鼓吹者 (gǔ chuī zhě) — (derogatory) advocate, proponent, champion (of an idea or cause, with a negative spin)
Definition
A '鼓吹者' is an advocate or champion of an idea, but with a negative spin — someone who pushes a view the speaker disagrees with. Translate it as 'propagandist' or 'zealous advocate' rather than the neutral 'advocate'.
noun
(derogatory) advocateproponentchampion (of an idea or cause, with a negative spin)
Examples
- 鼓吹者。Tā shì zhè zhǒng jí duān sī xiǎng de gǔ chuī zhě.He is an advocate of this extreme ideology.
- 鼓吹者。Zhè xiē gǔ chuī zhě bú duàn kuā dà xīn zhèng cè de yōu diǎn.These advocates keep exaggerating the merits of the new policy.
- 鼓吹者。Méi tǐ shàng de gǔ chuī zhě wǎng wǎng hū lüè shì shí.Advocates in the media often ignore the facts.
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