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
You lost the election,
尽管你输了,
Give a fool rope enough and he will hang himself.
授绳与愚,愚能自傅。
Things owned for a long time are full associations with the past, perhaps with relatives who are dead,
东西搁得时间久了,便会充满着与过去岁月的联系,比方说与死去的亲戚有关。
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