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promote/prəˈməʊt/v. tr. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 to)a advance or raise (a person) to a higher office, rank, etc. 提升；晋升(某人) was promoted to captain 被提升为上尉 b transfer (a sports team) to a higher division of a league etc. 使(球队)晋级 2 help forward; encourage; support actively (a cause, process, desired result, etc.) 促进；鼓励；支持(某事业、进程、目的等) promoted women's suffrage 支持妇女拥有选举权 3 publicize and sell (a product) 宣传，推销(产品) 4 attempt to ensure the passing of (a private Act of Parliament) 促使(议会私法法案)的通过 5 Chess raise (a pawn) to the rank of queen etc. when it reaches the opponent's end of the board 【棋类】使(卒)升格(为女王等) □ promotable adj.□ promotability /-ˈbiliti/ n.□ promotion /-ˈməʊʃ(ə)n/ n.□ promotional /-ˈməʊʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj.□ promotive adj.[Middle English from Latin promovēre promot- (as PRO-1, movēre ‘move’)] |