boycott
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˈbɔɪkɒt/
美 /ˈbɔɪkɑt/
英文释义
名词 n.
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The act of boycotting.
— [W]hat has been the actual effects of the [UFW grape] boycott? As far as one can judge, it has cut down on the grape sales in a few big city outlets. But going into its second year, the boycott is losing steam. The middle class doesn't care.
动词 v.
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To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
— There is probably not a citizen in the United States who wears a hat that has not heard of John Stetson, and does not know that the Stetson hat is one of if not the best made. For some cause the Knights [of Labor] have boycotted the Stetson hats, and have notified all dealers that if they sell them they also will be boycotted.
词源
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Etymology tree
English Charles Boycott
English boycott
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
English Charles Boycott
English boycott
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English Charles Boycott
English boycott
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
English Charles Boycott
English boycott
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
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