filibusters
n.阻挠议事:在立法机构中,通过长时间发言或其他手段来阻止或延迟立法进程的行为。
v.进行阻挠议事:在立法机构中采取长时间发言或其他手段来阻止或延迟立法进程。
例句
And if he cheats and filibusters, Mr Tsvangirai should simply walk out.
但如果他仍然盗名欺世,茨万吉拉伊就应该。
They have now shattered the record for the highest number of filibusters in history.
他们已经打破了历史上阻碍议案通过的最高记录。
Now, before this Congress, the record was 57 filibusters in a two-year period of time.
现在,在议会之前,这项记录是在两年的时间里57次。