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发音：[ɪˈspaʊz]
例句：
- The word espouse is a verb that means to adopt, support or advocate for a particular idea, belief, or cause. When someone espouses a cause, they publicly support it and try to persuade others to believe in it as well.
- The price of small crystal specimens has increased fivefold over the past decade as famous personalities such as Katy Perry, Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian West, and others have espoused their belief in the healing properties of crystals and gemstones.
- According to Johnson, late-night show hosts must continue to demonstrate their commitment to the values they have espoused in recent days if they genuinely believe in them.
- The hard-right members who espoused vaccine conspiracy theories within the Republican Party’s base have amplified their voices, causing a rift among Americans.
- Newly released documents show that Fox News anchors’ privately held opinions are not the same as those they espoused publicly and shared with millions of viewers on their television programs.
- The CEOs of major companies are breaking away from the traditional model of not mixing politics with business by taking a stand about the election’s results, which they have long espoused.
- Medical experts and doctors who advocate for the community’s benefits of social distancing, gathering outdoors, and avoiding large gatherings continue to espouse their opposition to basketball as a sport.
解释：
- Espouse这个单词做动词使用，其表示“to adopt, support or advocate for a particular idea, belief, or cause”这一含义，即“支持/拥护/赞成（信仰、政策等）”，与adopt/abide/embrace这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- An open letter was signed by over 500 scholars espousing the fundamental principles of Deep Adaptation and encouraging policymakers to address the risk of societal disruption and collapse.（500多名学者签署了一封公开信，支持深度适应的基本原则，并鼓励政策制定者应对社会混乱和崩溃的风险。）
–News - There are some who espouse the theory that the current pandemic may have been caused by a virus that escaped from the WIV, including scientists, politicians, and journalists.（有些人支持当前的大流行可能是由从WIV逃逸的病毒引起的理论，包括科学家，政治家和记者。）
–Science - Amazon, an e-commerce company that espouses 14 leadership principles including “learn and be curious” and “insist on the highest standards,” is particularly admired by him.（亚马逊是一家信奉14项领导原则的电子商务公司，包括“学习和好奇”和“坚持最高标准”，他特别钦佩这家公司。）
–Business - PayPal was found to have allowed at least eight groups and individuals who openly espouse racist views to raise funds that were vital to organizing the Charlottesville rally.（PayPal被发现允许至少八个公开支持种族主义观点的团体和个人筹集对组织夏洛茨维尔集会至关重要的资金。）
–Technology - Even though some parents expressed equal beliefs, while others did not, most children claimed that their mothers performed more household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and taking care of children than their fathers, contradicting the egalitarian views espoused by some parents.（尽管一些父母表达了平等的信念，而另一些则没有，但大多数孩子声称他们的母亲比他们的父亲承担更多的家务，如做饭、打扫卫生和照顾孩子，这与一些父母所信奉的平等主义观点相矛盾。）
–Culture - When he espoused the anti-slavery cause and ruined his political prospects in the eyes of most people, I stood by him and defended his actions through the press.（当他拥护反奴隶制事业，毁掉他在大多数人眼中的政治前景时，我站在他一边，通过媒体为他的行为辩护。）
–Literature
