boycott
/ˈbɔɪkɒt/
v. / n.
一句话记住
联合抵制;拒绝购买或参加;抵制行动;联合抵制
释义与例句
v.
联合抵制;拒绝购买或参加
to refuse to buy, use or take part in something as a form of protest
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Consumers boycotted the company's products after the scandal.
丑闻发生后,消费者抵制了这家公司的产品。
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Campaigners urged customers to boycott the store.
活动人士敦促顾客抵制这家商店。
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Several teams threatened to boycott the tournament.
几支队伍威胁要抵制这项赛事。
n.
抵制行动;联合抵制
an organised refusal to buy, use or take part in something as a protest
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The boycott of imported goods lasted several months.
对进口商品的抵制持续了数月。
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A consumer boycott forced the firm to review its policy.
消费者抵制迫使该公司重新审议其政策。
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They called for a boycott of the international event.
他们呼吁抵制这项国际活动。
词源与构词
源自 19 世纪爱尔兰土地代理人 Charles C. Boycott 的姓氏;1880 年他遭到当地人有组织的孤立和抵制。
记忆钩子
boycott 常带社会或政治抗议目的:boycott a product 是“抵制产品”,call for a boycott 是“呼吁抵制”。
词族与关联词
同义词
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shun 避开;回避shun 泛指故意避开某人或某物,不一定是有组织的抗议;boycott 强调为表达抗议而集体拒绝购买、使用或参加。Many investors shunned the company after the warning. 警告发出后,许多投资者回避了这家公司。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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strike 罢工;罢工行动strike 通常指劳动者停止工作以争取诉求;boycott 指拒绝购买产品、使用服务或参加活动,不一定是劳动者罢工。Rail workers went on strike over pay and conditions. 铁路工人因薪资和工作条件问题举行罢工。
常见搭配
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boycott a product 抵制某种产品The group encouraged shoppers to boycott products made using child labour. 该组织鼓励购物者抵制使用童工生产的产品。
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consumer boycott 消费者抵制The consumer boycott led to a sharp fall in sales. 消费者抵制导致销售额大幅下降。
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call for a boycott 呼吁抵制Several unions called for a boycott of the supplier. 几个工会呼吁抵制这家供应商。