Filibuster



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. / n. 妨碍议事, 阻挠
• ［英］ v. / n. 妨碍议事, 阻挠 ( to obstruct the passage of)
• ［类］ hoax : deceive / filibuster : delay ( 愚弄是欺骗 / 阻碍立法是阻碍)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: fili－buster ( 破坏者) , 破坏者阻挠别人发展

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Spanish filibustero, literally, freebooter
• Date: 1851
• 1. an irregular military adventurer; specifically an American engaged in fomenting insurrections in Latin America in the mid-19th century
• 2. \［filibuster (II)\］
  • a. the use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action especially in a legislative assembly
  • b. an instance of this practice

II. verb (-tered; filibustering)

• Date: 1851
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to carry out insurrectionist activities in a foreign country
  • 2. to engage in a filibuster
• transitive verb
  • to subject to a filibuster
• ? filibusterer noun

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