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

• 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。
• Their organization advocates educational reform.
  他们的组织支持教育改革。
• The campaign is drawing fire from anti-smoking advocates.
  该活动正受到禁烟倡导者的攻击。
• Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle.
  反对现存文化的人；在政治和生活方式上极度自由的提倡者。
• Martin created the nonprofit Ricky Martin foundation, which advocates Childrens rights.
  马汀成立了一个倡导保护儿童权益的非赢利性组织瑞奇？马汀基金会。
• 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。
• Etiquette consultant Lett advocates a more formal approach.
  礼仪顾问Lett提倡一个更加正式的方法。
• Advocates of efficient market theory confuse a tendency with a law.
  拥护效率市场理论的人将趋势和定律混为一谈。
• In my opinion that is what the spirit PK advocates and conveys.
  我认为这正是PK所倡导和承载的精神所在。
• In the interview, some advocates of supply and demand of real estate people who think so.
  在采访中，一些主张的供应和需求的房地产的人谁这么认为。