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espouse + noun phrase (e.g., a cause, a belief)
She espouses a conservative ideology.
她拥护保守的意识形态。
支持；拥护；信奉
espouses — third person singular of espouse
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支持；拥护；信奉
to adopt or support a cause, belief, or idea and treat it as one's own
She espouses a conservative ideology.
她拥护保守的意识形态。
结婚
To marry.
接受、支持或采纳(想法或事业)
To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
espouse
Base
原形
espouses
3rd person
第三人称单数
espousing
-ing
现在分词
espoused
Past
过去式
espoused
Past participle
过去分词
They espouse the idea of equality.
他们支持平等的理念。
He is espousing a new policy.
他正在拥护一项新政策。
She has long espoused the benefits of a plant-based diet.
她长期以来一直支持植物性饮食的好处。
The government espoused a policy of economic reform.
政府奉行了经济改革政策。
He hesitates to espouse an unpopular cause.
他不愿支持一项不受欢迎的事业。
She espouses a conservative ideology.
她拥护保守的意识形态。
此用法为古旧或文学用法，现代英语中常用'marry'。
In the novel, the knight espouses a noblewoman.
小说中，骑士娶了一位贵妇。
Not this
He espoused to the new theory.
Use this
He espoused the new theory.
中文迁移导致误加介词 'to'，'espouse' 是及物动词，直接跟宾语。
Not this
She espoused a rich man.
Use this
She married a rich man.
将 'espouse' 用于人（结婚）虽字典有载，但现代英语中极为罕见且不自然，常用 'marry' 替代。
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支持一项事业
She has espoused the cause of education reform for over twenty years.
二十多年来，她一直支持教育改革事业。
持有并支持某种观点
He openly espoused the view that remote work improves productivity.
他公开支持远程办公能提高生产力这一观点。
拥护一项政策
The mayor espouses a policy of reducing traffic in the city center.
市长拥护减少市中心交通流量的政策。
信奉一项原则
Successful teams espouse the principle of mutual respect.
成功的团队信奉相互尊重的原则。
信奉一种理念
The company espouses a philosophy of customer-first service.
这家公司信奉顾客至上的服务理念。
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espouse 听上去像 e+spouse（配偶）：把某个事业当作配偶来拥护、信奉，就记住了 espouse 是“支持、拥护；娶/嫁”。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、political discourse、formal reports espouse 多用于正式语境，表示“支持、拥护（某种观点或事业）”；其“嫁娶”旧义多见于文学或古旧文体。
与 espouse /ɪˈspaʊz/ 押韵的词（/aʊz/）：arouse, carouse, rouse, browse, house（动词）。注意 spouse /spaʊs/ 和 house（名词）/haʊs/ 拼写相似但以 /s/ 结尾，不押韵。
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