| 单词 | espouse |
| 释义 | espouse (once / 1387 pages) 1v 2v Use the verb espouse to describe the actions of someone who lives according to specific beliefs, such as your friends who espouse environmentalism and as a result walk whenever possible instead of taking the car. You can see the word spouse in espouse, so you may be wondering what husbands and wives have to do with it. Originally espouse did mean "to marry," but its meaning has evolved to include other long-term commitments as well, such as support for a principle or a cause. Similar to marriage, if you espouse a belief system, the idea is that you've chosen to wed yourself to it. WORD FAMILYespouse: espousal, espoused, espouses, espousing+/espousal: espousals USAGE EXAMPLESWhile coaches like to espouse “Next Man Up,’’ there’s a reason some players are paid one heck of a lot more than others. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) A new voice of authority joined the chorus espousing the inevitable need of Indiana’s crumbling road infrastructure. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) On the campaign trail, Donald Trump initially wavered when called to reject the group or its espoused values, refusing to immediately condemn it. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) 1 1v choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans The candidate espouses Republican ideals Syn|Hypo|Hyper adopt, follow abide by, comply, follow act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes adhere, stick be a devoted follower or supporter choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 2v take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper adopt, embrace, sweep up fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on, take up adopt accept consider or hold as true v take in marriage Syn|Hypo|Hyper conjoin, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed marry, splice, tie, wed perform a marriage ceremony inmarry marry within one's own tribe or group mismarrymarry an unsuitable partner wivemarry a woman, take a wife wivetake (someone) as a wife intermarrymarry within the same ethnic, social, or family group remarrymarry, not for the first time unify, unite act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
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