动名词。advocate用作及物动词的基本意思是“提倡,主张”,指支持或拥护某事物或做某事。接名词、代词或动名词作宾语,偶尔还可接that从句,从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟式。
advocate后较少接that从句，如不常说He advocates that due attention (should) be paid to reform；
advocate后可接动名词，不可接不定式。We advocate stopping the practice.
水利万物而不争,
而万物莫能与之争。
