Word · Frequency #9191
boycott
/ˈbɒikɒt/
noun
抵制；联合抵制
The act of boycotting
- 1.
The act of boycotting.
拒绝购买或交往的行为。
拒绝购买或交往的行为。；联合抵制
In use
The consumer boycott of the brand caused a significant drop in sales.
Students organized a boycott of the cafeteria to protest the high prices.
The union called for a boycott of the company's products after the unfair layoffs.
Connections
Collocations
- economic boycott
- 经济抵制
- They organized an economic boycott against the company.他们组织了对这家公司的经济抵制。
- trade boycott
- 贸易抵制
- The trade boycott affected the country's exports.贸易抵制影响了该国的出口。
- call for a boycott
- 呼吁抵制
- Activists called for a boycott of the products.活动人士呼吁抵制这些产品。
- join a boycott
- 参与抵制
- Many consumers joined the boycott.许多消费者参与了抵制。
- impose a boycott
- 实施抵制
- The government imposed a boycott on imports from that region.政府对该地区的进口实施了抵制。
- lift a boycott
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将boycott拆解为'boy'（男孩）和'cott'（音似'靠他'），想象男孩们联合抵制，说不靠他。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：protests、politics、consumer action 通常用于正式或政治语境，多指有组织的联合抵制行为。
Grammar Note
常与of连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the final consonant cluster /kɒt/ (like the target's unstressed final syllable) include 'cot' and 'Scot'. 'Cottage' and 'Scottish' share the /kɒ/ sound but have additional syllables; they are not perfect rhymes. 'Scotch' ends with /kɒtʃ/ which differs in the final consonant. All listed words share the spelling chunk 'cott' or 'cot'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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