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Advocate Person 重点词汇 V 主张 反 Object N

Front advocate
Pron ['ædvəkeɪt]
Back 【ADVOCATE】
The professor advocates building more schools than roads.
这位教授主张应该多建学校少修路。
【重点词汇】
advocate 1. v. 主张 反: object 2. n. 拥护者
【ADVOCATE】
Many scientists who supported the production of atomic bombs are advocates of peace.
许多支持生产原子弹的科学家是和平的拥护者。
【重点词汇】
advocate 1. v. 主张 反: object 2. n. 拥护者
Vocab
advocatea person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

You can refer to a person who's a public supporter of a cause as an advocate.

As a noun, advocate (AD-və-kit) can mean a person who represents someone's interests, such as a lawyer. It can also mean someone who supports or works toward a particular course of action, as in "an advocate for civil rights." The verb advocate (AD-və-kate) means "to argue for" or "to publicly recommend": "I advocate stricter standards of online safety." The word comes from Latin advocare, "to call," as a witness in court.

All forms of 'advocate' will appear on average once every 191 pages.
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