advocate
advocate 英 [ˈædvəkeɪt] 美 [ˈædvəˌket]
vt. 提倡，主张，拥护 n. 提倡者；支持者；律师
进行时:advocating 过去式:advocated 过去分词:advocated 第三人称单数:advocates 名词复数:advocates
- An advocate (AD-və-kit) is someone who supports a cause, like an advocate for outdoor recess. Advocate (AD-və-kate) is also a verb meaning to speak in favor of, so you can advocate for that outdoor recess by urging your school to play outside!
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- vt. 提倡，主张，拥护
- n. 提倡者；支持者；律师
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1. The group does not advocate the use of violence.
该团体不支持使用暴力。
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2. Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.
很多专家主张对小孩的良好表现加以奖励。
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3. The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors.
报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
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4. an advocate for hospital workers
医院工作人员的支持者
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5. a advocate of free speech
言论自由的拥护者
- advocate (n.) mid-14c., "one whose profession is to plead cases in a court of justice," a technical term from Roman law, from Old French avocat "barrister, advocate, spokesman," from Latin advocatus "one called to aid (another); a pleader (on one's behalf), advocate," noun use of past participle of advocare "to call (as witness or adviser), summon, invite; call to aid; invoke," from ad "to" (see ad-) + vocare "to call" (from PIE root *wekw- "to speak").
- advocate (v.) "plead in favor of," 1640s, from advocate (n.) or from Latin advocatus, past participle of advocare. Related: Advocated; advocating.
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