promote

vt.促进，推进；提升，助长；促销；使（学生）升级

vi.成为王后或其他大于卒的子

verb

1. 促进；推动
   to help sth to happen or develop
   1. policies to promote economic growth
      促进经济增长的政策
   2. a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues
      提高环保意识的运动
2. 促销；推销
   to help sell a product, service, etc. or make it more popular by advertising it or offering it at a special price
   1. The band has gone on tour to promote their new album.
      这个乐队已开始巡回宣传他们的新唱片。
   2. The area is being promoted as a tourist destination.
      这个地区正被推广为旅游点。
3. 提升；晋升
   to move sb to a higher rank or more senior job
   1. She worked hard and was soon promoted.
      她工作勤奋，不久就得到提升了。
   2. He has been promoted to sergeant.
      他已晋升为巡佐。
4. 将（体育运动队）晋级
   to move a sports team from playing with one group of teams to playing in a better group
   1. They were promoted to the First Division last season.
      上个赛季他们晋升为甲级队。

过去分词:promoted 现在分词:promoting 第三人称单数:promotes 过去式:promoted

promote 促进，促销，提拔

pro-,向前，-mot,移动，词源同motion,move.比喻用法。

1. We want to promote cosmetics that appeal across the colour barrier.
   我们想推销各种肤色的人都喜欢的化妆品。
2. Politicians are eager to promote their 'happy family' image to curry favour with voters.
   政客们极力宣传他们的“幸福家庭”形象以讨好选民。
3. They have begun dialogues to promote better understanding between both communities
   双方已经开始了对话，以增进两个社群间的彼此了解。
4. It became difficult to promote excellence without being accused of elitism.
   提倡追求杰出难免被指责为宣扬精英论。
5. The profession's leaders must take action now to promote equal opportunities for all.
   该行业的领导们现在必须采取措施促使所有人获得均等机会。
6. He did this to promote American exports
   他这么做是为了推广美国出口产品。
7. The extent to which it helped to promote Britain's broader strategic interests was sometimes questionable
   它对于促进英国获得更广泛的战略利益到底有多大的帮助，这一点有时候值得怀疑。
8. The President set the targets for the future to promote friendship with East Europe
   总统确定了在未来加强同东欧的互助的目标。
9. We must promote originality and encourage innovation.
   我们必须提倡创意，鼓励革新。
10. She refused to promote Colin above the low rank of 'legal adviser'.
    她拒绝把科林由“法律顾问”这一低级别往上提。
11. He had written letters on official notepaper to promote a relative's company.
    他用官方信纸写信推荐一个亲戚的公司。
12. What hope is there, if people in positions of power continue to promote outmoded attitudes?
    如果当权者仍然抱残守缺，还有什么希望可言？
13. The program has lived up to its promise to promote family welfare.
    这个项目恪守了其改善家庭福利的承诺。
14. You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth
    不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。
15. In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
    我们的社会从多个方面助长了酗酒的风气。
16. Paul Weller has announced a full British tour to promote his second solo album.
    保罗·韦勒已经宣布到英国巡演，以推广他的第二张专辑。
17. I was promoted to editor and then editorial director
    我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。
18. In fact, those people have been promoted.
    事实上，那些人已经升职了。
19. Woodford Green won the Second Division title and are promoted to the First Division.
    伍德福德格林队赢得了乙级联赛的冠军，成功升甲。
20. The Chancellor emphasised his determination to promote openness and transparency in the Government's economic decision-making.
    财政大臣强调了他促进政府经济决策公开透明的决心。
21. It's simply unethical to promote and advertise such a dangerous product
    宣传推广如此危险的产品完全是不道德的。
22. The meeting discussed how to promote cooperation between the two countries.
    会议讨论了如何促进两国的合作。
23. Promote materialist dialectics and oppose metaphysics and scholasticism.
    要提倡唯物辩证法，反对形而上学和烦琐哲学。
24. The meeting discussed how to promote this latest product.
    这次会议讨论了如何开展这种新产品的推销工作。
25. We should boldly give them work and promote them and not be overcautious.
    我们要放手地任用和提拔他们，不要畏首畏尾。
26. The aim is to promote closer economic integration.
    目的是进一步促进经济一体化。
27. Global cooperation to prevent the spread of pandemic disease can promote public health.
    全球合作预防疾病蔓延也有助于促进公共健康。
28. He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation.
    他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。
29. If you keep your nose clean, the boss might promote you.
    如果你行为规矩，老板可能提升你。
30. How to reduce product costs and promote product quality is an urgent problem of modern enterprises.
    怎样降低产品成本、提高产品质量是现代企业急需解决的问题。