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blackball

/blak-bawl/US // ˈblækˌbɔl //UK // (ˈblækˌbɔːl) //

黑球,黑球术,黑色球,丸子

Related Words

blacklist黑名单,黑名单上的人,黑名单上,黑名单上的ostracize排斥,摒弃,排挤,排斥一切oust撵走,撵出,撵走了,驱赶veto否决权,否决票,否决,反对票debar扣留,排斥,拒绝接受,拒绝承认repudiate辟谣,否认,推翻,辟邪snub冷落,冷落了,冷落的,冷漠reject拒绝,拒绝接受,拒收,驳回ban禁止,禁令,禁忌,取缔exclude排除,排斥,免除,剔除

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to vote against.
    • : to exclude socially; ostracize: The whole town blackballed them.
    • : to reject by placing a blackball in the ballot box.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a negative vote, especially in deciding on an applicant or candidate.
    • : a black ball placed in a ballot box signifying a negative vote.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbexpel from group
Synonyms
blacklist黑名单,黑名单上的人,黑名单上,黑名单上的ostracize排斥,摒弃,排挤,排斥一切ban禁止,禁令,禁忌,取缔debar扣留,排斥,拒绝接受,拒绝承认exclude排除,排斥,免除,剔除oust撵走,撵出,撵走了,驱赶reject拒绝,拒绝接受,拒收,驳回repudiate辟谣,否认,推翻,辟邪snub冷落,冷落了,冷落的,冷漠veto否决权,否决票,否决,反对票

Examples

  • A radio executive said the Bush White House told them explicitly who they were expected to blackball from their airwaves.

  • Citi, however, is setting the standard, as epitomized by its Mike Mayo blackball.

  • How had he, a useless old fogy, dared to blackball a man like Iver?

  • Do not they abuse you behind your back, and blackball you at societies where they have had the honour to propose you?

  • You may be sure some of the proud people and most of the parvenus of the Club were ready to blackball him.

  • They let a victim go there until they get all and then they blackball him.

  • If a ballot should be demanded the members will all vote, and one blackball will exclude.

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