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

Extremists were openly advocating violence.

极端主义者公开鼓吹使用暴力。

He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.

他是自由市场政策以及多党制的坚定倡导者。