blackball
英 ['bl?kb??l]
美['bl?kb?l]
- vt. 排斥；投反對(duì)票
- n. 反對(duì)票；黑球（表示反對(duì)）
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?blackballs;過去式:?blackballed;過去分詞:?blackballed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?blackballing;
中文詞源
blackball 反對(duì)票
black, 黑。ball, 球。來自舊時(shí)一種以黑白球投票的習(xí)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.
- 成員可以通過無記名投票反對(duì)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(duì)票?
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. Lawrence Talbot: I module blackball every of you!
- 勞倫斯?塔爾博特: “我要?dú)⑺滥銈? ”
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)