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VERB
拥护;提倡;主张
If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
例句
Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
威廉斯先生是个保守派,主张政府应减少对商业的控制。
...the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.
反对党提倡的税收政策
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拥护者;提倡者
An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly.
例句
He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.
他是自由市场政策和多党派制度的坚决拥护者。
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辩护律师
An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law.
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(为某一类人)谋利益者
An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group.
例句
...advocates for the homeless...
为无家可归的人谋利益者
Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.
动物权利保护者指出动物园实际上是动物的牢笼,经常很残酷地对待动物。