advocate 详细解释

advocate

['ædvəkeit,'ædvəkit]

v.提倡, 主张
n.拥护者, 提倡者,律师, 辩护者

n.[C]

1. 提倡者; 拥护者[(+of)]

They are advocates of free trade.

他们是自由贸易的倡导者。

2. 辩护者; 律师

词形变化

形容词: advocatory | 名词: advocator | 动词过去式: advocated | 动词过去分词: advocated | 动词现在分词: advocating | 动词第三人称单数: advocates |

英英释义

名词 advocate:

a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

同义词:advocator, proponent, exponent

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

同义词:counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader

动词 advocate:

push for something

同义词:recommend, urge

speak, plead, or argue in favour of

同义词:preach

补充

advocateadvocate英:[ˈædvəkeit] 美:[ˈædvəˌket]vt.1.提倡, 主张I don't advocate doing such things.我不主张干这样的事情。n.1.提倡者, 拥护者He is an advocate of more airplanes and fewer warships.他是一个提倡多造飞机、少造军舰的人。2.辩护律师, 辩护人He got the best advocate in town to defend him.他请城里最好的律师为他辩护。

例句

1. a leading advocate of free enterprise自由企业制的主要倡导者 2. He was a strong advocate of a multi-party system.他是多党制的坚定拥护者。 3. They found an advocate in the Queen, who begged her husband to spare the men's lives.他们得到王后的说情, 求她丈夫饶恕那些男人的性命。 4. She ignored her advocate's advice and insisted on giving evidence herself.她不理睬出庭律师的建议, 坚持自己作证。 5. His skills as an advocate were unrivalled.他作为辩护律师的技能是无与伦比的。 6. He advocated the creation of a peace-keeping force.他主张建立一支维和部队。 7. the tax policy advocated by the Opposition反对党主张的税收政策 8. passionately advocate economic reforms热烈拥护经济改革 9. She advocated higher salaries for teachers.她主张教师高薪。 10. he was an untiring advocate of economic reform.他是个不知疲倦的经济改革的倡导者。 11. care managers can become advocates for their clients.帮助患者排解心理及精神方面问题的管理人员可以成为患者的辩护人。 12. voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly.投票人支持倡导成立议会的候选人。 13. a birth control advocate = an advocate of birth control [=a person who advocates birth control]计划生育的倡导者 14. a passionate/impassioned advocate of civil rights积极的/狂热的民权拥护者 15. a women's health advocate = an advocate for women's health妇女健康事业工作者 16. She works as a consumer advocate.她是一名消费者权益维护者。 17. He advocates traditional teaching methods.他提倡用传统的教学方法。 18. They advocate abolishing the income tax. = They advocate that the income tax should be abolished.他们赞成废除所得税。 19. The plan is advocated by the president.这一计划得到了总裁的支持。