英语词汇“filibuster”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

filibusterfilibuster /ˈfɪləˌbʌstɚ/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYfilibuster

Origin: 1800-1900 Spanish filibustero pirate

VERB TABLE

filibuster

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	filibuster
	he, she, it	filibusters
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	filibustered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have filibustered
	he, she, it	has filibustered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had filibustered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will filibuster
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have filibustered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am filibustering
	he, she, it	is filibustering
	you, we, they	are filibustering
Past	I, he, she, it	was filibustering
	you, we, they	were filibustering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been filibustering
	he, she, it	has been filibustering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been filibustering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be filibustering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been filibustering

social studies, politics to try to delay action in the Senate by making very long speeches [Origin: 1800–1900 Spanish filibustero pirate]—filibuster noun [countable]