black·ball
verb/ˈblækbɔːl/
/ˈblækbɔːl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they blackball | /ˈblækbɔːl/ /ˈblækbɔːl/ |
| he / she / it blackballs | /ˈblækbɔːlz/ /ˈblækbɔːlz/ |
| past simple blackballed | /ˈblækbɔːld/ /ˈblækbɔːld/ |
| past participle blackballed | /ˈblækbɔːld/ /ˈblækbɔːld/ |
| -ing form blackballing | /ˈblækbɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈblækbɔːlɪŋ/ |
- blackball somebody to prevent somebody from joining a club or a group by voting against them
投票反对（某人加入俱乐部或团体） - He was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club.
当他试图加入乡村俱乐部时，他遭到了拒绝。
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from the practice of registering an adverse vote by placing a black ball in a ballot box. - He was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club.