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

• 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。
• 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。
• Prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance are the four classical virtues advocated by the Greek philosopher aristotle.
  谨慎、公正、坚忍和节制是古希腊哲学家亚里斯多德所倡导的四大传统美德。
• 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。
• Theconcept of leisure advocated by the spirit and quality;
  精神与品质所倡导的悠闲生活理念。
• We have always advocated cross-Straits dialogues and negotiations on the basis of the one-China principle.
  我们一贯主张在一个中国原则基础上开展两岸对话与谈判。
• It is advocated in China that a couple only has one child.
  在中国，提倡一对夫妇只生一个孩子。
• 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。
• He advocated the creation of a permanent United nations.
  他主张创建永久性的联合国。
• He advocated benevolent and kingly rule.
  他主张以仁政和王道来治理国家。