibustering;

例句

• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。
• 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。
• 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.
• A group of senators plans to filibuster a measure that would permit drilling in Alaska. 一群参议员计划通过发表长篇大论来阻挠一项允许在阿拉斯加州钻探石油的议案获得通过。
• They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns... 他们只是威胁说要以冗长演说进行阻挠，直到参议院休会。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (阻挠议事的)冗长演说,长篇大论
  A filibuster is a long slow speech made to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  以冗长演说(或长篇大论)进行阻挠
  If a politician filibusters, he or she makes a long slow speech in order to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed.
  例句
  They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns... 他们只是威胁说要以冗长演说进行阻挠，直到参议院休会。 A group of senators plans to filibuster a measure that would permit drilling in Alaska. 一群参议员计划通过发表长篇大论来阻挠一项允许在阿拉斯加州钻探石油的议案获得通过。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  <美>(用冗长的发言)阻挠议事的议员; 会议妨碍行为
  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。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
  2. a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
• Verb
  1. obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation