promote

单词音标

promote音标[prәu\'mәut]

汉语翻译

vt. 促进, 晋升, 创办, 推销

【经】 促进, 推广, 推销

词型变化

动词过去式:promoted过去分词:promoted现在分词:promoting第三人称单数:promotes形容词:promotable名词:promotability

英语解释

动词 promote:

contribute to the progress or growth of

同义词：advance, boost, further, encourage

give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

同义词：upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate

make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

同义词：advertise, advertize, push

be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent

例句

The government decided to promote public welfare.

*府决定发展公共福利。

He likes to read biographies of great men to promote himself.

他喜欢读伟人传记来提高自己。

We must promote commerce with neighbouring countries.

我们必须促进与邻国的贸易。

Exercise promotes health.

锻炼可增进健康。

The young army officer was promoted to the rank of captain.

这个年轻*官被提升为上尉。

After this win, Manchester United was promoted to the First Division.

这次踢赢之后，曼彻斯特联队升入了甲级。

详细解释

pro.mote

v.tr.（及物动词）

pro.mot.ed,pro.mot.ing,pro.motes

To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.

使晋升：把…提拔到更重要的或更负责任的工作或职位

To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.

进级：使（一个学生）进入下一个更高的年级

To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.See Synonyms at advance

促进，推进：有助于…的进步或成长；更进一步参见 advance

To urge the adoption of; advocate:

促进，助长：促使采纳；倡议：

例句：

promote a constitutional amendment.

倡议宪法修正案

To attempt to sell or popularize by advertising or publicity:

促销：通过广告或做宣传活动尽力想卖或使…受欢迎：

例句：

commercials promoting a new product.

促进新产品销售的商业广告

To help to establish or organize (a new enterprise), as by securing financial backing:

主办：帮助建立或组织（新企业），如通过有保证的经济支持：

例句：

promote a Broadway show.

主办百老汇演出

来源：

Middle English promoten

中古英语 promoten

from Old French promoter

源自 古法语 promoter

from Latin prômovôre prômôt-

源自 拉丁语 prômovôre prômôt-

prô- [forward] * see pro-

prô- [向前] *参见 pro-

movôre [to move] * see meu…-

movôre [移动] *参见 meu…-

【引伸】

promot.abil.ity

n.（名词）

promot.able

adj.（形容词）