advocate1/ˋædvə͵ket; ˈædvəkeIt/v [T] formal to publicly say that something should be done【正式】主张﹐提倡﹐拥护﹐鼓吹: Extremists were openly advocating violence. 极端主义者公开宣扬暴力。 —advocacy /-kəsI; -kəsi/n [U]
advocate2/ˋædvəkIt; ˈædvəkət or ˈædvəkIt/n [C] 1 someone who publicly supports someone or something 倡导者﹐拥护者﹐鼓吹者: +of an advocate of prison reform 监狱改革的拥护者2 law a lawyer who defends someone in a court of law 【法律】辩护律师