advocates

英 [ˈædvəkeɪts]

美 [ˈædvəkeɪts]

v.  拥护; 支持; 提倡
n.  拥护者; 支持者; 提倡者; 辩护律师; 出庭辩护人
advocate的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'ædvəkeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'ædvəkət/. 动词读作 /'ædvəkeɪt/，名词读作 /'ædvəkət/。


• VERB 拥护；提倡；主张
  If youadvocatea particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
  Anadvocate ofa particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly.
  1. 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。
• 辩护律师
  Anadvocateis a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law.
• See also:...advocates for the homeless...Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.devil's advocate

双语例句

• Nurses can also act as advocates for unsafe situations and practices, such as corporal punishment.
  护士也可以为如体罚等不安全的情况和做法作辩护。
• He advocates a reduction in military spending.
  他主张削减军费开支。
• Chinese youngsters have also been influenced by Western culture which advocates individuality and directness.
  同时，中国的年轻人也深受倡导个性与率真的西方文化的影响。
• China supports inter-culture and inter-religion dialogues in Asia, and advocates greater understanding and tolerance.
  中国支持亚洲不同文化和宗教的对话，提倡理解和宽容。
• He advocates streaming children, and educating them according to their needs.
  他提倡把学生按能力分班，因需施教。
• 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。
• The author advocates improving education and management ways, innovating activity carriers and perfecting work mechanism.
  改进教育管理方法和手段，创新活动载体，完善工作机制。
• He is also an "Ethics of Revolution" and one of the modern advocates of the new morality.
  他也是“伦理革命”的发动者和现代新道德的倡导者之一。
• Etiquette consultant Lett advocates a more formal approach.
  礼仪顾问Lett提倡一个更加正式的方法。
• For this purpose, China actively advocates and promotes the Six-Party Talks process.
  为了这一目标，中国积极提倡和促进六方会谈。