espouse

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++es·pouse /ɪˈspaʊz/ verb [transitive]  formalSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN to support an idea, belief etc, especially a political one 支持，拥护〔某观点、信仰等，尤指政治主张〕espouse a cause/policy etc He espoused a variety of scientific, social and political causes. 他支持各种科学、社会和政治事业。 —espousal noun [singular, uncountable] her espousal of liberal reforms 她对自由主义改革的拥护→ See Verb table

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espouse• Under any such setup, voters elect a leader who espouses a program.• He did not espouse a theory of contingent duties vesting subsequently to careless acts.• This was the credo that Church himself espoused as a landscape artist.• It has been rhetorically espoused by politicians and sceptically analysed by academics.• Followers of the sect espouse pure love and nonviolence.• Until recently women have had a struggle to get the unions to espouse their interests.Origin espouse (1400-1500) Old French espouser, from Latin sponsus; → SPOUSE

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espouse
es‧pouse /ɪˈspaʊz/ verb [transitive]formal to support an idea, belief etc, especially a political one
    espouse a cause/policy etc
    He espoused a variety of scientific, social and political causes.
—espousal noun [singular, uncountable]:
    her espousal of liberal reforms

es·pouseBrE /ɪˈspaʊz/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈspaʊz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they espouse BrE /ɪˈspaʊz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈspaʊz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it espouses BrE /ɪˈspaʊzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈspaʊzɪz/ 🔊past simple espoused BrE /ɪˈspaʊzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈspaʊzd/ 🔊past participle espoused BrE /ɪˈspaʊzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈspaʊzd/ 🔊 -ing form espousing BrE /ɪˈspaʊzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈspaʊzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to give your support to a belief, policy, etc. 支持，拥护，赞成（信仰、政策等）◆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。🔊🔊▸ es·pousal BrE /ɪˈspaʊzl/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈspaʊzl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] ◆~ of sth his recent espousal of populism他最近对民粹主义的支持