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单词 advocate
释义
advocate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈæd.və.keɪt/us
/ˈæd.və.keɪt/
C2
topubliclysupportorsuggestanidea,development, or way of doing something:
主张；拥护；支持；提倡
[+ -ing verb]She advocates takinga morelong-termview.她主张把目光放得更长远一些。
He advocates thereturnofcapitalpunishment.他主张恢复死刑。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to give someone advice
  • give adviceCan you give me some advice about what to wear?
  • adviseThe doctor advised me to get plenty of rest.
  • counselHe counselled the young man to keep his silence.
  • recommendDoctors recommend regular exercise.
  • advocateI would advocate a system that is fair to everyone.
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More examples
  • He waspartof anextremepoliticalgroupthat advocated thecompleteoverthrowof thepoliticalsystem.
  • Heartdiseasespecialistsadvocate adietlowincholesterol.
  • Hisdoctoradvocated earlyretirement.
  • Theauthordeniedthat his newbookadvocatedviolence.
  • Trotsky advocatedworldwiderevolution.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Backing, supporting & defending
  • adopt
  • advocacy
  • affirmation
  • allyyourselfto/withsomeone
  • argumentation
  • badge
  • bailout
  • champion
  • keep the flag flyingidiom
  • patronage
  • recommended
  • red carpet
  • reinforce
  • right behindsomeoneidiom
  • roll out the red carpetidiom
  • root
  • root forsomeone
  • stick
  • stick together
  • sympathetic
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advocacy
advocate
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæd.və.kət/us
/ˈæd.və.kət/

advocatenoun[C](LAWYER)

alawyerwhodefendssomeone in alawcourt
辩护律师
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lawyers & legal officials
  • amicus
  • articled
  • attorney
  • attorney general
  • bailiff
  • DPP
  • draftswoman
  • firm
  • I rest my caseidiom
  • KC
  • notary
  • paralegal
  • probation officer
  • procurator
  • procurator fiscal
  • solicitor
  • super-firm
  • superlawyer
  • take silkidiom
  • tribune
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advocatenoun[C](SUPPORTER)

C2
someone whopubliclysupportssomething:
主张人；拥护人；支持者；提倡者
He's astrongadvocateofstateownershipof therailways.他是铁路国有的积极倡导者。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Supporters, members & defenders
  • allyship
  • anti-evolution
  • anti-evolutionary
  • anti-evolutionist
  • apologist
  • apostle
  • booster
  • cadre
  • custodian
  • defender
  • new/fresh bloodidiom
  • partisan
  • patroness
  • protagonist
  • recruit
  • seconder
  • sidekick
  • upholder
  • votary
  • well-wisher
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(Definition ofadvocatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

advocate| American Dictionary

advocate
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈæd·vəˌkeɪt/
tospeakinsupportof anideaorcourseofaction:
[T]Somepeopleadvocateteachingto thetest.
[I]Theorganizationadvocates forhumanrights.

advocacy

noun[U]us
/ˈæd·və·kə·si/
Thesegroupshave beenincreasingtheireducationadvocacy.

advocate

noun[C]us
/ˈæd·və·kət/
She’s astrongadvocate of women’srights.
(Definition ofadvocatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

advocate| Business English

advocate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈædvəkeɪt/us
topubliclysupportorsuggestanidea,plan, or way of doing something:
The Food Standards Agency advocated abanonadvertisingjunkfoodtochildren.
advocate doing sthWe would advocatesellingthosesharesatcurrentlevels.
advocate
noun[C]
uk
/ˈædvəkət/us
someone whopubliclysupportssomething theybelievein:
an advocate for sthHe was an advocate forsmallbusinessesaround Newark.
an advocate of sthShe is apassionateadvocateof "organic"clothes.
LAW
alawyerwhodefendssomeone in acourt:
Advocates are oftenaskedfortheiropiniononcomplexpointsoflaw.
(Definition ofadvocatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadvocate

advocate
Both authorsadvocatean eclectic mix of quantitative survey and qualitative interviews for the study of current rural labour transformations.
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It advocates a new, more (patient) protective model which should generate confidence in the ethical character of contemporary innovatory practices.
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Thus, divided government can serve the interests of moderate voters, particularly in periods when political partiesadvocateextreme policies.
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Heuvel stresses he was a misfit, opposing the dominant trend and then, when what he advocated acquired power, turning against it as it became corrupt.
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Some advocates of reform stressed the desirability of adding new subjects to the curriculum, including modern sciences.
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Authentication is thus useful for getting out of the bind of essentialism in which advocates of the desire paradigm are trapped.
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Some advocated performing with a mask, others performing with an expressionless or mask-like face.
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The model that advocates for separated bilingual lexicons would account for such cross-language differences.
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Several commentatorsadvocatemoderation on the grounds that a scientific approach must secure itself against premature generalizations.
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It should be noted that this variable can be somewhat influenced by the activity of advocates.
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Popular music policy advocates can look to existing models of public administration as well as critical development theories to enhance the opportunities for interventionary initiatives.
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In short, a prioritarian will always find an egalitarian who advocates the same social ranking.
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But as both their advocates and enemies noted, these unions appeared exceedingly weak by the mid-1950s.
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She has advocated an expansion of courses in demography at the university level and also the introduction of elementary demography at the high school level.
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The advocates of lighthouse reform were thus not merely attacking corruption, they were attacking the very existence of private property in a public service.
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Collocationswithadvocate

advocate

These are words often used in combination withadvocate.

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animal welfare advocate
We realize that scientists and animal welfare advocates have different agendas.
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ardent advocate
He said that he had a teetotaller friend a veryardentadvocateof the temperance cause— who was elected to a local authority.
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effective advocate
Sims has served as aneffectiveadvocateand critic of the extensively used vector autoregressive statistical methods.
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