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1、advocate
擁護；提倡；主張
Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
威廉斯先生是個保守派，主張政府應減少對商業的控制。
the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.
反對黨提倡的稅收政策
（為某一類人）謀利益者
advocates for the homeless.
為無家可歸的人謀利益者
Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.
動物權利保護者指出動物園實際上是動物的牢籠，經常很殘酷地對待動物。
擁護者；提倡者
He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.
他是自由市場政策和多黨派制度的堅決擁護者。
2、balance
（使）保持平衡；（使）平穩
I balanced on the ledge.
我在窗臺上站穩。
He balanced a football on his head.
他將一只足球穩穩地頂在頭上。
使（力量、重要性等）相等；使均衡；使持平
Balance spicy dishes with mild ones.
做到辛辣菜和清淡菜比重相當。
The state has got to find some way to balance these two needs.
國家必須找出平衡這兩種需求的辦法。
（尤指沖突或比賽中的）局面，勝利天平
a powerful new gun which could tip the balance of the war in their favour.
將使他們在戰爭中占據優勢的威力巨大的新型火炮
The balance continues to swing away from final examinations to continuous assessment.
期末考試漸漸被連續性評估所取代。
