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

• 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。
• Aristotle's poetics advocates the "dramatic unities ', the unities of action, place and time".
  亚里士多德在《诗学》一书中提倡“戏剧的统一性”，即事件、事件发生的时间和地点的统一。
• To its advocates, the Bric strategy offers a way out of this awkward-size dilemma.
  对主张德国加入金砖国家的人士来说，该战略为德国提供了一条出路，使它能够走出由自身尴尬的规模造就的窘境。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• AREARFEI advocates happy work subject to individually respected theory and provide a friendly working environment and development space.
  在尊重个人的前提下，我们提倡快乐工作，全力为员工提供良好的工作环境和发展空间。