| 单词 | blackball |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['blækbɔ:l] |
| 解释 | v. 投反对票以阻止 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.投反对票以阻止,排 挤(vote against; ostracize) |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 投反对票以阻止(某个申请人进入某个组织, 这种反对票就是一个小黑球black＋ball); 排挤 = ostracize 【例】All the members blackballed him 所有的会员都投票反对他的加入. |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】以前 ballot 投票是用小球投,黑球表示反对 |
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