Word
blackball
/ˈblækbɒːl/
verb
投票反对；投反对票
To vote against someone, especially a candidate for membership in an exclusive organization.
- 1.
To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization.
投票反对,尤其是在排他性组织中
- 2.
To ostracize.
排斥
排斥；排挤；孤立；投票反对,尤其是在排他性组织中；排斥；投票反对
In use
The committee decided to blackball the candidate because of his past misconduct.
She was blackballed from the exclusive club after the scandal.
They threatened to blackball anyone who revealed the secret.
Verb forms
base blackball · third person blackballs · -ing blackballing · past blackballed · past participle blackballed
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Word family
- blackballs
- plural, third person singular
- blackballed
- past, past participle
- blackballing
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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