blackball
verb [ T ] uk/ˈblæk.bɔːl/ us/ˈblæk.bɑːl/
投票反对…加入
to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group
He was initially blackballed because of a dispute he once had with a couple of the committee members. 最初投票否决了他的入会申请,因为他曾与委员会的几个成员发生过争执。