| 单词 | boycott |
| 释义 | boycott (once / 1483 pages) nv 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. 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. WORD FAMILYboycott: boycotted, boycotting, boycotts USAGE EXAMPLESIndra Nooyi, said that company employees were “crying” after Trump’s victory, conservatives called for a boycott. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Martin Luther King, Jr., recounted an experience of it in the early days of the bus boycott in Montgomery, in 1956. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) But they were already too popular for other promoters to boycott. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies Hyper dissent, objection, protest the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent 2v refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with Ant|Hyper buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of ostracise, ostracize avoid speaking to or dealing with |
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