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

• It advocates that the main means of learning a foreign language are imitation and recitation;
  学习外语主要的手段是模仿和背诵；
• He dismissed advocates of a completely free market as economic troglodytes with no concern for the social consequences.
  他认为那些鼓吹完全自由市场经济的人对经济只是一知半解，完全没有顾及到可能产生的社会后果。
• Advocates of the current system say this is the price for providing incentives for research.
  现存制度的鼓吹者称，这是为研究提供激励所要付出的代价。
• Etiquette consultant Lett advocates a more formal approach.
  礼仪顾问Lett提倡一个更加正式的方法。
• But critics of biofuels are as vocal as their advocates.
  但是对生物燃料批评和对其的支持声音一样强烈。
• His theory and policy advocates to promote China's economic reform and economic development.
  他的理论与政策主张促进了中国经济改革与经济发展。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。