advocating

英 [ˈædvəkeɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈædvəkeɪtɪŋ]

v.  拥护; 支持; 提倡
advocate的现在分词

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

• He also had ideas of his own on advocating scientific method and spirit and the social function of science.
  他在提倡科学方法、学精神，肯定科学社会功能等方面，亦不乏精当之见解。
• They have been advocating this for generations.
  他们提倡这个已有好几代人的时间了。
• Two moderate politicians have been assassinated for advocating reform of the unjust blasphemy law.
  两个温和的政治家被暗杀了，原因是他们主张对不公正的亵渎法进行改革。
• They are particular about the gala in different aspects, even advocating canceling it.
  他们对晚会的各方面做出了挑剔的评价，甚至提倡取消晚会。
• Advocating one child for one couple.
  提倡一对夫妇生育一个孩子。
• This is what we have long been advocating.
  这是我们早就提出了的。
• Luckily, I was born in a family full of love and highly advocating self-made success.
  很幸运，我出生在一个充满爱心和崇尚个人奋斗的家庭。
• This certainly does not mean that I have stopped advocating careful XML design and best practices.
  这当然不是说我已经停止了提倡仔细的XML设计和最佳实践。
• I'm not advocating that you write down every time that you use a pattern in your work.
  我并不是建议在工作中每次使用模式时都进行记录。
• Its not like I'm advocating violence, I'm just saying.
  不是说我崇尚暴力，你知道我的意思。