学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3422 espouse

 今天我们要学的词是 espouse¹.

 

espouse 是信奉、拥护的意思。  

A majority of the Democratic presidential candidates espouse the belief that people who enter the U.S. illegally should not only be allowed to stay, but that they should be given free healthcare. 民主党总统参选人中大多数都支持这样一种信念，即不仅应该允许非法进入美国的人留下来，而且应该给他们提供免费的医疗保健。

 

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v.支持，赞成，嫁娶

参考例句：

• 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。
• Some teachers enthusiastically espouse the benefits to be gained from educational software.有些教师热烈赞同可以从教学软件中得到好处的观点。