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

英英释义

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

例句

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。

经典引文

• It was not a short spiel, but a genuine filibuster, and it went on and on, reactionary and embarrassing.

  出自： D. Halberstam

近反义词

【近义词】

• speech 演说
• impede 妨碍
• pirate 海盗
• filibusterer <美>(用冗长的演说等...