advocate

noun

/ˈædvəkət/

(formal) a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action拥护者；支持者；提倡者
- advocate for something/somebody an advocate for hospital workers医院工作人员的支持者
- advocate of something/somebody a staunch advocate of free speech言论自由的坚定拥护者
see also devil’s advocate
- an advocate of pacifism和平主义的倡导者
- Canada was one of the strongest advocates of sanctions.加拿大是最强烈的制裁倡导者之一。
- She became a firm advocate of overseas ventures.她成为海外投资的坚定支持者。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ardent
- effective
- firm
- …
adverb
- argue
- claim
- say
- …
preposition
- advocate for
- advocate of
(law法律) a person who defends somebody in court辩护律师；出庭辩护人
- Solicitors often appear as advocates in the lower courts.初级律师经常作为律师出现在下级法院。
- Those charged should be represented by trained, qualified legal advocates.那些被告应该要有训练有素的合格律师为他们辩护。
Topics Law and justicec2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- solicitor
- judge
(law法律) (in Scotland and South Africa) a lawyer who has the right to argue cases in higher courts（苏格兰）出庭律师，辩护律师，大律师
More About lawyers
lawyers
- Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.lawyer 泛指律师，有资格提供法律咨询、为当事人准备法律文件、在法庭上代表当事人。
- In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
- In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
  the District Attorney地方检察官
- Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:counsel 为正式的法律用语，指代表当事人出庭的律师：
  counsel for the prosecution控方律师
- Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
- In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
  the Solicitor General首席检察官
- A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
see also the Lord Advocate, solicitor advocate
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advocate

verb

/ˈædvəkeɪt/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they advocate	/ˈædvəkeɪt/ /ˈædvəkeɪt/
he / she / it advocates	/ˈædvəkeɪts/ /ˈædvəkeɪts/
past simple advocated	/ˈædvəkeɪtɪd/ /ˈædvəkeɪtɪd/
past participle advocated	/ˈædvəkeɪtɪd/ /ˈædvəkeɪtɪd/
-ing form advocating	/ˈædvəkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈædvəkeɪtɪŋ/

to support something publicly拥护；支持；提倡
- advocate something The group does not advocate the use of violence.该团体不支持使用暴力。
- Heart specialists strongly advocate low-cholesterol diets.心脏病专家大力提倡低胆固醇饮食。
- These policies have been widely advocated.这些政策已得到广泛的拥护。
- advocate (somebody) doing something Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.很多专家主张对小孩的良好表现加以奖励。
- advocate that… The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors.报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟雾报警器。
- (British English also) The report advocated that all buildings should be fitted with smoke detectors.报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟雾报警器。
Synonyms recommend
recommend
- advise
- advocate
- urge
These words all mean to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation.
- recommend to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation; to say what you think the price or level of something should be:
  We’d recommend you to book your flight early.我们建议你早点儿预订航班。
  a recommended price of $50 建议售价 50 美元
- advise to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation:
  I’d advise you not to tell him.我劝你别告诉他。
recommend or advise?用 recommend 还是 advise？Advise is a stronger word than recommend and is often used when the person giving the advice is in a position of authority: Police are advising fans without tickets to stay away. • Police are recommending fans without tickets to stay away. I advise you… can suggest that you know better than the person you are advising: this may cause offence if they are your equal or senior to you. I recommend… mainly suggests that you are trying to be helpful and is less likely to cause offence. Recommend is often used with more positive advice to tell somebody about possible benefits and advise with more negative advice to warn somebody about possible dangers: He advised reading the book before seeing the movie. • I would recommend against going out on your own.
- advocate (formal) to support or recommend something publicly:指拥护、公开支持、提倡：
  The group does not advocate the use of violence.该团体不支持使用暴力。
- urge (formal) to recommend something strongly:指大力推荐、竭力主张：
  The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution.局势岌岌可危，联合国力主谨慎行事。
Patterns
- to recommend/advise/advocate/urge that…
- It is recommended/advised/advocated/urged that…
- to recommend/advise/urge somebody to do something
- to recommend/advise/advocate doing something
- to strongly recommend/advise/advocate somebody/something
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- strongly
- openly
- publicly
- …
phrases
- be widely advocated
词源Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.