Boycott
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v.抵制 ( 贸易)
- ［英］ v.抵制 ( 贸易) ( to refuse to buy, sell, or use)
- ［类］ 反义词: patronize ( 资助)
- ［记］ 来自人名""Boycott"", 1897英国驻爱尔兰官员, 因拒绝降低房租 ( 地租) 而被爱尔兰人抵制及驱逐 ( ostracize)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb
- Etymology: Charles C. Boycott died 1897 English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rents
- Date: 1880
- to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a person, store, or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions
- ? boycott noun
- ? boycotter noun
