filibuster

英 [ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(r)]

美 [ˈfɪlɪbʌstər]

n.  (议会中为拖延表决的)冗长演说
v.  阻碍议案通过; 阻饶议事; 掠夺，侵夺

现在分词：filibustering　过去式：filibustered　复数：filibusters　第三人称单数：filibusters　过去分词：filibustered　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.47429 / COCA.14092

牛津词典

noun

• （议会中为拖延表决的）冗长演说
  a long speech made in a parliament in order to delay a vote

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (阻挠议事的)冗长演说,长篇大论
  Afilibusteris a long slow speech made to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed.
  1. 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 politicianfilibusters, 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
• a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
  Synonym:filibusterer

verb

• obstruct deliberately by delaying

双语例句

• For most of the19th century the majority in the Senate had no way to move to "cloture"& ie, end a filibuster and force a vote.
  在大部分的十九世纪中，参议院的多数党没有任何方法可以“终结一个辩论”&也就是终止对手以不停发言来阻扰法案的手段并对法案作强制表决。
• But he will lack the supermajority required to prevent Republicans from using a parliamentary maneuver, known as a filibuster, to block legislation.
  不过，他将不会拥有防止共和党使用冗长讲话所需的“特别多数”优势。冗长讲话是议员们使用的一种策略，可以被用来阻挠议案的通过。
• Those deals brought along 62 senators, just above the 60-vote threshold to keep the trade bill from falling to a filibuster.
  这些交易争取到了62名参议员的支持，刚刚超过让该贸易法案避免拖延战术所需的60票门槛。
• 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。
• There is another, grimmer history to the filibuster, though, one that carries special relevance for me.
  但是，对阻挠议事，还有一个冷酷的历史版本，跟我有特别的关联。
• 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。
• I could not prolong a filibuster indefinitely.
  我无法把阻碍议事的冗长演说无休止地延长下去。
• Senators themselves should recognize this fact and push through changes in those rules, including eliminating or at least limiting the filibuster.
  参议员应该认清这个事实，并全力推动修改这些议事规则，包括取消或至少限制以冗长发言阻挠议事的手段。
• The filibuster procedure in the US Senate has been used over many years to prevent decisions on many sensible matters.
  多年来，美国参议院的“冗长辩论”（filibuster）程序被用于阻止在很多敏感事情上的决定。
• Getting to60 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。