海盗 — meaning in English
hǎi dào
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English meaning
- buccaneer noun A pirate, especially one of the 17th-century seafarers who raided Spanish ships and settlements in the Caribbean.
- filibuster noun A tactic used in a legislature — typically extended, often irrelevant speeches — to stall a vote or block a decision.
Senses
海盗 is used for these senses in English:
- buccaneer A pirate.
- filibuster (historical) A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
buccaneer — full definition
- noun A pirate, especially one of the 17th-century seafarers who raided Spanish ships and settlements in the Caribbean.
- noun Someone who acts in a bold, adventurous, and slightly unscrupulous way, especially in business.
filibuster — full definition
- noun A tactic used in a legislature — typically extended, often irrelevant speeches — to stall a vote or block a decision.
- verb To use such delaying tactics in a legislative body.