filibuster
英 ['f?l?b?st?]
美['f?l?'b?st?]
- n. 海盜；暴兵，掠奪兵；阻撓議事的議員；阻撓議事的行動
- vt. 阻礙議案通過
- vi. 掠奪；阻饒議事
英英釋意
- 1. a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
- 2. a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
