advocate

advocate

advocate n.辨护者,拥护者,鼓吹者 vt.用户提倡
ad-去 + voc-说 + 动词后缀-ate, 去说 => 提倡

• He’s strong advocate of state ownership of the railways. 他是铁路国家所有权的坚决拥护者
  state ownership 国家所有权
• He advocates the return of captial punishment. 他主张恢复死刑
  the return of 回归
  captial 首都
  punishment 惩罚
  captial punishment 首要惩罚 => 死刑

voice n.声音; 嗓音; 发音能力; 意见,发言权;语态

• A strike was the only way to make our voices heard 罢工是表达我们声音的唯一途径

vocal adj.声音的; 有声的;歌唱的 n.声乐作品;演唱部分

• the vocals are shared by two members of the band. 人声由乐队的两个成员分享.

vocabulary n.词汇, 词汇量; 词汇表

vocation n.职业; 召唤; 天命; 天职; 才能

• I feel I’ve found my true vocation
• vocational 职业的

evoke vt.唤起;引起
e- 向外 + -vok- = -voc- + e

• The music evoked memories of her youth. 音乐唤起了她青春的回忆

provoke vt.挑动;激发;招惹

• If you provoke the dog, he may bite you.

vowel n.原因, 原因字母

vote n.投票,表决; 选票,选票数 v.投票,表决

• She cast her vote for the candidate. 她为候选人投票
• He is too young to vote in the election. 他年纪太小，无法参加选举
  • election

veto n.否决权 vt.否决

• The government used its veto to block the proposal. 政府以否决权否决了该提案
• My boss vetoed my taking any more time off this year.

devote v. 奉献,致力

• she devoted herself to her career. 她致力于她的事业.

aerial adj.空中的;航空的

• air n.空气;神气 vt.通风;晾干
• aeroplane n.飞机(airplane)
• soar vi.高飞;高耸;飞涨
  • an eagle soaring high above the cliffs. 一只在翱翔在悬崖上方的老鹰
  • House prices soared a further 20 percent. 房价飞涨20％.
  • soaring mountains. 高耸的山

artery n.动脉;干线;要道

• blocked artery 动脉阻塞
• the main arteries leading into the city. 通往城市的主要动脉