| 单词 | boycott |
| 释义 | boycott (bɔɪkɒt ) Word forms: boycotts , boycotting , boycotted verb If a country, group, or person boycotts a country, organization, or activity, they refuse to be involved with it in any way because they disapprove of it. The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. [VERB noun] Synonyms: embargo, reject, snub, refrain from Boycott is also a noun. Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote. [+ of/against/on] ...a successful national boycott against the company's products. [+ of/against/on] Collocations: boycott a ceremony Then it appeared he was going to boycott the ceremony. Times, Sunday Times The ceremony was faced with a threat by striking writers to picket the event and by actors threatening to boycott the ceremony rather than cross picket lines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For that reason many of the bereaved are boycotting the ceremony. Times, Sunday Times Although the missionaries were able to translate and study the material, they were unable to teach it, as locals boycotted the classes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many university students also boycotted their classes to protest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Students threatened to boycott his classes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others vowed to boycott the game while a to petition was launched online bring back old rules. The Sun An ongoing strike by disgruntled fans upset at recently introduced security measures, means that up to 20,000 supporters are set to boycott the game. Times, Sunday Times The fans, for their part, can do little other than boycott the games of the team they love. Times, Sunday Times And boycotting the games won't make the slightest difference. The Sun Supporters' groups have urged fans to boycott the games and instead donate money to food banks. Times,Sunday Times He expressed his decision to boycott the meeting, after seeking legal advice from a lawyer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Several key figures boycotted the meeting or refused to attend. Globe and Mail Most members of opposition parties boycotted the meeting. 165 of the 255 delegates attended and participated in the voting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although most of the other members of the city council boycotted the meeting, hundreds of citizens did not, resulting in a near riot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But fans of the best-selling books plan to boycott the movie. The Sun When in negotiations with the eight cinema circuits in question, it resulted in a threat to boycott the movie over the distributors' share. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A campaign to boycott the movie was formed since the outbreak of the news. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Too much salt, or sugar, or fat has prompted consumers to boycott a product. Times,Sunday Times They are also likely to ask fans to put pressure on their club's backers or even to boycott their products and services. The Sun It's time the public boycotted the products. The Sun The purpose of this was an attempt to warn the sponsors that supporters would boycott their products if they continued their links with the club after a takeover. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Customers have described the move as 'disgusting' and 'disgraceful' with some vowing to boycott the store. Times, Sunday Times Many customers threatened to boycott the store in protest. Times, Sunday Times The charity urges shoppers to boycott the stores and to voice their concerns to company bosses. Times, Sunday Times Neighbors who were opposed to his activity boycotted his store. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It requires a 30 per cent turnout and civil rights activists urged people to boycott the vote. Times, Sunday Times A particular political party or candidate may refuse to run in the election and urges its supporters to boycott the vote. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By boycotting the vote the party runs the risk of being not only marginalised but also being shut down for good. Times, Sunday Times Many boycotted the vote or were stopped from going to polling stations by armed gangs. The Sun The main opposition coalition has boycotted the vote saying it will be rigged. Times, Sunday Times Many celebs and industry bigwigs are expected to boycott the event. The Sun Some actors sympathetic to the writers may boycott the event. Times, Sunday Times He was due to be interviewed in public, only to be disinvited when other speakers threatened to boycott the event. Times, Sunday Times Even now, all these years later, we continue to boycott the event. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fractured nature of the opposition movement dimmed hopes of a deal yesterday, with one hardline leader boycotting the event and another in jail. Times, Sunday Times Say it pushes ahead with its order, only to run into a consumer boycott. Times, Sunday Times However, campaign groups have been threatening a consumer boycott. Times, Sunday Times But how do you price a consumer boycott? Times, Sunday Times He should be braced for a consumer boycott. Times, Sunday Times A consumer boycott could accelerate this process. Times,Sunday Times Many also participated in an economic boycott that day by not spending any money. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sharp classifies his 198 methods broadly into 'protest and persuasion', 'social non-cooperation', 'economic noncooperation: economic boycotts & the strike', 'political noncooperation' and 'intervention'. The Times Literary Supplement Educational and economic boycotts were initiated, and student bodies were organized. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Strikers participated in nonviolent marches, economic boycotts, picketing, and human blockades which eventually turned violent with four nights of riots. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 About eighteen other countries will apparently join the boycott. Times, Sunday Times The couple are believed to have called more than a dozen business leaders asking them to join the boycott. Times,Sunday Times Thousands of younger fans are also furious with many vowing to join the boycott. The Sun Several non-large-scale protests happened in several cities and activists tried to exort a nationwide boycott campaign against the series. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet once exposed to insurgent ambushes and nationwide boycotts, many became willing, anonymous participants in atrocities. The Times Literary Supplement Nationwide boycotted the disastrous rush by building societies to demutualise in the late 1990s, a trend that almost without exception led to loss of independence and often a total collapse. Times, Sunday Times Consumer advocates encouraged nationwide boycotts of coalition members, and movements were started in several other states to enact similar labeling requirements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fans should stage a boycott day by staying away from games and letting the greedy players play to empty stadia. The Sun They [wrongly] thought we were about to stage a boycott. Times, Sunday Times At another literary festival one local author was incensed not to have been asked speak that she staged a boycott outside the gates. Times, Sunday Times Nearly 9,000 researchers have already signed up to support a boycott of journals that restrict free sharing. Times, Sunday Times Would he support a boycott? Times, Sunday Times National organizations and prominent figures split over whether to support the boycott, with many moderates endorsing demonstrations but withholding support for the boycott. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Walker went to federal court and obtained an injunction barring union leaders from supporting the boycott in any way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not all the organizations in the immigration rights movement supported the boycott and resulted in varied participation rates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The critics have urged a boycott of the event. Times, Sunday Times Readers of the committee's 60-page report, urging a boycott of both, will struggle to see why. Times, Sunday Times When flights began, airline passengers were at first blocked by protesters at the ferry dock, urging a boycott of the service. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 联合抵制 Japanese: ボイコットする |
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