Word
blackball
/ˈblækbɒːl/
noun
反对票；否决票
核心释义
a vote against admitting someone; rejection
- 1.
拒绝；反对接纳某人的投票
A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
- 2.
用于表示否决票的黑球
A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
- 3.
一种大型黑色糖果,黑色的硬糖
A kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper.
- 4.
用于擦亮鞋靴或制作雕刻作品印模的物质
A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.
- 5.
一种游戏,英式八球的标准化版本
A game, a standardized version of the English version of eight-ball.
（投票用的）黑球；黑球台球（英式八球）；黑色球形硬糖；黑球糖；黑鞋油；拓印油墨；拒绝；反对接纳某人的投票
用法In use
He was blackballed from the club for being late.
用法提示：blackballed 这里表示投票反对或排斥。
The committee blackballed his application.
用法提示：blackballed 作为及物动词，意为投票反对。
She tried to blackball the new member, but it didn't work.
用法提示：blackball 这里表示排斥或投票反对。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- blackballs
- plural, third person singular
- blackballed
- past, past participle
- blackballing
- present participle
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