1. vt. 提升 give sb a higher position or rank
2. vt. 促进; 提倡 help the progress of
3. vt. 筹划 help to organize and start

1. contribute to the progress or growth of;

   "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
   

2. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;

   "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"
   "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"
   "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
   

3. make publicity for; try to sell (a product);

   "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"
   "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
   

4. be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

5. 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

1.促进；增进；提倡
If peoplepromote something, they help or encourage it to happen, increase, or spread.

e.g. You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection topromote economic growth...
不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。
e.g. 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。

2.促销；推广；推销
If a firmpromotes a product, it tries to increase the sales or popularity of that product.

promote的反义词

e.g. Paul Weller has announced a full British tour topromote 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。
e.g. ...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

3.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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. In fact, those people have been promoted.
事实上，那些人已经升职了。

4.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.

promote的近义词

e.g. 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。

1. 提倡：我记得以前还在经建会服务的时候,我们在提倡(promote)区域金融中心-Regional Financial Center,我们有时候常常在问,你要有什麼样的条件(prerequisite)去变成一个区域金融中心(Regional Financial Center).

2. 提升：尽管当Domain中的PDC发生问题时,可以将一台BDC提升(promote)为PDC,但DC(域控制器,包括PDC和BDC)和Member Server之间却不能相互转换,也就是说当安装了一个Server之后,如果想改变它的功能,重新确定它的角色,从DC变为Member Server,

1. They wanted to promote the soldier.
   他们想提升这个士兵。
2. Swimming promotes health.
   游泳增进健康。
3. The new policy promoted the development of agriculture.
   这项新的政策促进了农业的发展。
4. The organization works to promote friendship between nations.
   该组织旨在促进各国之间的友谊。
5. You oughtn't to be promoting the boy smoking.
   你不应当鼓励那个男孩吸烟。
6. They wanted to promote a new business company.
   他们要筹建一家新的商行。
7. Who is promoting this boxing match?
   谁在筹划这次拳击赛?
8. He was in town to promote his new book.
   他在城里推销自己的新书。
9. The company is promoting its new products on television.
   这家公司正通过电视宣传其新产品。
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10. He certainly ought to be promoted.
    他当然应该被提升。
11. This method should be widely promoted.
    这种方法应该被推广。
12. Colour TV has been more aggressively promoted as more manufacturers have joined the competition.
    由于更多的厂商参与竞争,推销彩色电视机的宣传更为激烈了。

1. We promote what is right.
   我们提倡正确的东西。

1. They promoted him captain.
   他们提升他为上尉。
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2. Henry has been promoted to be manager.
   亨利已晋升为经理。
3. Our teacher has been promoted to be headmaster.
   我们的老师已被提升为校长了。

promote to (v.+prep.)

提升为…; (使)升入… raise sb to a higher rank or position
promote sb to sb/sth

The boss promoted him to a higher rank for his successful work.

因为他工作干得出色,老板给他晋升一级。

He will soon be promoted to the position of director.

他将很快被提升为处长。

I'm happy to inform you that you have been promoted to captain.

我很高兴地告诉你,你已被提升为上尉。

Several instructors were promoted to assistant professor this year.

今年有几名讲师晋升为助理教授。

Pupils who pass this test will be promoted to the next higher grade.

通过此次考试的学生将升入高一年级。

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They discussed how to promote cooperation between the two countries.

他们讨论如何促进两国间的合作。

He has been promoted to general manager.

他已被提升为总经理。

He failed to get promoted for lack of resolution.

他因缺乏果断力而未能得到升迁。

He promoted a campaign to remind the public of protecting the wildlife.

他发起了一项旨在提醒人们保护野生动物的活动。

They now need to put some real elbow grease into promoting the products.

他们现在推销产品确实需要化大力气。

policies to promote economic growth

促进经济增长的政策

a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues

提高环保意识的运动

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。

The area is being promoted as a tourist destination.

这个地区正被推广为旅游点。

She worked hard and was soon promoted.

她工作勤奋，不久就得到提升了。

He has been promoted to sergeant.

他已晋升为巡佐。

They were promoted to the First Division last season.

上个赛季他们晋升为甲级队。

You don 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。

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。

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。

...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

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。

In fact, those people have been promoted.

事实上，那些人已经升职了。

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。

promote Chinese culture and build the common spiritual home for the Chinese nation.

弘扬中华文化,建设中华民族共有精神家园.

And the show will help promote it.

而这次展览会有利于促销它.

promote materialist dialectics and oppose metaphysics and scholasticism.

要提倡唯物辩证法,反对形而上学和烦琐哲学.

He was in town to promote his new books.

他在城里推销他的新书.

An industrial estate will help to promote the business of that city.

工业区将促进那个城市的商业发展.

The organization works to promote the trade between nations.

该组织旨在促进各国之间的贸易.

We should boldly give them work and promote them and not be overcautious.

我们要放手地任用和提拔他们,不要畏首畏尾.

Good habits promote longevity.

良好的习惯能增长寿命.

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.

The meeting discussed how to promote this latest product.

这次会议讨论了如何开展这种新产品的推销工作.

A good example serves to promote good manners in the young.

好榜样可促使青年人讲礼貌.

The aim is to promote closer economic integration.

目的是进一步促进经济一体化。

promote, advance, further

这三个词的共同意思是“促进”,都用作及物动词。它们之间的区别是：

1.advance强调的是效果; promote强调的是外界的有利条件。例如：

Selfless patriots advanced the cause of liberation.无私的爱国者促进了解放事业的发展。

A good example serves to promote good manners in the young.好榜样可促使青年人讲礼貌。

2.advance的动机一般是好的; 而promote有时指带有特殊动机的援助。例如：

He promoted his own welfare at the expense of others.他不惜以他人利益为代价换取自己的利益。

3.promote一般指发展积极因素; advance主要指发展积极因素,偶尔可指消极的副作用; further则不带任何色彩,既可指发展积极因素,也可指追求消极目的。例如：

We'll do all we can to further your plans.我们将竭尽全力推进你的计划。

Crisis conditions furthered the spreading of rumours.危机更加剧了这种谣言的传播。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的promotus：pro (向前） + motus (移动），意为向前移动。