advocate
advocate
ad∙vo∙cate¹ / ˈædvəket ; ˈædvəkeɪt /
◙verb [T]
1. to publicly say that something should be done
• 主张，拥护，鼓吹:
»Extremists were openly advocating violence.
极端主义者公开鼓吹使用暴力。
▪ [+for] [AmE] :
»Those who advocate doctor-assisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer.
主张可以在医生协助下结束生命的人宣称，晚期病人不应当受罪。
ad∙vo∙cate² / ˈædvəkət ; ˈædvəkət /
◙noun [C]
1. someone who publicly supports someone or something
• 提倡者，拥护者，鼓吹者:
▪ [+of]
»She's a passionate advocate of natural childbirth.
她竭力主张自然分娩。
▪ [+for]
»an advocate for the disabled
残障人士的支持者
2. a lawyer who speaks in a court of law, especially in Scotland
• 〔苏格兰等的〕出庭律师
--› see DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
