| 词汇 | filibustered |
| 释义 | filibustered past simple and past participle offilibuster filibuster verb[ I or T ] mainly USuk /ˈfɪl.ɪ.bʌs.tər/ us /ˈfɪl.ə.bʌs.tɚ/ 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.可以想到，该法律的支持者会用冗长的演说去阻止其被修订。 Lecturing & addressing call for papers CFP co-present deliver a speech eunoia jawbone maiden speech monologue onto oratory presentation public speaking sermon sermonize slide speak speaking speech speechify talk at someone Examples of filibusteredfilibustered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They cannot be filibustered out of existence because, if they want to, they can curtail the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All those who have filibustered today should be ashamed of themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The debate yesterday was not filibustered in any way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On that occasion she filibustered well and truly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall not be filibustered out of full discussion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They never filibustered and allocated time tightly and well, concentrating on the key points. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, he could have argued—but he did not—that the measure had been filibustered in the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He deliberately filibustered on an important amendment which prevented a vote being taken on it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have never consciously filibustered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Legislation would have been filibustered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have filibustered all day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So determined are they, for petty political reasons, to have a guillotine that this morning they actually filibustered an amendment that would allow schools to opt back into authority control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While only about 8% of major bills in the 1960s were filibustered, 70% were from 2000-2010. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The decision was filibustered by a female senate member, and she was physically removed from the room before the vote passed 11-9. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This filibuster marks the first time a cabinet nominee was successfully filibustered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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