filibuster

filibuster音标

英 [ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(r)]

美 [ˈfɪləˌbʌstɚ]

filibuster基本释义

n.妨碍议事；妨碍议事者；掠夺兵；海盗

v.阻挠议案通过；掠夺

filibuster用法及例句

noun

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

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

Synonym: filibusterer

verb

1. obstruct deliberately by delaying

1. (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.

e.g. 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。

2. 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.

e.g. 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。e.g. 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。

1. filibuster的反义词

1. 掠夺兵：filiation 父子关系 | filibuster 掠夺兵 | filibusterer 阻挠议事的议员

2. filibuster

2. 掠夺兵,暴兵,强盗：dunderhead 笨蛋 | filibuster 掠夺兵,暴兵,强盗 | gangster 歹徒,强盗

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

出自：D. Halberstam

近义词

临近词

filibusterer (用冗长的演说等...

pirate海盗

impede妨碍

speech演说

Filosi

fil

相关列句

The senate allows for an unlimited debate in order to filibuster something, a bill, a vote, whatever.(参议院允许为了阻挠议事的一个法案，一次投票，不管是什么的无限争论。)

The time is up and the person speaking keeps going like it is a filibuster.(时间到了，说话的人也不断的推三阻四。)

He had become a master of evasion: his main response to criticism is to threaten, filibuster and delay.(他一是个回避问题的老手：其回应批评的主要办法是一威胁、二阻扰、三拖延。)

In other words, don't expect Wang to filibuster on Capitol Hill anytime soon.(换句话说，不要期待王建民成为演说高手。)

Organizing or carry out of a filibuster.(为阻挠议事进行组织。)

It takes 60 votes out of 100 to end a filibuster, so 41 senators can block almost anything.(阻止议案的通过需要100中的60票，于是41个参议员就几乎可以组织任何事。)

A group of senators plans to filibuster a measure that would permit drilling in Alaska.(有些参议员计划用冗长的发言来阻挠允许在阿拉斯加钻井的提案。)

They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns.(他们坦言声称，为阻挠法案的通过，他们会一直发言直到参议院休会。)

Confirmation vote was delayed by a filibuster.(确认投票因为冗长演说而被推迟。)

Getting to 60 votes, enough to defeat a filibuster, is still a tall order.(要想得到足够瓦解阻挠议事的60票仍是个苛求。)