advocated

英 [ˈædvəkeɪtɪd]

美 [ˈædvəkeɪtɪd]

v.  拥护; 支持; 提倡
advocate的过去分词和过去式

过去式：advocated　

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柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'ædvəkeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'ædvəkət/. 动词读作 /'ædvəkeɪt/，名词读作 /'ædvəkət/。


• VERB 拥护；提倡；主张
  If youadvocatea particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
  1. Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
     威廉斯先生是个保守派，主张政府应减少对商业的控制。
  2. ...the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.
     反对党提倡的税收政策
• N-COUNT 拥护者；提倡者
  Anadvocate ofa particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly.
  1. He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.
     他是自由市场政策和多党派制度的坚决拥护者。
• 辩护律师
  Anadvocateis a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law.
• See also:...advocates for the homeless...Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.devil's advocate

双语例句

• Bonger advocated a relativist position. In his view, what is considered immoral depends on the social structure.
  邦格提倡一种相对论的观点。在他看来，是不是不道德取决于社会结构。
• "Time" reveals a natural link between the ancient Chinese civilization and Greenpeace thoughts advocated now.
  《光阴》这本书，揭示了中国古代文明与今天所倡导的绿色和平思想之间的某种天然联系。
• They advocated a scattergun approach of posting dozens of letters.
  他们主张采取向四处随意邮寄大量信件的方式。
• Bertrand Russell, one of the greatest philosophers of this century, advocated a theory of ethics called emotivism.
  20世纪最伟大的哲学家之一伯特兰，罗素提倡一种称为情绪论的伦理理论。
• In China, both late marriages and late childbirth are advocated, in addition to fewer and better births.
  在中国，晚婚晚育和少生优生均受到提倡鼓励。
• He advocated the creation of a permanent United nations.
  他主张创建永久性的联合国。
• Note that our initial requirements gathering is based on the iterative development approach advocated in RUP.
  注意到我们初始的需求收集是基于RUP中倡导的迭代开发方法。
• Theconcept of leisure advocated by the spirit and quality;
  精神与品质所倡导的悠闲生活理念。
• Japanese officials advocated development of a strong domestic research enterprise.
  日本官员主张发展实力雄厚的国内研究企业。
• It advocated reform in classroom methods and curriculum.
  它主张改造课堂教学和课程设置。