blackballed是什么意思？

blackballed

• v. 投票反对，排斥( blackball的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• I may be blackballed from the Royal Society of Small Business Scribblers for disclosing trade secrets. 与那些金融界媒体顾问不同,我不会为此收取巨额费用.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  投票反对（某人）加入俱乐部
  If the members of a club blackball someone, they vote against that person being allowed to join their club.
  例句
  Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots. 成员可以通过无记名投票反对候选人加入。