filibustered

听听怎么读

[ˈfɪləˌbʌstəd]

是什么意思

阻碍或延宕国会或其他立法机构通过提案( filibuster的过去式和过去分词 )；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 speeches
v.obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation

学习怎么用

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

History filibustered
NSF's Hopes Filibustered
Murder, she filibustered
FILIBUSTERED How the Right is Obstructing America's Progress
Leavitt Approved; Pickering Filibustered
SAFE: Shoulder-surfing attack filibustered with ease
SAFE: Shoulder-surfing attack filibustered with ease
The Not-Filibustered Alito-Lieberman Disaster Unfolds-- Time to Dump the Lot of the Invertebrate Democrats
Yes, Chuck Hagel Is Being Filibustered. Yes, That's Unprecedented. (Posted 2013-02-15 16:05:35)
Four Pinocchios for Obama's Claim That Republicans Have 'Filibustered about 500 Pieces of Legislation' (Posted 2014-05-09 17:14:11)

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