| 释义 |
filibuster/ˈfilibʌstə/ n. & v.●n. 1a the obstruction of progress in a legislative assembly, esp. by prolonged speaking (尤指在议会中以冗长的演说)阻挠议事进程的行为 b esp. N. Amer. a person who engages in a filibuster [尤北美] (以冗长的演说)阻挠议事的议员 2 esp. hist. a person engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign state [尤史义]擅自对外国进行战争者 ●v. 1 intr. act as a filibuster (以冗长的演说)进行阻挠；擅自对外国进行战争 2 tr. act in this way against (a motion etc.) (以冗长的演说)阻挠(动议等)通过 [ultimately from Dutch vrijbuiter FREEBOOTER, influenced by French flibustier, Spanish filibustero] |