['ædvəkit]
advocate
n. 提倡者,拥护者
v. 主张,提倡

词形变化:

形容词:advocatory 名词:advocator 动词过去式:advocated 过去分词:advocated 现在分词:advocating 第三人称单数:advocates

例句与用法:

  1. I don't really believe in capital punishment, I'm just playing the devil's advocate.
    我并非真正主张应该有死刑, 只是故意唱唱反调罢了.
  2. This judge is a strong advocate of prison reform.
    这位法官是监狱改革的坚决拥护者。
  3. He advocates reducing military spending.
    他主张削减军费开支。

英英解释:

名词 advocate:

  1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
  2. 同义词:advocator, proponent, exponent
  3. a lawyer who pleads cases in court
  4. 同义词:counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader

动词 advocate:

  1. push for something
  2. 同义词:recommend, urge
  3. speak, plead, or argue in favour of
  4. 同义词:preach