Word · Frequency #11682
espouses
支持；拥护；信奉
espouses is the third person singular of espouse.
to adopt or support a cause, belief, or idea and treat it as one's own
- 1.
To marry.
结婚
- 2.
To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
接受、支持或采纳(想法或事业)
结婚；接受、支持或采纳(想法或事业)；支持；赞成；嫁
In use
She has long espoused the benefits of a plant-based diet.
The government espoused a policy of economic reform.
He hesitates to espouse an unpopular cause.
espouse + noun phrase (e.g., a cause, a belief)
She espouses a conservative ideology.
她拥护保守的意识形态。
espouse + person (archaic/literary)
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。
Verb forms
base espouse · third person espouses · -ing espousing · past espoused · past participle espoused
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- espouse a cause
- 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。
- espouse a view
- 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。
- espouse a policy
- 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。
- espouse a principle
- 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。
- espouse a philosophy
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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