blackball
英['blækbɔːl]
美['blækbɔl]
- vt. 排斥；投反对票
- n. 反对票；黑球（表示反对）
词态变化
第三人称单数: blackballs;过去式: blackballed;过去分词: blackballed;现在分词: blackballing;中文词源
blackball 反对票black, 黑。ball, 球。来自旧时一种以黑白球投票的习俗。
英文词源
- blackball (v.)
- also black-ball, "to exclude from a club by adverse votes," 1770, from black (adj.) + ball (n.1). Black balls of wood or ivory dropped into an urn during secret ballots.
双语例句
- 1. Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.
- 成员可以通过无记名投票反对候选人加入。
来自辞典例句
- 2. Will you blackball her if she tries to join our club?
- 假如她要参加我们的俱乐部,你是否投反对票?
来自互联网
- 3. Lawrence Talbot: I module blackball every of you!
- 劳伦斯?塔尔博特: “我要杀死你们! ”
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