filibustering
英：[ˈfɪləˌbʌstərɪŋ]
filibustering 基本解释
v.阻碍或延宕国会或其他立法机构通过提案( filibuster的现在分词 )；掠夺；
英英释义
filibuster[ 'filibʌstə ]
n.a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes同义词：filibusterer
a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speechesv.obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation
filibustering 相关例句
双语例句
用作名词(n.)- The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.
民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。
用作动词(v.)- Supporters of the law filibustered to prevent it from being revised.
法律的支持者阻碍议案通过，以防法律被修改。
权威例句
Filibustering :Arizona and the WestJose Maria Jesus Carvajal, United States Foreign Policy and the Filibustering Spirit in Texas, 1846-1853Correspondence relating to the filibustering expedition against the Spanish government of Mexico, 1811-1816Analysis: US Senate takes first step in the battle over the filibustering of judicial nomineesInterview: Ilona Nickels discusses a possible change in Senate rules that would prohibit the filibustering of judicial nomineesTexas. An epitome of Texas history from the filibustering and revolutionary eras to the independence of the republic.Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and SenateManifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America (review)Writing to Cuba: Filibustering and Cuban Exiles in the United States
