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filibustered

v. 阻碍或延宕国会或其他立法机构通过提案( filibuster的过去式和过去分词 ); 掠夺;

例句:

  • Then-senator Obama filibustered or supported a filibuster of Judge Sam Alito.
    来自WHITEHOUSE
  • "Not a single nominee for secretary of defence ever in the history of our country has been filibustered," he said.
    来自THETIMES
  • Republicans hate the CFPB, and filibustered Cordray's nomination in an attempt to kill it.
    来自NEWYORKER