advocate
- v. 拥护，提倡
- n. 拥护者，提倡者；辩护律师；（为某一类人）谋利益者；（一项事业或个组织的）工作者
[ 复数 advocates 第三人称单数 advocates 现在分词 advocating 过去式 advocated 过去分词 advocated ]
专业释义英英释义
advocate [ 'ædvəkeit, 'ædvəkət ]
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n.
- a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- v.
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
advocate CET4 TEM4 ( advocating, advocated, advocates )
动词读作ˈædvəkeɪt。名词读作ˈædvəkɪt。
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V-T If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. 提倡 [正式]
例：Mr. Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
威廉斯先生是一位提倡减少政府对商业的控制的保守人士。
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N-COUNT An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly. 倡导者 [正式]
例：He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.
他是自由市场政策以及多党制的坚定倡导者。
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N-COUNT An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group. 为 (某团体) 谋利益者 [美国英语]
例：...advocates for the homeless.
…为无家可归者谋利益的人。
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N-COUNT An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law. 辩护律师 [法律]
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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He is a strident advocate of nuclear power.
他是发展核能的坚定拥护者。
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Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.
很多专家主张对小孩的良好表现加以奖励。
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I felt that it was irresponsible to advocate the legalization of drugs.
我觉得主张毒品合法化是不负责任的。
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What is her message to them? "I always advocate, don't get angry or upset about that,get creative.
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So in those circumstances, I'm an advocate of active euthanasia. I think it is just as if you have a dog who was dying from some disease, you wouldn't say, well we just let nature take its call.
所以这种情况下，我通常会,支持安乐死，我认为,这就像是你的狗得了病,马上就要死了，你不会说，嗯，我们顺其自然吧。
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And that's our obligation to send them to war only when we have to, and only when we know they can actually achieve their mission is a key difference between what I advocate and what the neo-cons advocate.
我们有义务,在必须的时候，送他们上战场，我们必须确保,他们一旦奔赴战场就能完成使命,这是重大的不同,我和新型保守派主张的不同之处主要在此。
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