advocate

柯林斯词典

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]
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]
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]
...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]

He was part of an extreme political group that advocated the complete overthrow of the political system .
Heart disease specialists advocate a diet low in cholesterol .
His doctor advocated early retirement .
The author denied that his new book advocated violence .
Trotsky advocated worlwide revolution .