filibustering

英汉释义

• 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

英英释义

• 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

英汉例句

• 1.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。

• 2.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。

• 3.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。

• 4.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。

• 5.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。