boycotted
past simple and past participle ofboycott
| 单词 | boycotted |
| 释义 | boycotted past simple and past participle ofboycott boycott verb[T] uk/ˈbɔɪ.kɒt/us/ˈbɔɪ.kɑːt/torefusetobuyaproductor takepartin anactivityas a way ofexpressingstrongdisapproval: People wereurgedto boycott the country'sproducts. Theunioncalled onitsmembersto boycott themeeting. Opposing & against
boycottnoun[C]ukus A boycottof/againstgoodsfrom the EUbeganinJune. Examplesofboycottedboycotted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Political parties of the so-called radical oppositionboycottedthe elections for this reason. From theCambridge English Corpus This was aborted as the regional electoral officerboycottedthe meeting. From theCambridge English Corpus In a sign of defiance, opposition partiesboycottedthe presidential elections in 1998 and the municipal polls in 2000. From theCambridge English Corpus The other metropolitan partiesboycottedthe congress, considering it to be subversive and communist-inspired. From theCambridge English Corpus The opposition parties denounced the contest as fraudulent, andboycottedthe subsequent parliamentary elections. From theCambridge English Corpus The 1992 parliamentary election was excluded because the opposition partiesboycottedthe race, charging fraud in the earlier presidential election. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of the groups haveboycottedstate activities such as elections. From theCambridge English Corpus However, as the oppositionboycottedthe poll, voter turnout was a mere 35 % of the 3.5 million registered voters. From theCambridge English Corpus Sereer women, for instance,boycottedregulations of the colonial health service that tried to impose compulsory delivery in the new maternity hospitals. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, numerous cities wereboycottedby the journeymen of one or more crafts because they were perceived as failing to respect commonly accepted rules by tolerating illicit workers. From theCambridge English Corpus I have the impression that this freedom of choice is beingboycottedfor purely ideological, feminist reasons which do not serve women's best interests. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English How can a legislative election in which only 34% of the population voted and which millionsboycottedclaim a legitimate result? FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They haveboycottedthe union for reasons best known to themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Everything would appear to point to the fact that he is ignored,boycottedand kept in virtual isolation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These men in many districts find it absolutely impossible to get any employment whatever; they areboycottedand intimidated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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