blackball

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/
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  1. 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,他受到了重击。
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from the practice of registering an adverse vote by placing a black ball in a ballot box.