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Boycott Company Noun Country N Opposition Bɔikɔt Vt.联合抵制,联合排斥某国货物或与某国绝交

英语单词 boycott
英美音标 ['bɔikɔt]
中文释义 n.
vt.联合抵制,联合排斥某国货物或与某国绝交
vocab简明 To boycott means to stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest; the noun boycott is the protest itself.
vocab扩展 This noun comes from the name of Charles C. Boycott, an English land agent in 19th century Ireland who refused to reduce rents for his tenant farmers. As a result, the local residents did not want to have any dealings with him. Boycotts are an effective way to use your spending dollars to affect change.
真题原句 If that happens, passionate consumers would try to persuade others to boycott products, putting the reputation of the target company at risk.
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[VERB 动词]抵制;拒绝参加 If a country, group, or person boycotts a country, organization, or activity, they refuse to be involved with it in any way because they disapprove of it.
  [V n]
  [oft N of/against/on n]
  • The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections.

    主要反对党都抵制此次选举。

  • Boycott is also a noun.
    • Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote.

      反对党领袖已号召人们拒绝投票。

    • ...the lifting of the economic boycott against Israel.

      取消对以色列的经济封锁

来源 2011.3

Tags: 单词::2011

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