advocate

英 [ˈædvəkeɪt , ˈædvəkət]

美 [ˈædvəkeɪt , ˈædvəkət]

v.  拥护; 支持; 提倡
n.  拥护者; 支持者; 提倡者; 辩护律师; 出庭辩护人

过去分词：advocated　复数：advocates　现在分词：advocating　过去式：advocated　第三人称单数：advocates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 拥护；支持；提倡
  to support sth publicly
  1. The group does not advocate the use of violence.
     该团体不支持使用暴力。
  2. Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.
     很多专家主张对小孩的良好表现加以奖励。
  3. The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors.
     报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
  4. The report advocated that all buildings should be fitted with smoke detectors.
     报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。

noun

• 拥护者；支持者；提倡者
  a person who supports or speaks in favour of sb or of a public plan or action
  1. an advocate for hospital workers
     医院工作人员的支持者
  2. a staunch advocate of free speech
     言论自由的坚定拥护者
• 辩护律师；出庭辩护人
  a person who defends sb in court

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'ædvəkeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'ædvəkət/. 动词读作 /'ædvəkeɪt/，名词读作 /'ædvəkət/。


• VERB 拥护；提倡；主张
  If youadvocatea particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
  1. Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
     威廉斯先生是个保守派，主张政府应减少对商业的控制。
  2. ...the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.
     反对党提倡的税收政策
• N-COUNT 拥护者；提倡者
  Anadvocate ofa particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly.
  1. He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.
     他是自由市场政策和多党派制度的坚决拥护者。
• 辩护律师
  Anadvocateis a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law.
• See also:...advocates for the homeless...Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.devil's advocate

英英释义

noun

• a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
  Synonym:advocatorproponentexponent
• a lawyer who pleads cases in court
  Synonym:counselcounselorcounsellorcounselor-at-lawpleader

verb

• speak, plead, or argue in favor of
  1. The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
  Synonym:preach
• push for something
  1. The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
  Synonym:recommendurge

双语例句

• The vocation advocate found the word "vocal" and "reciprocal" not in the vocabulary.
  职业倡导者发现嗓音的和交互的两词不在词汇表中。
• He is a lifelong advocate of disarmament.
  他是一位为裁军奋斗终生的人。
• I am a healthcare safety advocate and writer.
  我是一个医疗安全倡导者和作家。
• Most religions in the world advocate philanthropism and forgiveness, which dissolve hatred and revenge.
  世界上大部分的宗教主张博爱与宽恕，而博爱与宽恕可化解仇恨和报复。
• An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose.
  一个代表另一个人的方针和意图的人。
• I advocate a policy of gradual reform.
  我拥护逐步改革的政策。
• I am an advocate of healthy, loving life person.
  我是一个崇尚健康、热爱生活的人。
• Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
  威廉斯先生是个保守派，主张政府应减少对商业的控制。
• To act as an advocate for the prevention and control of diabetes in vulnerable populations.
  担当在脆弱人群中预防和控制糖尿病的倡导者。
• He is an advocate of more airplanes and fewer warships.
  他是一个提倡多造飞机、少造军舰的人。