英语单词 | advocate |
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英美音标 | 英 ['ædvəkeɪt] 美 ['ædvəkeɪt] |
中文释义 | v.提倡;主张 n.拥护者;提倡者;律师;辩护者 |
英语例句 | (1) Many educators advocate a liberal education. (2) We don't advocate learning by rote. (3) Many people advocate building more hospitals. (4) We advocate higher salaries for teachers. (5) She is a passionate advocate of education reform. (6) This judge is a strong advocate of prison reform. (7) The advocate has undertaken my case. |
中文例句 | (1) 很多教育家提倡通才教育。 (2) 死记硬背的学习方法,我们是不提倡的。 (3) 许多人主张增设医院。 (4) 我们主张涨老师的工资。 (5) 她是一名教育改革的热情拥护者。 (6) 这位法官是监狱改革的坚决拥护者。 (7) 律师己接受我的案子。 |
vocabulary简明 | An advocate (AD-və-kit) is someone who supports a cause, like an advocate for outdoor recess. Advocate (AD-və-kate) is also a verb meaning to speak in favor of, so you can advocate for that outdoor recess by urging your school to play outside! |
vocabulary扩展 | As a noun, an advocate is a person who represents another person’s interests, like a lawyer does. In fact, the word comes from the courtroom – it’s from Latin advocare, to “add” a “voice.” To advocate is to add a voice of support to a cause or person. An advocate is anyone who adds that voice by representing another person in court, or by supporting or working toward a particular course of action. |
柯林斯解释 | The verb is pronounced /'ædvəkeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'ædvəkət/. 动词读作 /'ædvəkeɪt/,名词读作 /'ædvəkət/。 1 [VERB 动词]拥护;提倡;主张 If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. [V n] [V-ed] [FORMAL 正式]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]拥护者;提倡者 An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly. [oft N [FORMAL 正式]
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]辩护律师 An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law. →see usage note at:lawyer [LEGAL 法律] 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:devil's advocate ;(为某一类人)谋利益者 An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group. [with supp] [AM 美]
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