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advocate

【发音】

美 /ˈædvəkeɪt;-et/ 英 /'ædvəkeɪt;-ət/

【翻译】

  1. vt. 拥护, 提倡, 主张

    英释:to publicly support a particular way of doing something

  2. n. 拥护者, 提倡者; 辩护者, 律师

    英释:someone who publicly supports someone or something

【记忆】

ad(表加强) + voc(声音, 喊叫) + ate(做) → 大声喊 → 拥护, 提倡

【短语】

  1. devil's advocate : 故意持相反意见的人;故意唱反调的人

【例句】

  1. Extremists were openly advocating violence.

    极端主义者公开鼓吹使用暴力。

【真题例句】

  1. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Pang doesn't advocate returning to a pre-Internet world...

  2. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...the authors advocate taxing sugary foods and controlling sales to kids under 17...

  3. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...The Rudd Center has been a strong advocate of a more modest 1-cent-per-punce tax...

  4. (2010.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right...

【单词相关测试】

  1. Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ________the closing of all recreation facilities for such games.

    A. acknowledgesB. advocatesC. assistsD. admits

【同、近义词】

  1. vt.提倡,主张,拥护

    maintain/submit/

  2. n.提倡者;支持者;律师

    prophet/supporter/

【同根词】

  1. n

    advocacy : 主张;拥护;辩护

    advocator : 提倡者,拥护者

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