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blackball

🇬🇧 UK/'blækbɒ:l/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To vote against admitting someone to a group; to ostracize or exclude someone

投票反对;排斥;抵制

n.

A vote against admitting someone; a rejection

反对票;否决

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
blackthe darkest color, absence of light
+
ballstem
=blackball

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    They blackballed him from joining the club.

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