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

• Economists have generally advocated international trade as an engine of development.
  经济学家一般都鼓吹国际贸易是经济发展的动力。
• 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。
• It advocated innovation, pursuing modality, emphasizing individuality and industrial arts.
  它主张创新，追求形式感，强调个性，重视工艺美术。
• As is well known, china has always advocated peaceful settlement of international disputes.
  众所周知，中国一贯主张和平解决国际争端。
• 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。
• Government not only advocated tree planting of high economic value, pay more attention to picking and marketing.
  政府不仅倡导种植经济价值高的树种，更注重采摘和销售。
• He rejected the austerity program advocated by the International Monetary Fund.
  他拒绝了国际货币基金组织提出的紧缩开支方案。
• I advocated pi calculus channels because of their simplicity, which generally translates to performance and maintainability.
  我提倡使用pi演算通道是由于它的简单性，换句话说是由于它的高效性和可维护性。
• It advocated reform in classroom methods and curriculum.
  它主张改造课堂教学和课程设置。
• 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。