v.提倡；主张

n.拥护者；提倡者；律师；辩护者

Many educators advocate a liberal education. 很多教育家提倡通才教育。

Many people advocate building more hospitals. 许多人主张增设医院。

We advocate higher saralies for teachers. 我们主张涨老师的工资。

She is a passionate advocate of education reform. 她是一名教育改革的热情拥护者。

This judge is a strong advocate of prison reform. 这位法官是监狱改革的坚决拥护者。

The advocate has undertaken my case. 律师己接受我的案子。

He got the best advocate in town to defend him. 他请城里最好的律师为他辩护。

advocate属及物动词，后不可加介词，如不可说He advocates for reform；

advocate后较少接that从句，如不常说He advocates that due attention (should) be paid to reform；

advocate后可接动名词，不可接不定式。 We advocate stopping the practice.

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。

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。

advocate还可指大陆法系国家的“辩护律师,辩护人”。