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

• Today, to get rid of industrialization bound and inflexible life advocating modern special individuality and highlight self.
  时至今日，欲摆脱工业化束缚和呆板生活的现代人特别崇尚张扬个性和凸显自我。
• 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。
• And he launched into a speech, eloquently advocating his army of the future.
  接着他发表了长篇大论，振振有辞地把他心目中未来的军队鼓吹了一番。
• Advocating or following the socialist principles.
  提倡或者追随社会主义的原则。
• I am not advocating the widespread use of the students 'native language.
  我不主张广泛使用学生们的母语。
• I am advocating, I shall illustrate and insist upon them;
  对此我提倡之，并将加以阐释和坚持。
• He denounced what he called toytown revolutionaries advocating non-payment of taxes
  他谴责他称为幼稚愚蠢的改革者鼓吹不缴纳税款。
• 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。
• The Working Group adopted the network, the same people advocating healthy and civilized lifestyle.
  工作组通过网络，向同人们倡导健康文明的生活方式。
• They have been advocating this for generations.
  他们提倡这个已有好几代人的时间了。