v.提倡；主張

n.擁護(hù)者；提倡者；律師；辯護(hù)者

Many educators advocate a liberal education. 很多教育家提倡通才教育。

Many people advocate building more hospitals. 許多人主張?jiān)鲈O(shè)醫(yī)院。

We advocate higher saralies for teachers. 我們主張漲老師的工資。

She is a passionate advocate of education reform. 她是一名教育改革的熱情擁護(hù)者。

This judge is a strong advocate of prison reform. 這位法官是監(jiān)獄改革的堅(jiān)決擁護(hù)者。

The advocate has undertaken my case. 律師己接受我的案子。

He got the best advocate in town to defend him. 他請(qǐng)城里最好的律師為他辯護(hù)。

advocate屬及物動(dòng)詞，后不可加介詞，如不可說(shuō)He advocates for reform；

advocate后較少接that從句，如不常說(shuō)He advocates that due attention (should) be paid to reform；

advocate后可接動(dòng)名詞，不可接不定式。 We advocate stopping the practice.

advocate用作及物動(dòng)詞的基本意思是“提倡,主張”,指支持或擁護(hù)某事物或做某事。接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ),偶爾還可接that從句,從句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用虛擬式。

advocate用作名詞的基本意思是“提倡者,擁護(hù)者”,指對(duì)某一事業(yè)、方針、政策等的支持者、擁護(hù)者、提倡者、鼓吹者,其后常接介詞of。

advocate還可指大陸法系國(guó)家的“辯護(hù)律師,辯護(hù)人”。