The committee decided to espouse a policy of sustainable urban development to reduce carbon emissions.
委员会决定支持一项可持续城市发展政策，以减少碳排放。
Which choice best defines “espouse”?
A — To adopt or support (a cause or belief).. “espouse” means To adopt or support (a cause or belief)..
Which word means “To adopt or support (a cause or belief).”?
D — espouse. “espouse” means To adopt or support (a cause or belief)..
espouse — To adopt or support (a cause or belief).. In Chinese: 支持;拥护;信奉.
espouse is pronounced //ɪˈspaʊz//.
The committee decided to espouse a policy of sustainable urban development to reduce carbon emissions. (委员会决定支持一项可持续城市发展政策，以减少碳排放。)
advocate, embrace, support — all close in meaning to espouse (To adopt or support (a cause or belief).).
oppose, reject — each the opposite of espouse (To adopt or support (a cause or belief).).
Yes. espouse is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
与 spouse(配偶) 同源 → 像结婚般结合 → 拥护、信奉。