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filibuster

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n.掠夺兵,暴兵,海盗 vi.掠夺,阻饶议事 vt.阻碍议案通过

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filibuster为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:filibusterer 动词过去式:filibustered 过去分词:filibustered 现在分词:filibustering 第三人称单数:filibusters

filibuster


/'fɪlɪbʌstə(r); `fɪlə,bʌstɚ/
n (esp US)
1 person who tries to delay or prevent the making of decisions in (esp parliamentary) meetings by making long speeches 以冗长的演说拖延或阻挠会议(尤指议会)做出决定的人.
2 such a speech 此种冗长的演说.

v [I] (esp US) act as a filibuster (以冗长演说)拖延或阻挠
*filibustering tactics 藉冗长演说来拖延的战术.

filibuster


v [I and T]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Spanish;Origin: filibustero 'pirate']
to try to delay action in Congress or another law-making group by making very long speeches
 Opponents of the bill threatened to filibuster its final stages.
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