filibustering

filibustering

美 [ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstər] 　英 [ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstə(r)]

• n.【史】掠夺兵；海盗；〈美〉(用冗长的发言)妨碍会议的议员
• v.〈美〉(因发言冗长)妨碍(会议的进程)；侵夺
• 网络拉布；杯葛权；冗长演说阻碍法

词形变化

复数：filibusters  现在分词：filibustering  过去式：filibustered  

英汉解释

n.	1. 【史】掠夺兵,暴兵;海盗 2. 〈美〉(用冗长的发言)妨碍会议的议员;会议妨碍行为
v.	1. 〈美〉(因发言冗长)妨碍(会议的进程) 2. 掠夺,侵夺

英英解释

n.	1. a situation in which a politician deliberately delays or prevents a proposal from becoming law by continuing to speak until the end of a debate

例句

If you were in the United States Senate you would be accused of filibustering.

如果你是一名美国参议院的议员，你肯定会被人们指责为暴民。

Together, the two pleaded to the Senate for intervention, only to see their request stalemated by Trade Federation filibustering.

他们俩一起请求议会干涉，不料目睹了在贸易联盟的阻挠下，他们的请求陷入僵局。

but restore the requirement that filibustering senators actually take to the floor and talk until the majority gives up.

但是恢复要求阻挠议案的参议员要上台演讲、辩论，直到多数议员放弃。

Having faced filibustering in Congress, Mr Arias wants a referendum to ratify DR-CAFTA.

面对议会的阻挠，阿里亚斯想要靠全民公决来通过DR-CAFTA。

you wouldn't be faced with civil-rights filibustering in Washington, D.

在华盛顿，你就不会面临公民权利的暴兵问题。