espouse

英 [ɪ'spaʊz] 美 [ɪ'spaʊz]

• vt. 支持；赞成；嫁娶

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 拥护
2. 赞同，赞成
3. 协助
4. 结婚，嫁娶
5. 信奉，信仰
6. 支持
7. 娶（妻）
8. 嫁（女）
9. 与…成配偶，和…结婚
10. 采纳
11. 提倡，赞助

英英释义

Verb:

1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans;

   "She followed the feminist movement"
   "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
   

2. take in marriage

3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own;

   "She embraced Catholicism"
   "They adopted the Jewish faith"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. 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。
2. But not all Talons espouse the humans' extermination.
   但是不是所有的魔爪都支持杀光人类。

经典引文

• Before Edward had espoused the lady Grey, he had been contracted to the lady Eleanor Butler.

  出自： Horace Walpole

词汇搭配

• espouse someone's quarrel 为某人鸣不平...

近反义词

【近义词】

• adopt 采用
• embrace 拥抱
• take up 拿起
• back 后面
• advocate 提倡
• support 支持
• promote 促进
• champion 拥护者
• marry 娶
• follow 跟随
• hook up with 和……有联系...
• conjoin 结合
• sweep up 打扫
• get married 结婚