espouse

英 [ɪˈspaʊz]

美 [ɪˈspaʊz]

v.  支持，拥护，赞成(信仰、政策等)

过去分词：espoused　过去式：espoused　现在分词：espousing　第三人称单数：espouses　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.11682 / COCA.9966

牛津词典

verb

• 支持，拥护，赞成（信仰、政策等）
  to give your support to a belief, policy etc.
  1. They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education.
     他们赞同在教育方面人人机会均等的观念。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 支持;拥护
  If youespousea particular policy, cause, or belief, you become very interested in it and give your support to it.
  1. She ran away with him to Mexico and espoused the revolutionary cause.
     她跟着他逃到墨西哥，并支持革命事业。

英英释义

verb

• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
  1. She embraced Catholicism
  2. They adopted the Jewish faith
  Synonym:embraceadoptsweep up
• choose and follow
  1. She followed the feminist movement
  2. The candidate espouses Republican ideals
  Synonym:adoptfollow
• take in marriage
  Synonym:marryget marriedwedconjoinhook up withget hitched with

双语例句

• True knights in shining armour, in principle at least, these men espouse the noble ideals of chivalry and honour.
  精英类型：后期专业部队骑士们穿著光亮的装甲，至少，这些人骑士拥有高尚荣誉的理想。
• The Chinese people on both sides of the Straits all believe that there is only one China and espouse national reunification. taiwan's status as an inalienable part of China has been determined and cannot be changed. "self-determination" for Taiwan is out of the question.
  海峡两岸的中国人民都主张只有一个中国，都拥护国家的统一，台湾作为中国不可分割的一部分的地位是确定的、不能改变的，不存在什么“自决”的问题。
• The firm does not espouse any single architectural expression, but strives to find that which is unique and important to a given project.
  我公司并不赞同任何单一建筑表达，但始终努力寻找对于所给项目来说唯一而重要的建筑表达。
• It is not just the courses 'participants and tutors who espouse the importance of creative writing techniques in business.
  不仅仅是课程的参与者和老师倡导创意性写作技巧在商业中的重要性。
• Don't tell off-color jokes, reveal company secrets, gossip about co-workers or espouse your views on race, religion or the boss'personality.
  不要讲低俗的笑话、泄露公司机密、讲同事的闲话或宣扬你关于种族、宗教的观点或你老板的人格。
• But the ideas they espouse about how to handle recessions were rejected by nearly all economists after the disasters of the 1930s. It is tragic that in recent years the old ideas have again taken root.
  但这些人关于如何应对衰退所持有的观点，是上世纪30年代金融灾难后被几乎所有经济学家所否定的。可悲的是，近年来，这些老思想又卷土重来。
• Today, astronomers espouse the theory that comets spawn the swarms.
  如今，天文学家们支持彗星产生了流星团的说法。
• Those who espouse discovery note that mathematical statements are true or false regardless of personal beliefs, suggesting that they have some external reality.
  那些“发现说”的支持者们指出，数学陈述的对和错与个人的信仰无关，从而表现出某种客观现实性。
• These thought leaders commonly espouse the idea that there is as much mileage to be gained from harnessing strengths as there is from shoring up weaknesses.
  这些思想的领袖们通常都主张发挥优势，要比治愈劣势要获得的好处多。
• But that same Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to espouse national healthcare, while Mr Huntsman, a former Utah governor, advocated repeal of ObamaCare during the Republican primaries.
  但西奥多•罗斯福是首位支持全民医保的美国总统，而曾任犹他州州长的洪博培在共和党初选期间却曾主张废除奥巴马医改（Obamacare）。