a blackball against sb
blackball 作名词指反对接纳某人的否决票，常与 against 连用，后面接被反对的人。
Her nomination failed because of a single blackball against her.
她的提名因为一张反对她的否决票而未能通过。
（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
a vote against admitting someone; rejection
拒绝；反对接纳某人的投票
A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
用于表示否决票的黑球
A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
一种大型黑色糖果,黑色的硬糖
A kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper.
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.
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.
He was blackballed from the club for being late.
他因迟到被俱乐部投票反对（排斥）了。
用法提示：blackballed 这里表示投票反对或排斥。
The committee blackballed his application.
委员会投票反对了他的申请。
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.
她试图排斥新成员，但没有成功。
用法提示：blackball 这里表示排斥或投票反对。
blackball 作名词指反对接纳某人的否决票，常与 against 连用，后面接被反对的人。
Her nomination failed because of a single blackball against her.
她的提名因为一张反对她的否决票而未能通过。
旧时社团表决时以黑球表示反对，把黑球投入票箱即等于投否决票。
Each member dropped a blackball into the box to reject the proposal.
每位成员都往箱子里投了一颗黑球，以示否决该提议。
blackball 也是一种台球玩法（英式八球的标准化版本），作游戏名称时前面不加冠词。
On weekends they play blackball at the local hall.
周末他们在当地的球厅打黑球台球。
grammar · medium
易错句子The committee used blackball to reject the candidate.
正确表达The committee used a blackball to reject the candidate.
blackball 表示“否决票；黑球”时是可数名词，单数泛指要加不定冠词 a；汉语名词前没有冠词，学生容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子Three blackball were dropped into the box.
正确表达Three blackballs were dropped into the box.
可数名词前有数词 three 时，名词要用复数形式 blackballs；汉语名词不随数量变复数，学生容易忘记加 -s。
blackball 专指社团等投票反对接纳某人（常用黑球表决），veto 则是正式权限内的否决，多用于立法或官方决定，不限于是否接纳成员。
ballot 泛指投票或选票，可赞成也可反对；blackball 特指反对接纳某人的否决票，语义更窄且含排斥意味。
blacklist 是把人或机构列入被抵制或禁止的名单，属于名单行为；blackball 是投票否决接纳某人，属于投票行为。
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