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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4031 COCA: 2623

advocate

Word family 
ad·vo·cate1 /ˈædvəkeɪt/ ●●○ AWL verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANto publicly support a particular way of doing something 主张，拥护，鼓吹
 Extremists were openly advocating violence.
极端主义者公开鼓吹使用暴力。
advocate for American EnglishAmE
 Those who advocate for doctor-assisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer.
主张可以在医生协助下结束生命的人说，晚期病人不应当受罪。
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advocate• We were the only ones advocating for the victim.• Others still advocate genetic engineering of plants and animals as the greatest single technology that will feed the world.• The Law Lords ruling has advocated inequality resulting in some of Equitable's investors being treated far more favourably than others.• No one is advocating producing more of this material, as some fear.• Prevalent conservation orthodoxy advocates protection through production.• They advocated state control of all public services.• He advocates the instinct, the imagination, the unconsciousness, by means of the intelligence which he esteems so far beneath them ...• These were the people who advocated using force to stop abortion.• Some extremists are now openly advocating violence.
advocate for• Volunteers serve as advocates for abused children.
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ad·vo·cate2 /ˈædvəkət, -keɪt/ ●●○ AWL noun [countableC]  
1  APPROVEsomeone who publicly supports someone or something 提倡者，拥护者，鼓吹者 SYN proponent
advocate of
 She’s a passionate advocate of natural childbirth.
她竭力主张自然分娩。
advocate for
 an advocate for the disabled
残障人士的支持者
2. BOSCTa lawyer who speaks in a court of law, especially in Scotland 〔尤指苏格兰的〕出庭律师
→ devil's advocate
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advocate• Behavior, advocates of this approach argued, was determined by its consequences.• He is wrong, they argue, in considering a pro-choice advocate for vice president.• The club has vigorously defended the mayor against attacks by other disabled advocates who say Brown has done little for them.• The National Rifle Association and other advocates of firearms rights are expected to vigorously oppose these proposals.• He was noted for his prodigious memory, was deeply religious, and a staunch advocate of temperance.• Clinton was seen as a strong advocate for a variety of educational improvements.• The most substantive problem, which advocates try to hide, is that the flat tax is a sop to the rich.
advocate of• She is a passionate advocate of natural childbirth.
Origin advocate2
(1300-1400) Old French avocat, from Latin, past participle of advocare “to summon”, from ad- “to” + vocare “to call”
ad·vo·cate1 verbad·vo·cate2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4031 COCA: 2623
advocate

noun¹

 1sb who supports sth支持者ADJECTIVE | ADVOCATE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤ardent, effective, firm, great, outspoken, powerful, staunch, strong, tireless, vocal熱情的／事實上的／堅定的／偉大的／坦率的／強有力的／忠實的／堅強的／精力充沛的／敢於直言的支持者◇She's a staunch advocate of free trade.她是自由貿易的堅定擁護者。➤chief, leading, prominent首要的／主要的／重要的倡導者➤long-standing長期的支持者ADVOCATE + VERB➤argue, claim, say支持者辯稱；倡導者宣稱；擁護者說PREPOSITION➤advocate for⋯的倡導者◇He is one of the leading advocates for a more modern style of worship.他是主張採用更為現代的禮拜儀式的重要倡導者之一。➤advocate of⋯的倡導者◇an advocate of pacifism和平主義的倡導者
advocate

noun²

 2lawyer律師ADJECTIVE➤solicitor (BrE) 事務律師▸➤judge軍法官  ➡ note at professional (for verbs)
advocate

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERB➤strongly強烈地主張◇Heart specialists strongly advocate low-cholesterol diets.心臟病專家大力提倡低膽固醇飲食。➤openly, publicly公開／當眾主張PHRASES➤be widely advocated得到廣泛擁護◇These policies have been widely advocated.這些政策已得到廣泛的擁護。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4031 COCA: 2623
advocate verb
⇨ recommend 1advocate noun
⇨ advocate (an advocate of free trade) ⇨ lawyer (a legal advocate) advocate

noun

  ➡ See also the entries for activist and supporter 另见activist条和supporter条advocate ♦︎ proponent ♦︎ lobbyist ♦︎ champion ♦︎ exponent ♦︎ promoterThese are all words for a person who supports an idea and tries to persuade others that it is good or important. 这些词均表示支持者、倡导者。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an advocate / a lobbyist / a champion for sth◆a leading / great advocate / proponent / champion / exponent / promoter◆a / the principal / main advocate / proponent / exponent / promoter◆an enthusiastic advocate / proponent / exponent◆an outspoken advocate / proponent / champion◆a powerful advocate / exponent / promoter◆a / the chief advocate / proponent / exponent / promoter◆a prominent advocate / lobbyist / exponent◆advocates / proponents / lobbyists argue sth■ advocate ˈædvəkət [countable] a person who supports or speaks in favour of sb or of a public plan or action （个人、公共计划或行动的）拥护者，支持者◆He is one of the leading advocates for a more modern style of worship.他是倡导敬拜方式现代化的主要人物之一。◆She became a firm advocate of overseas ventures.她成为海外投资的坚定支持者。■ proponent prəˈpəʊnənt; NAmE prəˈpoʊnənt [countable] (rather formal) a person who supports and speaks in favour of an idea or course of action （观念或行动方式的）支持者，倡导者◆She is among the most outspoken proponents of the plan.她是最敢于坦言支持该计划的人之一。OPP opponent ⇨ protester ■ lobbyist ˈlɒbiɪst; NAmE ˈlɑːbiɪst [countable] a person who tries to influence politicians or the government and persuade them to support an idea or course of action （游说从政者或政府支持某观点或行动方式的）说客◆The plan has caused uproar among environmental lobbyists.该计划已经在推动环保的人士中引起轩然大波。■ champion [countable] a person who fights for, or speaks in support of, a group of people or a belief （某一群体或信念的）捍卫者，拥护者◆She was a champion of the poor all her life.她终生都是穷苦人的卫士。■ exponent ɪkˈspəʊnənt; NAmE ɪkˈspoʊnənt [countable] (rather formal) a person who supports an idea, belief or theory and tries to explain it to others and persuade them that it is good （观点、信仰或理论的）倡导者，鼓吹者◆Huxley was an exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution.赫胥黎是达尔文进化论的倡导者。■ promoter prəˈməʊtə(r); NAmE prəˈmoʊtər [countable] a person who tries to persuade others about the value or importance of sth 倡导者，支持者（认为某事有价值或很重要）◆She is a leading promoter of European integration.她是欧洲一体化的主要倡导者。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4031 COCA: 2623

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