advocated
past simple and past participle ofadvocate
单词 | advocated |
释义 | advocated past simple and past participle ofadvocate advocate verb[T] uk/ˈæd.və.keɪt/us/ˈæd.və.keɪt/C2 topubliclysupportorsuggestanidea,development, or way of doing something: [+ -ing verb]She advocates takinga morelong-termview. He advocates thereturnofcapitalpunishment. to give someone advice
Backing, supporting & defending
Examplesofadvocatedadvocated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Multi-culturalists, on the contrary,advocateda more diverse immigrant policy, one that takes ethnic diversity into consideration. From theCambridge English Corpus But, insofar as naturalistsadvocateda certain positive philosophy of nature, yes it does. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only did both sides have similar perceptions of problems, they alsoadvocatedmany of the same techniques to stimulate their successful performances. From theCambridge English Corpus Referrals to community groups and networks are increasinglyadvocatedas having a key role within healthcare. From theCambridge English Corpus Those whoadvocatedthis path shared a sense of crisis that political reform would never be possible if the bills died at that time. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, like traditional game theory, the approachadvocatedhere builds on the notions of individual preferences and individual rationality. From theCambridge English Corpus Economists haveadvocatedwater markets as a way to increase efficiency and to cope with environmental problems. From theCambridge English Corpus Years later even some of those who hadadvocatedmodified study design expressed reservations. From theCambridge English Corpus Alladvocateda mixed system, combining elements of both the public and private sectors. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, as the intended objectives were gradually achieved, a switch to more flexible systems - either a managed float or a crawling peg - wasadvocated. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the approach beingadvocatedhere departs from the class approach. From theCambridge English Corpus They faced ancient and distinguished cultures, many of whose tenets were diametrically opposed to those theyadvocated. From theCambridge English Corpus However, conservativesadvocateda more gradual and less thoroughgoing transition to commercial agriculture than even moderate liberals. From theCambridge English Corpus Two commonlyadvocatedmethods of describing results, risk differences (or the inverse: numbers needed to treat) and weighted mean differences, create difficulties in meta-analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus In the last simulation, a full land tenure privatization policy experiment is implemented, but under present informational structures; the policy stronglyadvocatedpresently by policymakers. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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