promote[prəu'məut]vt.1.■提升;升级;升迁:He worked hard and was soon promoted.他工作努力,很快就获得提升。2.■促进;增进;发扬;提倡:to promote what is right提倡(或发扬)正确的东西3.■[美国英语]宣传;推销(商品等):We launch a big advertising campaign to promote our new toothpaste.我们发动了一场声势浩大的广告宣传攻势,旨在推销新型牙膏。4.■使 (学生)升级:to be promoted to the next grade升到下一年级5.■筹划,发起,创立:to promote a basketball match筹划一次篮球比赛6.■促使(法律、议案等) 通过:to promote a bill in Parliament促使一项法案在议会中通过7.■【化学】使(催化剂)更活泼8.■【国际象棋】使(卒)升格(为王后等)9.■[美国俚语](用不正的手段)获得,骗取:to be able to promote a bottle of wine能够搞到一瓶酒vi.1.■【国际象棋】成为王后或其他大于卒的子:A pawn automatically promotes when it reaches the eighth rank.卒子在到达第八横格时自动升级。2.■[废语]告发某人3.■[废语]煽动某人(去争吵等)近义词advance变形vt.promotedpromoting
promotepromote[prəˈməut]vt.1.■增进, 促进, 发扬, 引起2.■提升; 使升级, 使晋级3.■创办, 发起; (美)筹划(不正当的事业)4.■设法使(议案) 通过5.■宣传, 推广, 推销(商品等)6.■[美俚](用不正当的手段)获得7.■(国际象棋)使升格(如小卒变为女王)promote growth [prosperity, understanding]促进增长[繁荣, 了解]be promoted (to be [to the rank of]) first mate被提为大副Several banks promoted the company.好几家银行创办了这个公司。The boy was promoted to the fourth grade.这个男孩升到四年级。The company are promoting their new products on television.这家公司在电视上宣传他们的新产品。