boycott

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈbɔɪkɒt/    /ˈbɔɪkɑt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  1. To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest. transitive
    — 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.

词形变化

boycotts present,singular,third-person boycotting participle,present boycotted participle,past boycotted past boycotts plural

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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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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.
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