advocate
US /ˈædvəˌket/
・UK /'ædvəkeɪt/
B1 中級英檢高級多益
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)辯護人；律師
Mr Chen is an advocate and lawyer who will fight for your basic human rights
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)主張；擁護
The president is going to advocate her new plan, but most people think it will fail
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)支持；提倡
The judges advocate positive changes to the criminal law system
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)提倡者；擁護者
If elected, I will be your advocate in government
影片字幕
聖經系列 I：神的觀念入門！ (Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God)
- is I can't tell if I'm an advocate of the religious viewpoint or its worst possible critic.
我覺得這是不言而喻的
- But as I said, I don't want to leave people with the notion because in some ways, this is something I've thought about, what I've been thinking about for a long time, is I can't tell if I'm like an advocate of the religious viewpoint or its worst possible critic because I am doing my best to make it rational.
來改善事物
什麼是道地慣用語？身為英文學習者你真的該使用它嗎？（What is Idiomatic Language? Should you use it?）
- "To play devil's advocate." This is both an idiom or a collocation, because we often use "devil's advocate" by itself as well.
它的意思是走捷徑。
- "To play devil's advocate" means to propose the opposite opinion.
所以，如果我們說一家公司 cut corners，意思就是他們在欺騙消費者，或者如果他們不依法行事，就是在欺騙法律體系。
好市多結帳離開前「一定」會檢查發票？這背後原因竟然是這樣！ (Here's Why Costco Really Checks Your Receipt Before You Leave)
- Consumer advocate Edgar Dworski says that if you're in a conventional retail store where you didn't sign anything agreeing to allow employees to inspect your receipt or your cart when you're leaving, you don't have to hand it over.
會員協議，您自願簽署。
- Consumer advocate Edgar Dworsky says that if you're in a conventional retail store where
消費者權益倡導者 Edgar Dworsky 表示，如果您身處一家傳統零售店，
服刑七年學到關於溝通的寶貴一課：Damon West 的親身經歷！ (What Serving 7 Years in Prison Taught Damon West About Communication)
- Dabo becomes that advocate for me out there.
每當我準備進監獄時，他都會說，你不必贏得所有的戰鬥，但你必須打贏所有的戰鬥。
- Dabo becomes that advocate for me out there.
四個月後，克萊姆森大學的那個人和我聯繫，他是營運總監，他說，嘿，夥計，斯威尼教練在休斯頓的頒獎典禮上見過你。
川普 vs 希拉蕊 2016美國總統大選第三場辯論 (附字幕+在地化詞彙)！ (Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton - Third Presidential Debate (Subtitles + your native vocabulary))
- Because fact is he is going to advocate for the largest tax cut we've ever seen, times
因為事實是他將主張我們見過的最大規模的減稅，是布希政府時期減稅的
- The fact is he's going to advocate for the largest tax cuts we've ever seen, three times more than the tax cuts under the Bush administration.
您有能力提供幫助。如果您說我用了鋼鐵或者我用了別的東西
尊重 (RESPECT)
- Felix is not an anti-Semite, and Felix does not advocate hate.
你可能會想說 "哪有可能做到？"、"才不可能！"
- And Felix does not advocate hate...
因為現在很容易對別人貼標籤
