Filibuster
[ 'filibʌstə ]
出国 Abroad
n. [史]掠夺兵，暴兵;海盗;阻挠议事的议员;会议妨碍行为;
vt. 阻碍议案通过;
vi. 阻饶议事;掠夺，侵夺;
📝 例句
A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.
一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来，作为一种阻碍议事的手法。
They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns.
他们仅威胁说要发动抗争直到参议院休会。
Organizing or carry out of a filibuster
为阻挠议事进行组织
The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate.
民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ buster-破坏者,filibuster-防碍议事通过:破坏者防碍议事通过
※ fili-fill塞满,buster-庞然大物:前进的道路上塞满了庞然大物→阻挠
※ fili-谐音“费力”,buster-破坏者:破坏者费力的妨碍议事,阻扰立法
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
filibuster
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. filibuster, 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.
🔁 扩展释义
*['filibʌstә]n. 阻挠议事的活动, 掠夺兵, 暴兵, 海盗vi. 掠夺vt. (以冗长的演说)阻碍议案通过
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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We'll offer our sale agents and purchasers many kinds of services and benefits.
我们将为代理商和买主提供多种服务和利益。
How can you be so stubborn?
怎么那么死脑筋？
In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave.
在这儿，他们可以听见一种连续不断的轰鸣声。后来他们发现这是由山洞顶部的一个小孔里喷出的水柱跌落到水潭中发出的声音。