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单词 boycott
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boycott

verb
/ˈbɔɪkɒt/
/ˈbɔɪkɑːt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they boycott
/ˈbɔɪkɒt/
/ˈbɔɪkɑːt/
he / she / it boycotts
/ˈbɔɪkɒts/
/ˈbɔɪkɑːts/
past simple boycotted
/ˈbɔɪkɒtɪd/
/ˈbɔɪkɑːtɪd/
past participle boycotted
/ˈbɔɪkɒtɪd/
/ˈbɔɪkɑːtɪd/
-ing form boycotting
/ˈbɔɪkɒtɪŋ/
/ˈbɔɪkɑːtɪŋ/
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  1. boycott something to refuse to buy, use or take part in something as a way of protesting
    • We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour.
    • They have urged people to boycott foreign products.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + boycott
    • threaten to
    • call on somebody to
    • urge somebody to
    • …
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    Word Originfrom the name of Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), an Irish land agent treated in this way in 1880, in an attempt instigated by the Irish Land League to get rents reduced.

boycott

noun
/ˈbɔɪkɒt/
/ˈbɔɪkɑːt/
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  1. an act of boycotting somebody/something
    • boycott (of something) a trade boycott of British goods
    • boycott (on something) a boycott on the use of tropical wood
    Extra Examples
    • Opposition groups declared a boycott of the elections.
    • Politicians want to end their boycott of the talks.
    • The US has imposed a boycott on some European goods.
    • The group is calling for a mass consumer boycott of these products.
    • There is pressure on the biggest union to join the boycott.
    • a boycott by international singers
    • a consumer boycott of GM foods
    • The test was only sat by a handful of students due to a boycott by teaching unions.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • mass
    • total
    • worldwide
    • …
    verb + boycott
    • declare
    • impose
    • introduce
    • …
    boycott + noun
    • campaign
    preposition
    • boycott by
    • boycott of
    • boycott on
    • …
    See full entry
    Word Originfrom the name of Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), an Irish land agent treated in this way in 1880, in an attempt instigated by the Irish Land League to get rents reduced.
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