promote
/prəʊˈməʊt/verb
with obj.
1
- further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage加强（事业、企业、目标等）; 增进, 促进：
some regulation is still required to promote competition.
加强竞争仍需要一定的规则。
1.1
- give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) so as to increase sales or public awareness宣传, 推销（产品, 组织, 企业）：
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。
1.2
- 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的通过。
1.3
- Chemistry act as a promoter of (a catalyst)【化】使（催化剂）更活泼。
2
- （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。
2.1
- transfer (a sports team) to a higher division of a league使（球队）晋级：
they were promoted from the Third Division last season.
他们上一赛季从丙级队晋升。
2.2
- 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）。
2.3
- 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。
派生词
promotability
nounpromotable
adjectivepromotive
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin promot- 'moved forward'，from the verb promovere,from pro- 'forward，onward'+movere 'to move'.