- filibuster
- ['filibʌstə]
- n. 海盗;暴兵,掠夺兵;阻挠议事的议员;阻挠议事的行动
vt. 阻碍议案通过
vi. 掠夺;阻饶议事
同义词
- n. filibusterer
参考例子
- 1.He had filibustered for 23 hours without leaving the Senate floor.
- 他连续23个小时未曾离开参议院而不停地演说,以此阻挠议案通过。
- 2.In particular, tax increases at the federal level don't require a two-thirds majority, and can in some cases bypass the filibuster.
- 特别是在联邦政府层面上,增税并不需要三分之二的多数通过,有些情况下可以绕过这样的阻扰。
- 3.And Republicans suffered a further setback on Monday in their fight to stop the Democrats winning a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
- 共和党人更在阻止民主党人获得议案通过权(亦即参议院多数)这场争斗中承受了进一步的打击。
英文解释
- n.
- 1.a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she)
- 2.a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
- v.
- 1.obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation
网络释义
- filibuster
- 掠夺兵; 阻碍议案通过; 暴兵; 阻挠议事;
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- filibuster-proof
- 防冗长发言;
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- 妨碍,阻挠--;