Noun:

1. a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

2. (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

Verb:

1. obstruct deliberately by delaying

1.(阻挠议事的)冗长演说,长篇大论
Afilibuster is a long slow speech made to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed.

e.g. Senator Seymour has threatened afilibuster 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。

2.以冗长演说(或长篇大论)进行阻挠
If a politicianfilibusters, 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.

e.g. They simply threatened tofilibuster 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。
e.g. A group of senators plans tofilibuster 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。

1. filibuster的反义词

1. 掠夺兵：filiation 父子关系 |filibuster 掠夺兵 |filibusterer 阻挠议事的议员

2. filibuster

2. 掠夺兵,暴兵,强盗：dunderhead 笨蛋 |filibuster 掠夺兵,暴兵,强盗 | gangster 歹徒,强盗

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。

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。

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。

Harry Reid, the majority leader in the Senate, needs 60 votes to break a filibuster.

参议院多数党领袖哈里?里德需要60票才能挫败阻碍议案通过的行动.

In theory, Republicans could a filibuster, but blocking a judge is not like blocking a law.

理论上, 共和党人会使用阻挠手段, 但是阻断审判并不像阻断法律(那么容易).

We could not prolong a filibuster indefinitely.

我们不能无限期地延长抗争.

They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns.

他们仅威胁说要发动抗争直到参议院休会.

Organizing or carry out of a filibuster.

为阻挠议事进行组织.

A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.

一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来,作为一种阻碍议事的手法.

The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate.

民主党党员组织了阻挠议事.

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.

A group of senators plans to filibuster a measure that would permit drilling in Alaska.

参议员们试图阻挠一项允许在阿拉斯加州钻探石油的议案获得通过。

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。

• It was not a short spiel, but a genuine filibuster, and it went on and on, reactionary and embarrassing.

  出自：D. Halberstam