pro·mo·tion
noun OPAL W
/prəˈməʊʃn/
/prəˈməʊʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization
提升；提拔；晋升 - The new job is a promotion for him.
这一新职务对他是擢升。 - promotion to something Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise.
竟然提拔她当销售经理，叫每个人都感到意外。 - a job with excellent promotion prospects
有充分晋升机会的职务
Collocations JobsJobsGetting a job- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsb2- If I can't get promotion soon, I'll look for another job.
如果不能很快得到提升，我就要找别的工作。 - She felt she had little chance of promotion in her job.
她觉得她在这一岗位晋升的机会不大。 - The company encourages internal promotion.
公司鼓励内部晋升。 - her promotion from assistant to associate professor
她从助教到副教授的晋升 - We congratulate Richard on his well-deserved promotion.
我们祝贺理查德当之无愧的晋升。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- internal
- earn
- gain
- get
- …
- opportunities
- prospects
- race
- …
- promotion from
- promotion to
- chance of promotion
- chances of promotion
- The new job is a promotion for him.
- [uncountable] promotion (to something) a move by a sports team from playing in one group of teams to playing in a better group
（体育运动队的）晋级，升级 - the team’s promotion to the First Division
这个球队晋升为甲级队
Extra Examples- The team's chances of promotion took a knock when they lost at home.
主场失利后，球队晋级的可能性大大降低。 - With three matches remaining, there are six teams in the promotion race.
还剩下 3 场比赛，有 6 支球队在争取晋级。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- internal
- earn
- gain
- get
- …
- opportunities
- prospects
- race
- …
- promotion from
- promotion to
- chance of promotion
- chances of promotion
- the team’s promotion to the First Division
- [uncountable, countable] activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service; a set of advertisements for a particular product or service
促销活动；广告宣传 - Her job is mainly concerned with sales and promotion.
她的工作主要是销售和广告宣传方面的。 - We are doing a special promotion of Chilean wines.
我们正在做智利葡萄酒的特别促销活动。 - We're doing a major book promotion at key bookshops this week.
本周我们将在主要书店进行大型图书促销活动。
Synonyms advertisementadvertisementpublicity ▪ ad ▪ commercial ▪ promotion ▪ trailerThese are all words for a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service.advertisement a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service; an example of something that shows its good qualities; the act of advertising something and making it public:- They ran advertisements on TV and on social media.
他们在电视和社交媒体上投放广告。 - Dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society.
肮脏的街道绝不是繁荣社会的景象。
- She works in publicity.
她从事宣传工作。 - There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film.
她的新电影尚未上映即大加宣传。
- We put an ad on that website.
我们在该网站上投放了广告。 - an ad for a new chocolate bar
新品种巧克力棒的广告
- a special promotion of local products
当地产品的特别促销活动 - She works in sales and promotion.
她从事销售和推广工作。
- (a/an) advertisement/publicity/ad/commercial/promotion/trailer for something
- a TV/television/radio/cinema advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- an online/internet advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- to run/show a(n) advertisement/ad/commercial/trailer
WordfinderTopics Businessc1, Shoppingc1- assistant
- buy
- counter
- display
- fitting room
- promotion
- sale
- shop
- store
- till
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- special
- marketing
- sales
- …
- do
- Her job is mainly concerned with sales and promotion.
- [uncountable] promotion of something (formal) activity that encourages people to believe in the value or importance of something, or that helps something to succeed
推广；促进 - a society for the promotion of religious tolerance
一个促进宗教包容的团体 - The new health promotion clinic will provide free check-ups.
那家进行健康宣传活动的新诊所将提供免费体检。
- a society for the promotion of religious tolerance
Word Originlate Middle English (in senses (1) and (2)): via Old French from Latin promotio(n-), from promovere ‘move forward’, from pro- ‘forward, onward’ + movere ‘to move’.