1.advocate用作及物动词的基本意思是“提倡,主张”,指支持或拥护某事物或做某事。接名词、代词或动名词作宾语,偶尔还可接that从句,从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟式。
2.advocate作及物动词,后不可加介词,如不可说He advocates for reform;
They advocate higher salaries for teachers.
He firmly advocated the creation of a permanent United Nations.
1.advocate用作名词的基本意思是“提倡者,拥护者”,指对某一事业、方针、政策等的支持者、拥护者、提倡者、鼓吹者,其后常接介词of。
2.advocate还可指大陆法系国家的“辩护律师,辩护人”。
He is an advocate of more airplanes and fewer warships.
He got the best advocate in town to defend him.