blackball
英 ['blækbɔːl]
美 ['blækbɔl]
- vt. 排斥;投反對票
- n. 反對票;黑球(表示反對)
中文詞源
blackball 反對票black, 黑。ball, 球。來自舊時一種以黑白球投票的習俗。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.
- 成員可以通過無記名投票反對候選人加入。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Will you blackball her if she tries to join our club?
- 假如她要參加我們的俱樂部,你是否投反對票?
來自互聯網
- 3. Lawrence Talbot: I module blackball every of you!
- 勞倫斯?塔爾博特: “我要殺死你們! ”
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