advocate
verb
noun
ˈædvəkeɪt
verb
1
to
publicly
say
that
something
should
be
done
主张，拥护，鼓吹
AmE
Extremists
were
openly
advocating
violence.
极端主义者公开鼓吹使用暴力。
[+
for
]
AmE
【美】
:
Those
who
advocate
doctor-assisted
suicide
say
the
terminally
ill
should
not
have
to
suffer.
主张可以在医生协助下结束生命的人宣称，晚期病人不应当受罪。
ˈædvəkɪət
noun
2
someone
who
publicly
supports
someone
or
something
提倡者，拥护者，鼓吹者
[+
of
]
She’s
a
passionate
advocate
of
natural
childbirth.
她竭力主张自然分娩。
[+
for
]
an
advocate
for
the
disabled
残障人士的支持者
3
a
lawyer
who
speaks
in
a
court
of
law,
especially
in
Scotland
〔苏格兰等的〕出庭律师