filibustering
n.
妨礙議事；妨礙議事者；掠奪兵；海盜
v.
阻撓議案通過(guò)；掠奪
英語(yǔ)翻譯 Noun:
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a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
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(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
Verb:
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obstruct deliberately by delaying
造句
用作名詞(n.)
- The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.
民主黨黨員在參議院上組織了阻撓議事。
用作動(dòng)詞(v.)
- Supporters of the law filibustered to prevent it from being revised.
法律的支持者阻礙議案通過(guò)，以防法律被修改。
常用短語(yǔ)
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It was not a short spiel, but a genuine filibuster, and it went on and on, reactionary and embarrassing.
出自：D. Halberstam
近義反義詞 【近義詞】
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speech
演說(shuō)
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impede
妨礙
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pirate
海盜
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filibusterer
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