blackball

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈblækbɔːl/    美 /ˈblækbɑl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rejection; a vote against admitting someone. countable
  2. A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote. countable
    — Regardless how many other people may have voted to approve a candidate for membership, a single blackball will reject the candidate.
  3. A kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper. countable
  4. A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work. countable,uncountable
  5. A game, a standardized version of the English version of eight-ball. uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization. transitive
    — If you're not from a moneyed, well-connected family, you can count on getting blackballed from the fraternity.
  2. To ostracize. transitive
    — Henry knew. If he were blackballed by this distaff Mafia, he was doomed: Endless, but always justifiable, delays would occur in the work he wanted typed.

词形变化

blackballs plural blackballs present,singular,third-person blackballing participle,present blackballed participle,past blackballed past

词汇关系

衍生词
blackballer

词源

词源 1
From black + ball.
词源 2
From black + ball.
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