filibusters

英 [ˈfɪlɪbʌstəz]

美 [ˈfɪlɪbʌstərz]

n. (议会中为拖延表决的)冗长演说
v. 阻碍议案通过; 阻饶议事; 掠夺，侵夺
filibuster的第三人称单数和复数

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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Filibusters, of course, are the age-old procedural obstacles used to slow down or stop the Senate from debating and voting.
武装分子，当然是古老的程序法的障碍，可以用来减轻或停止参议院收到的争论和投票。
In the past, Senate filibusters had effectively killed nearly all civil rights legislation.
在过去，上议院的阻碍立法通过有力的扼杀了几乎所有的民权立法。
The characteristics of British in the interest protections of minority shareholders during Foreign Investors 'Merger and Acquisition is the compulsory Merger and Acquisition system and the principle of prohibiting filibusters.
英国在企业并购中对中小股东利益的保护机制，最具有突出特点的是其实行强制收购制度和禁止阻挠原则。