1·Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.
会员可通过无记名投票方式反对候选人加入。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The Supreme Court reinstated the general, and the electoral tribunal ordered the ballots to be confiscated.
最高法院随后将这位将军官复原职,同时选举法庭下令没收投票。
3·With rain in the forecast for election day and the polls saying an unprecedented number of potential voters are undecided or unlikely to cast ballots, turnout Tuesday is expected to be low.
天气预报说选举日将下雨,而民意调查说,尚未决定选谁,以及可能不来投票的潜在选民人数空前,预期星期二的参选率很低。
4·Experience in Europe, where such ballots are common, has shown they encourage boards to consult more actively with shareholders on pay issues ahead of formal polls.
来自欧洲——这种投票在欧洲很常见——的经验表明,这条政策能鼓励董事会的股东们在正式投票前更主动地咨询有关工资的议题。
5·Some hold contests at each home game to award the individual fan who punches out the most ballots.
另一些球队在每个主场时举办比赛来奖励投票最多的球迷。