单词 | filibuster |
释义 | filibuster UK ['fɪl.ɪ.bʌs.tər] US [-tɚ] mainly US verb intransitive or transitive ■to make a long speech in order to delay or prevent a new law being made (为拖延或阻止新法律的通过而)发表冗长的演说 •Conceivably, supporters of the law could filibuster to prevent it from being revised.可以想像,该法律的支持者会用冗长的演说去阻止其被修订。 |
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