advocate + noun
直接跟名词作宾语。
She advocates free education for all children.
她主张所有儿童都能接受免费教育。
提倡；拥护；主张
advocates — third person singular of advocate
上诉；提审；在法庭或公众面前辩护；支持、维护或公开推荐；鼓励支持某事；从事倡导；进行辩护
to publicly support or recommend a cause, policy, or idea
在法庭或公众面前辩护；支持、维护或公开推荐
To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
鼓励支持某事
To encourage support for something.
从事倡导；进行辩护
To engage in advocacy.
推动；争取
push for something
从下级法院向苏格兰最高民事法院上诉
To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
将案件提交本院裁决
To call a case before itself for decision.
一般现在时
I advocate for education.
我倡导教育。
一般过去时
He advocated for change yesterday.
他昨天倡导变革。
现在进行时
She is advocating for human rights.
她正在倡导人权。
规则动词
She advocates for stricter environmental regulations.
她主张更严格的环境法规。
用法提示：advocates 作为谓语动词，表示“主张”
The lawyer advocated for the rights of the marginalized.
这位律师为边缘群体的权利辩护。
用法提示：advocated 作为过去式，表示“倡导”
Advocating for change requires patience and persistence.
倡导变革需要耐心和毅力。
用法提示：Advocating 作为动名词，表示“倡导”
直接跟名词作宾语。
She advocates free education for all children.
她主张所有儿童都能接受免费教育。
后接动名词短语。
Many people advocate reducing carbon emissions.
许多人提倡减少碳排放。
从句用虚拟语气（should + 动词原形）。
The union advocated that workers should get better pay.
工会主张工人应该获得更好的薪酬。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a strong advocator of environmental protection.
正确表达He advocates strongly for environmental protection.
错将动词 'advocate' 误用为名词 'advocator'（该词不标准）。正确用法是直接用动词 'advocate'，后接介词 'for' 或直接宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子I advocate to reduce plastic waste.
正确表达I advocate reducing plastic waste.
动词 'advocate' 后应接动名词（-ing形式），而非不定式。'advocate doing' 是标准搭配。
advocate 强调公开支持或提倡某个观点或行动，而 promote 更侧重于通过积极行动来推广或提升某物（如产品、理念或职业）。
advocate 意味着主动呼吁或辩护，语气更强；support 可以是任何形式的帮助或赞同，不一定需要公开表达。
主张，提倡
She advocates for better healthcare.
她主张改善医疗保健。
反对
He advocated against the new policy.
他反对这项新政策。
提倡变革
They advocate change in the education system.
他们提倡教育体制的变革。
倡导改革
The group advocates reform of the tax laws.
该团体倡导税法的改革。
提倡政策
The senator advocates policies that support working families.
这位参议员提倡支持工薪家庭的政策。
ad- (toward) + voc (voice) + -ate (verb)
ad- (toward) + apt (fit)
voc (voice) + -al (adjective)
cre (grow) + -ate (verb)
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