英语单词 | boycott |
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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. |
柯林斯星级 | ★★☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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
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来源 | 2011.3 |
Tags: 单词::2011
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