advocate CET4 TEM4 ( advocating, advocated, advocates )

动词读作ˈædvəkeɪt。名词读作ˈædvəkɪt。

• 1. 

  V-T If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. 提倡 [正式]

  例：

  Mr. Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.

  威廉斯先生是一位提倡减少政府对商业的控制的保守人士。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly. 倡导者 [正式]

  例：

  He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.

  他是自由市场政策以及多党制的坚定倡导者。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group. 为 (某团体) 谋利益者 [美国英语]

  例：

  ...advocates for the homeless.

  …为无家可归者谋利益的人。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law. 辩护律师 [法律]