filibuster
现在分词:
动词现在分词: filibustering
更多词形:
名词: filibusterer | 动词过去式: filibustered | 动词过去分词: filibustered | 动词现在分词: filibustering | 动词第三人称单数: filibusters |
单词例句:
But his he will allow lack the super majority supermajority required to prevent Republicans from using a parliamentary maneuver, known as a felibastor filibuster, to block legislation.
但他将缺乏压倒性多数席位,这样共和党仍然可以阻挠议案的通过。
Add in the occasional support of some conservative Democrats, and Mr Bush is close to the 60 votes necessary to survive a delaying filibuster procedure-a huge achievement and advantage.
再加上一些保守的民主党成员偶尔也会支持布什,布什在参议院能够获得接近60票,足以使参议院无法有意拖延议案的通过。这是一个巨大的成功和优势。
In other words, don't expect Wang to filibuster on Capitol Hill anytime soon.
换句话说,不要期待王建民成为演说高手。
A conference committee to adjust differences between the two houses would be awkward, because its action would have to be approved by the Senate, and thus risk another filibuster.
要两院协商委员会来调解两个议院之间的歧见是麻烦事,因为这种行动要得到参议院批准,那样就要另冒一次以冗长演说阻碍议事进行的危险。
Filibuster: The use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action, especially in a legislative assembly.
阻饶议事的议员:用极端拖拉的战术来延迟或防止决议形成,特别是在立法程序上。
He hadbecome a master of evasion: his main response to criticism is tothreaten, filibuster and delay.
他已是个回避问题的老手:其回应批评的主要方法是一威胁、二阻挠、三拖延。
The old Obama pledged to filibuster a bill giving legal immunity to telecoms companies that co-operated with the government on terrorist surveillance.
昔日的奥巴马承诺他将阻挠给予在监视恐怖分子行动中与政府合作的电信公司司法豁免权的议案。
One who systematically blocks or interrupts a process,especially one who attempts to impede passage of legislation by the use of delaying tactics,such as a filibuster.
有组织的妨害议事的人有组织地阻碍或打断进程一个人,尤其是意在阻碍提案通过,借助一些延后的策略,如冗长的演说。
The filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan.
议事阻挠是他们的计划取得成功的主要障碍。