- 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.
ad·vo·cate AWL verb , noun advocate advocates advocated advocating verb / ˈædvəkeɪt ; NAmE ˈædvəkeɪt / ( formal) to support sth publicly 拥护；支持；提倡 advocatesth ◆ The group does not advocate the use of violence. 该团体不支持使用暴力。 advocate(sb) doing sth ◆ 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。 advocatethat… ◆ 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。 ◆ ( BrE also) The report advocated that all buildings should be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。 ☞synonyms at recommend noun / ˈædvəkət ; NAmE ˈædvəkət / 1 a person who supports or speaks in favour of sb or of a public plan or action 拥护者；支持者；提倡者 advocate(for sth/sb) ◆ an advocate for hospital workers 医院工作人员的支持者 advocate(of sth/sb) ◆ a staunch advocate of free speech 言论自由的坚定拥护者 ☞see also devil's advocate 2 a person who defends sb in court 辩护律师；出庭辩护人 3 (in Scotland) a lawyer who has the right to argue cases in higher courts （苏格兰）出庭律师，辩护律师，大律师 ☞note at lawyer ad·vo·cate / ˈædvəkeɪt ; NAmE ˈædvəkeɪt /
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