promote

英 [prəˈməʊt]

美 [prəˈmoʊt]

v.  促进; 推动; 促销; 推销; 提升; 晋升

过去分词：promoted　现在分词：promoting　第三人称单数：promotes　过去式：promoted　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1433 / COCA.1328

牛津词典

verb

• 促进；推动
  to help sth to happen or develop
  1. policies to promote economic growth
     促进经济增长的政策
  2. a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues
     提高环保意识的运动
• 促销；推销
  to help sell a product, service, etc. or make it more popular by advertising it or offering it at a special price
  1. The band has gone on tour to promote their new album.
     这个乐队已开始巡回宣传他们的新唱片。
  2. The area is being promoted as a tourist destination.
     这个地区正被推广为旅游点。
• 提升；晋升
  to move sb to a higher rank or more senior job
  1. She worked hard and was soon promoted.
     她工作勤奋，不久就得到提升了。
  2. He has been promoted to sergeant.
     他已晋升为巡佐。
• 将（体育运动队）晋级
  to move a sports team from playing with one group of teams to playing in a better group
  1. They were promoted to the First Division last season.
     上个赛季他们晋升为甲级队。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 促进；增进；提倡
  If peoplepromotesomething, they help or encourage it to happen, increase, or spread.
  1. You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth...
     不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。
  2. In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
     我们的社会从多个方面助长了酗酒的风气。
• VERB 促销；推广；推销
  If a firmpromotesa product, it tries to increase the sales or popularity of that product.
  1. Paul Weller has announced a full British tour to promote his second solo album.
     保罗·韦勒已经宣布到英国巡演，以推广他的第二张专辑。
  2. ...a special St Lucia week where the island could be promoted as a tourist destination.
     在特殊的圣卢西亚活动周期间这个岛屿可以作为旅游胜地进行宣传推广
• VERB 晋升；提升；擢升
  If someoneis promoted, they are given a more important job or rank in the organization that they work for.
  1. I was promoted to editor and then editorial director...
     我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。
  2. In fact, those people have been promoted.
     事实上，那些人已经升职了。
• VERB 使（联赛队伍）升级
  If a team that competes in a leagueis promoted, it starts competing in a higher division in the next season because it was one of the most successful teams in the lower division.
  1. Woodford Green won the Second Division title and are promoted to the First Division.
     伍德福德格林队赢得了乙级联赛的冠军，成功升甲。

英英释义

verb

• make publicity for
  1. The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
  2. The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
  Synonym:advertiseadvertizepush
• change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
• be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  1. John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
  2. Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
  3. I got promoted after many years of hard work
  Synonym:upgradeadvancekick upstairsraiseelevate
• contribute to the progress or growth of
  1. I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
  Synonym:advanceboostfurtherencourage

双语例句

• Politicians are eager to promote their 'happy family' image to curry favour with voters.
  政客们极力宣传他们的“幸福家庭”形象以讨好选民。
• If you keep your nose clean, the boss might promote you.
  如果你行为规矩，老板可能提升你。
• He did this to promote American exports
  他这么做是为了推广美国出口产品。
• You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth
  不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。
• What hope is there, if people in positions of power continue to promote outmoded attitudes?
  如果当权者仍然抱残守缺，还有什么希望可言？
• It's simply unethical to promote and advertise such a dangerous product
  宣传推广如此危险的产品完全是不道德的。
• The aim is to promote closer economic integration.
  目的是进一步促进经济一体化。
• I was promoted to editor and then editorial director
  我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。
• The profession's leaders must take action now to promote equal opportunities for all.
  该行业的领导们现在必须采取措施促使所有人获得均等机会。
• The meeting discussed how to promote cooperation between the two countries.
  会议讨论了如何促进两国的合作。