单词 | advocate |
释义 | advocate¹ 1.(upholder)拥护者;提倡者 to be an advocate of sth某事物的拥护者 a leading advocate of free enterprise自由企业制的主要倡导者 He was a strong advocate of a multi-party system.他是多党制的坚定拥护者。 2.(representative)代言人;说情者 advocates for the homeless无家可归者的代言人 They found an advocate in the Queen, who begged her husband to spare the men's lives.他们得到王后的说情, 求她丈夫饶恕那些男人的性命。 3.(in Scotland;barrister)出庭律师 She ignored her advocate's advice and insisted on giving evidence herself.她不理睬出庭律师的建议, 坚持自己作证。 4.(lawyer)辩护律师 His skills as an advocate were unrivalled.他作为辩护律师的技能是无与伦比的。 advocate²拥护;提倡;主张 He advocated the creation of a peace-keeping force.他主张建立一支维和部队。 the tax policy advocated by the Opposition反对党主张的税收政策 |
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