filibuster

美 [ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstər]
英 [ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstə(r)]
  • v.〈美〉(因发言冗长)妨碍(会议的进程)；掠夺
  • n.（议会中为拖延表决的）冗长演说
  • 网络阻挠议事；冗长发言；冗长辩论
复数：filibusters  现在分词：filibustering  过去式：filibustered  

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英汉

英英

网络释义

filibuster
n.
1.
（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

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全部全部,〈美〉妨碍〈美〉妨碍,掠夺掠夺,冗长演说冗长演说,阻挠议事阻挠议事,冗长发言冗长发言,冗长辩论冗长辩论
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1.
Republicans have the right to filibuster under centuries-old rules that this page has long defended.
长久以来的惯例是，共和党人有阻挠议案通过的权利。
blog.sina.com.cn
2.
She recently threatened a filibuster to kill legislation that would have increased industry liability in the event of a spill.
她最近曾暗示会阻止针对石油天然气行业的立法，以避免其在此次漏油事件中承担更多责任。
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3.
He had become a master of evasion: his main response to criticism is to threaten, filibuster and delay.
他已是个回避问题的老手：其回应批评的主要方法是一威胁、二阻挠、三拖延。
z.tougao98.com
4.
Yet today the Senate conducts its business, or not, under the constant threat of a filibuster.
然而，今天在参议院进行其业务，还是不行，下一个拉布持续威胁。
www.englishtang.com
5.
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。
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6.
With the election of Senator Scott Brown, Republican of Massachusetts, Democrats can no longer hold off a Republican filibuster.
马萨诸塞州共和党人ScottBrown当选参议员之后，民主党再也无法抵挡住共和党的阻扰了。
blog.sina.com.cn
7.
Having lost their supermajority in the Senate, the Democrats resorted to a questionable budget procedure to defeat a filibuster.
由于失去了在参议院中的绝对多数，民主党不得不借助一套值得商榷的预算系统来战胜那些阻碍议事进程的人。
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8.
The bill will need several Republican votes to pass, with Democrats already one vote shy of a filibuster-proof majority.
民主党现在离达到“讨论终结”还差一票，要想通过该议案，必须再获得几个共和党参议员的支持。
www.ecocn.org
9.
The reconciliation bill was part of the Democratic leadership's parliamentary manoeuvre to avoid a filibuster in the Senate.
该议案是民主党为在众议会取得领导地位所采取行动的一部分，以避免参议会的阻挠。
www.ecocn.org
10.
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。
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