Front | advocate |
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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. advocacy advocate advocator |
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