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filibuster n.妨碍议事；妨碍议事者；掠夺兵；海盗v.阻挠议案通过；掠夺 (1) 民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。 As a parliamentary tactic, the filibuster dates back to at least the first century B.C.E. The rules of the Roman Senate required that all business must be completed by nightfall, and, on more than one occasion, the senator Cato the Younger spoke until dark to delay a vote. In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, a minister may "talk out" a bill, but his speech must pertain to the bill. In the United States, by contrast, a Senator may forestall action on a bill by speaking on any topic.

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英 ['fɪlɪbʌstə(r)] 美 ['fɪlɪbʌstər] (1) The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate. As a verb, filibuster means "to obstruct legislation by talking at great length." As a noun, it can refer to that oppositional speech. "The Senator prevented a vote on the bill by reading the dictionary from aardvark to zyzzyva." 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](阻挠议事的)冗长演说，长篇大论 A filibuster is a long slow speech made to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed.   [mainly AM 主美]Senator Seymour has threatened a filibuster to block the bill.参议员西摩威胁说要发表长篇演说来阻挠议案通过。2[VERB 动词]以冗长演说(或长篇大论)进行阻挠 If a politician filibusters, he or she makes a long slow speech in order to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed.   [V]  [V n]  [mainly AM 主美]They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns...他们只是威胁说要以冗长演说进行阻挠，直到参议院休会。A group of senators plans to filibuster a measure that would permit drilling in Alaska.一群参议员计划通过发表长篇大论来阻挠一项允许在阿拉斯加州钻探石油的议案获得通过。

英语单词	filibuster
英美音标	英 ['fɪlɪbʌstə(r)] 美 ['fɪlɪbʌstər]
中文释义	n.妨碍议事；妨碍议事者；掠夺兵；海盗 v.阻挠议案通过；掠夺
英语例句	(1) The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.
中文例句	(1) 民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。
vocabulary简明	As a verb, filibuster means "to obstruct legislation by talking at great length." As a noun, it can refer to that oppositional speech. "The Senator prevented a vote on the bill by reading the dictionary from aardvark to zyzzyva."
vocabulary扩展	As a parliamentary tactic, the filibuster dates back to at least the first century B.C.E. The rules of the Roman Senate required that all business must be completed by nightfall, and, on more than one occasion, the senator Cato the Younger spoke until dark to delay a vote. In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, a minister may "talk out" a bill, but his speech must pertain to the bill. In the United States, by contrast, a Senator may forestall action on a bill by speaking on any topic.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](阻挠议事的)冗长演说，长篇大论 A filibuster is a long slow speech made to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed. [mainly AM 主美] Senator Seymour has threatened a filibuster to block the bill. 参议员西摩威胁说要发表长篇演说来阻挠议案通过。 2 [VERB 动词]以冗长演说(或长篇大论)进行阻挠 If a politician filibusters, he or she makes a long slow speech in order to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed. [V] [V n] [mainly AM 主美] They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns... 他们只是威胁说要以冗长演说进行阻挠，直到参议院休会。 A group of senators plans to filibuster a measure that would permit drilling in Alaska. 一群参议员计划通过发表长篇大论来阻挠一项允许在阿拉斯加州钻探石油的议案获得通过。

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