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advocacy n.拥护；支持；鼓吹 (1) 警方已拒绝不同的宠物拥护团体举行游行的申请。(2) 此研究已经被肺癌联盟的拥护此筛查方案的病人群体作为一种强有力的证据所引用。(3) 在他们看来，对提高庇古税的支持，就是一项明证，说明我是又一个没有男子汉气概的哈佛自由主义者。 The noun advocacy comes to English from a term used in Roman law. An advocate was a professional whose job was to plead cases in front of a court of law. That meaning led to the verb form advocate, as well as advocacy, to describe the work of an advocate. "The lunchroom staff were advocates for healthier school lunches; their advocacy was supported by parents and the school board; however, the students were reluctant to give up their cookies and chips."

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英 ['ædvəkəsi] 美 ['ædvəkəsi] (1) The police have already rejected applications by different pet advocacy groups to stage demonstrations.(2) The study has also been cited as compelling evidence for screening by the patient advocacy group Lung Cancer Alliance.(3) To them, my advocacy of higher Pigovian taxes is a sure sign that I am another one of those pantywaist Harvard liberals. When you give your active support to an idea or cause, you are showing your advocacy for that cause. Your advocacy for an animal rights group might help raise money to save stray pups. 1[N-SING 单数名词]拥护；提倡；主张 Someone's advocacy of a particular action or plan is their act of recommending it publicly.   [usu poss N of n]  [FORMAL 正式]I support your advocacy of free trade.我支持你自由贸易的主张。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]辩护；辩护术 Advocacy is the way in which lawyers deal with cases in court.   [FORMAL 正式]Sir Peter would also like to see the current adversarial system of advocacy examined by the royal commission.彼得爵士也乐于见到王室委员会审查当前对抗式的辩护制度。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（试图影响政府或其他权力机构决策的）游说（团体或组织） An advocacy group or organization is one that tries to influence the decisions of a government or other authority.   [usu N n]  [AM 美]Consumer advocacy groups are not so enthusiastic about removing restrictions on the telephone companies.保护消费者团体并不热衷于取消对电话公司的限制。

英语单词	advocacy
英美音标	英 ['ædvəkəsi] 美 ['ædvəkəsi]
中文释义	n.拥护；支持；鼓吹
英语例句	(1) The police have already rejected applications by different pet advocacy groups to stage demonstrations. (2) The study has also been cited as compelling evidence for screening by the patient advocacy group Lung Cancer Alliance. (3) To them, my advocacy of higher Pigovian taxes is a sure sign that I am another one of those pantywaist Harvard liberals.
中文例句	(1) 警方已拒绝不同的宠物拥护团体举行游行的申请。 (2) 此研究已经被肺癌联盟的拥护此筛查方案的病人群体作为一种强有力的证据所引用。 (3) 在他们看来，对提高庇古税的支持，就是一项明证，说明我是又一个没有男子汉气概的哈佛自由主义者。
vocabulary简明	When you give your active support to an idea or cause, you are showing your advocacy for that cause. Your advocacy for an animal rights group might help raise money to save stray pups.
vocabulary扩展	The noun advocacy comes to English from a term used in Roman law. An advocate was a professional whose job was to plead cases in front of a court of law. That meaning led to the verb form advocate, as well as advocacy, to describe the work of an advocate. "The lunchroom staff were advocates for healthier school lunches; their advocacy was supported by parents and the school board; however, the students were reluctant to give up their cookies and chips."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]拥护；提倡；主张 Someone's advocacy of a particular action or plan is their act of recommending it publicly. [usu poss N of n] [FORMAL 正式] I support your advocacy of free trade. 我支持你自由贸易的主张。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]辩护；辩护术 Advocacy is the way in which lawyers deal with cases in court. [FORMAL 正式] Sir Peter would also like to see the current adversarial system of advocacy examined by the royal commission. 彼得爵士也乐于见到王室委员会审查当前对抗式的辩护制度。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（试图影响政府或其他权力机构决策的）游说（团体或组织） An advocacy group or organization is one that tries to influence the decisions of a government or other authority. [usu N n] [AM 美] Consumer advocacy groups are not so enthusiastic about removing restrictions on the telephone companies. 保护消费者团体并不热衷于取消对电话公司的限制。

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