filibustered

英 [ˈfɪlɪbʌstəd]

美 [ˈfɪlɪbʌstərd]

v. 阻碍议案通过; 阻饶议事; 掠夺，侵夺
filibuster的过去分词和过去式

N-COUNT (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.
1. 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。
VERB 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.
1. 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。
2. 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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Negotiators will also move forward on an accord with Europe, knowing that any agreement over the next six years will be subject to a straight up-or-down vote, but cannot be amended or filibustered in Congress.
谈判人员还将推进一项与欧洲的协定，因为他们知道接下来六年的任何协议都将直接被通过或否决，国会无权对其进行修订，也无法再实施拖延战术。
Kentucky Republican Rand Paul filibustered against the Brennan confirmation, talking on the Senate floor non-stop for 13 hours.
来自肯塔基州的共和党参议员兰德·保罗曾试图以无限期讨论的方式阻止对布伦南提名的表决。保罗在参议院不停地发言长达13个小时。