advocate

释义

n. 提倡者, 拥护者\nvt. 主张, 提倡 devil's advocate 故意持相反意见的人；故意唱反调的人

例句

Mr. Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.

威廉斯先生是一位提倡减少政府对商业的控制的保守人士。

Extremists were openly advocating violence.

极端主义者公开鼓吹使用暴力。