filibuster bill 冗长辩论法案
launch a filibuster 发起冗长辩论
end the filibuster 结束冗长辩论
filibuster tactics 拖延战术
1. The senator launched a filibuster to stop the bill from passing.
参议员发起冗长辩论以阻止该法案通过。
2. The filibusters lasted for over twenty hours, exhausting everyone in the chamber.
冗长辩论持续了二十多个小时，让议事厅里的每个人都筋疲力尽。
3. History books often mention the filibusters who attacked merchant ships in the Caribbean.
历史书经常提到攻击加勒比海商船的海盗。
A: Did the vote on the new law happen yesterday?
A：昨天的新法律投票进行得怎么样？
B: No, it was blocked because one member started a filibuster.
B：没有，因为一名成员发起冗长辩论，投票被阻止了。
1) 议会中的冗长辩论或拖延战术
2) 进行冗长辩论的人（政治语境）
3) 历史上的海盗、私掠者或冒险家
1. [名词] 在立法机构中故意进行的长时间演讲，旨在阻止或延迟立法。
2. [名词] （历史）加勒比海地区的海盗或私掠者。
e.g.The filibuster prevented the bill from being voted on.
冗长辩论阻止了对该法案的投票。
noun
1. A form of legislative procedure in which members of a legislature engage in a delay tactic to prevent a final vote on a proposed bill.
2. A pirate or privateer, especially in the Caribbean.
Synonym: delay tactic, filibustering