filibuster
filibuster — 名詞
- filibustersingular
- filibustersplural
1. a deliberately extended speech in a senate or parliament that uses talking time
議事阻撓
靠冗長發言拖住表決或法案
a deliberately extended speech in a senate or parliament that uses talking time to stop a bill from reaching a vote or moving ahead.
After midnight, Senator Yael began a filibuster to keep the rent bill from a vote.
午夜過後，Yael 參議員開始議事阻撓，想讓租屋法案無法進入表決。
begin a filibuster to keep a bill from a vote
The chamber stayed open all night during the filibuster over cuts to school lunches.
議場因那場針對校園午餐刪減案的議事阻撓整夜未散。
during the filibuster over + bill topic
Reporters waited outside while the opposition's filibuster delayed the housing debate again.
反對派的議事阻撓又拖住了住宅辯論，記者只好在外面等。
One senator's filibuster gave party leaders time to gather support for the budget plan.
某位參議員的議事阻撓替黨內領袖爭取到時間，好拉攏對預算案的支持。
- obstruction
more formal and broader; not limited to speeches
- delaying tactic
neutral phrase for any method used to hold action back
- stalling tactic
more general and slightly less tied to parliament
- straight vote
moves directly to a decision instead of consuming extra speaking time
文法句型
launch/stage + a filibuster
a filibuster + against/over + bill
during a filibuster
用法筆記
Mostly appears in reporting on senates, parliaments, and committees. It names the delaying speech or tactic itself, especially when opponents are trying to keep a bill from reaching a vote.
filibuster — 動詞
- filibusterpresent simple I / you / we / they
- filibusters3rd person singular
- filibustering-ing form
- filibusteredpast simple
1. to keep speaking in a senate or parliament so that a bill or decision is pushed
阻撓議事
以冗長發言延後或阻止立法程序
to keep speaking in a senate or parliament so that a bill or decision is pushed back or blocked.
Otis tried to filibuster the vote by reading letters from angry shop owners.
Otis 試著靠朗讀憤怒店主的來信來阻撓議事，拖住表決。
filibuster the vote by + -ing
The minority party filibustered until dawn, hoping the spending bill would be withdrawn.
少數黨一路阻撓議事到天亮，希望支出法案會被撤回。
filibuster until + time
Padma warned reporters that the group would filibuster any law limiting campus protests.
Padma 告訴記者，只要有法律要限制校園抗議，該團體就會阻撓議事。
When debate resumed, two members filibustered so the committee could not reach a vote.
辯論恢復後，兩名委員故意阻撓議事，讓委員會無法表決。
- advance
move the bill or decision forward instead of delaying it
- bring to a vote
push the issue toward a decision rather than holding it back
文法句型
filibuster + the bill/vote
filibuster + until + time
filibuster + by + -ing
用法筆記
Often used about senators, lawmakers, or party members in formal political reporting. The verb can stand alone, but news reports also use a direct object such as bill, vote, or measure.