词汇 | filibuster |
释义 | filibuster /`fɪlәˏbʌstɚ/ n. A freebooter or pirate. 【美】马贼;海盗。 A lawless military adventurer who invades a foreign military to aid a revolution. 不法支援外国革命的军事冒险者。 A member of a lawmaking body who intentionally delays its action, esp. by much talking; also, an instance of such delay. 妨碍议事之议员(如以冗长演说);妨碍议事。 (过去式: filibustered; 过去完成式: filibustered; 现在进行式: filibustering) v.i. To act as a pirate. 【史】为盗。 To delay legislation or lawmaking by irregular methods, as by willfully prolonging a debate. 妨碍议事之进行(如故意延长辩论,或用其他不规则之方法)。 derivatives n. filibusterer. |
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