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Advocate N Count Action Publicly 英[ˈædvəkeɪt 美[ˈædvəˌket Vt.提倡;拥护;鼓吹;为…辩护;N.(辩护)律师;提倡者;支持者 Verb

单词 advocate
音标
英[ˈædvəkeɪt] 美[ˈædvəˌket]
解释
vt.提倡;拥护;鼓吹;为…辩护;n.(辩护)律师;提倡者;支持者;
例句

VERB
拥护;提倡;主张
If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
例: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。
例:...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
An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly.
例: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。

N-COUNT
辩护律师
An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law.

N-COUNT
(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.
例:...advocates for the homeless...为无家可归的人谋利益者
例:Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.动物权利保护者指出动物园实际上是动物的牢笼,经常很残酷地对待动物。
变形
third:advocates~done:advocated~pl:advocates~ing:advocating~past:advocated~

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