blackball

英 ['blækbɔːl]美 ['blækbɔl]
  • vt. 排斥；投反对票
  • n. 反对票；黑球（表示反对）
GRE

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?
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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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