filibustering

filibustering

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• n.【史】掠奪兵；海盜；〈美〉(用冗長的發言)妨礙會議的議員
• v.〈美〉(因發言冗長)妨礙(會議的進程)；侵奪
• 網絡拉布；杯葛權；冗長演說阻礙法

詞形變化

復數：filibusters  現在分詞：filibustering  過去式：filibustered  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 【史】掠奪兵,暴兵;海盜 2. 〈美〉(用冗長的發言)妨礙會議的議員;會議妨礙行為
v.	1. 〈美〉(因發言冗長)妨礙(會議的進程) 2. 掠奪,侵奪

英英解釋

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.

如果你是一名美國參議院的議員，你肯定會被人們指責為暴民。

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

他們倆一起請求議會干涉，不料目睹了在貿易聯盟的阻撓下，他們的請求陷入僵局。

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

但是恢復要求阻撓議案的參議員要上臺演講、辯論，直到多數議員放棄。

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

面對議會的阻撓，阿里亞斯想要靠全民公決來通過DR-CAFTA。

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

在華盛頓，你就不會面臨公民權利的暴兵問題。