• vt. 排斥；投反對票
• n. 反對票；黑球（表示反對）

black, 黑。ball, 球。來自舊時一種以黑白球投票的習俗。

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.

1. Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.

成員可以通過無記名投票反對候選人加入。

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,你是否投反對票?

來自互聯網

3. Lawrence Talbot: I module blackball every of you!

勞倫斯?塔爾博特: “我要殺死你們! ”

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