boycott

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++boy·cott1 /ˈbɔɪkɒt $ -kɑːt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  PROTESTto refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting 抵制，排斥，杯葛；拒绝参加 We boycott all products tested on animals. 我们抵制所有拿动物做试验的产品。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

boycott• Angry taxi drivers responded by boycotting a planned workshop on treating customers courteously.• It involved a group of white-owned businesses in Mississippi being boycotted by civil rights groups accusing them of racist practices.• Students have threatened to boycott certain banks as a protest at their investment policies.• Some Ulster Unionists have already declared they would boycott him if he were chosen.• Several countries have said they may boycott next year's Olympic Games.• The former Soviet-bloc countries boycotted the 1984 Olympics in response to the boycott of the 1980 Games in Moscow.• Four years ago seven leading men threatened to boycott the event because they considered the prize money too low.• Fretilín announced that it would boycott the investigation, dismissing military guarantees of safety for those giving evidence to the commission.• Six countries have threatened to boycott the Olympics.• Opposition parties are boycotting the vote.boycott2 ●○○ noun [countable]  PROTESTan act of boycotting something, or the period of time when it is boycotted 抵制行动，杯葛行动；受抵制时期 They are now trying to organize a boycott. 他们正试图组织一场抵制行动。boycott of/on/against a boycott on GM crops 抵制转基因作物的行动 He called for a boycott of the elections. 他呼吁大家抵制选举。

Examples from the Corpus

boycott• Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters' Association called for a boycott of all matches.• Farmers are calling for a boycott of all imported meat.• a boycott of the peace talks• A boycott of classes also began in support of the hunger strikers.• The firm staged the one-day boycott yesterday to put pressure on Liverpool City Council to pay up.• No strike deadline has been set, nor has a full-fledged boycott been called.• School boycotts were organized, and tens of thousands of black kids were kept home.• Should all this be conveniently forgotten now that the boycott is about to be lifted?• The final version merely required firms to report to the Commerce Department whenever they complied with the boycott.called for ... boycott• Groups demanding an autonomous Sikh state have already called for a boycott of the elections.• Opposition groups in exile had rejected the terms of the Constitution and called for a boycott.• Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters' Association called for a boycott of all matches.• Although some black groups called for a boycott of the curfew, it had the effect of restoring an uneasy calm.From Longman Business Dictionaryboycottboy‧cott1 /ˈbɔɪkɒt-kɑːt/ verb [transitive] to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something, as a way of protestingIn the past, Mandela had called for people to boycott South African goods.Palestinian leaders threatened to boycott the talks.→ See Verb tableboycottboycott2 noun [countable] when people boycott something, or the period of time when it is boycottedIn 1937 the cocoa farmers imposed a boycott on European imports.He called for an end to the Arab economic boycott of Israel. → secondary boycottOrigin boycott1 (1800-1900) Charles Boycott (1832-97), English official in Ireland who refused to reduce rents, so the local people refused to do any business with him

boy·cott1 verbboycott2 nounChineseSyllable  

something, use part take something, refuse buy Corpus to in or to Business

Boycott
Boycott, Geof‧frey /ˈdʒefri/
1940–) an English cricketer, born in Yorkshire, who was a very successful batsman and played for Yorkshire and the English national team for over twenty years. He later became a cricket commentator and is known for his strong opinions about the game.

boycott

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boy‧cott¹ /ˈbɔɪkɒt $ -kɑːt/ verb [transitive]to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting:
    We boycott all products tested on animals.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ protest to do something to show publicly that you disagree with something – used especially when a large group of people do this together: Huge crowds gathered in the capital protesting against the war. | Drivers blocked roads around the capital to protest about the rising cost of fuel.
   ▪ march to walk in a large group from one place to another in order to protest about something: Hundreds of students marched through the city in protest against the employment laws.
   ▪ demonstrate to walk or stand somewhere in a large group, in order to protest about something: About 200 people were demonstrating outside the US Embassy. | Environmentalists have been demonstrating against plans to dump waste at sea.
   ▪ riot to protest by behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way: Hundreds of workers rioted after pay negotiations broke down. | The prisoners were rioting agianst their appalling conditions.
   ▪ boycott to protest about the actions of a company, country, or industry by refusing to buy something, or refusing to go to a place or event: They may boycott the next Olympic Games. | Shoppers are boycotting battery-farmed eggs.
   ▪ hold/stage a sit-in to protest by refusing to leave a place: The students have been staging a sit-in to protest about overcrowding at the polytechnic.
   ▪ go on a hunger strike (also go on hunger strike British English) to protest by refusing to eat: Maynard went on a hunger strike to protest his innocence.

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boycott² noun [countable]
an act of boycotting something, or the period of time when it is boycotted:
    They are now trying to organize a boycott.
    boycott of/on/against
    a boycott on GM crops
    He called for a boycott of the elections.