promote

promote
verb
[with obj.]

further the progress of (something,especially a cause,venture,or aim); support or actively encourage
（尤指事业、企业、目标等）加强；增进，促进
some regulation is still required to promote competition.
加强竞争还需要一定的规则。
■give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) so as to increase sales or public awareness
（产品、组织或企业）宣传，推销
they are using famous personalities to promote the library nationally.
他们利用名人在全国各地宣传该图书馆。
■attempt to ensure the passing of (a private Act of Parliament)
促使（议会私法议案）通过
the government of the day would not be promoting the bill.
当时的政府不愿意促成该法案被通过。
■(Chemistry)act as a promoter of (a catalyst)
(化)使（催化剂）更活泼
(常作be promoted)advance or raise (someone) to a higher position or rank
晋升，提升，提拔
she was promoted to General Manager.
她被提拔为总经理。
[with obj. and complement]he was promoted Wing Commander while he was recovering from his injuries.
在等待伤愈时他被晋升为联队指挥官。
■transfer (a sports team) to a higher division of a league
（球队）晋级
they were promoted from the Third Division last season.
他们上一赛季从丙级晋升。
■(Chess)exchange (a pawn) for a more powerful piece of the same colour,typically a queen,as part of the move in which it reaches the opponent's end of the board
(棋)使（卒）升格为（尤指后等）
■(Bridge)enable (a relatively low card) to win a trick by playing off the higher ones first
(桥牌)（先打大牌）使（小牌）赢得一墩

派生
promotability
noun
promotable
adjective
promotive
adjective
语源

late Middle English: from Latin promot- 'moved forward', from the verb promovere, from pro- 'forward, onward' + movere 'to move'

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