n. 反对票;
v. 投票反对,排斥;
📝 例句
Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.
成员可以通过无记名投票反对候选人加入。
🌱 联想助记
【记】black-黑色,ball-球:古雅典的陪审团采用黑白两种不同的球来给候选人投票“黑球表示反对,白球表示同意”
📖 牛津释义
blackball
v[Tn]
prevent (sb) from joining a club or group by voting against him in a ballot 投反对票以阻止(某人)加入某俱乐部或某组织
blackball a candidate 投票反对一候选人.
🗣️ 情景例句
Will you let me be your friend, Michelle?
愿意让我成为你的朋友吗 ,Michelle?
The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching.
玉不琢不成器。
All the cattle had been moved into stalls and we stood to lose little.
所有的牲口已提前转移到畜圈里,没有造成什么损失。
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