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  • Conjugation : past  promoted ; ing  promoting
  • Derivatives : adj  promotable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

promote [prə'məut]
  1. 1. vt. [+employee] 晋升
  2. 2. vt. [+record] [ film] [ book] [ product] (publicize) 促销
  3. 3. vt. [+understanding] [ peace] (encourage) 促进
  4. 4. vt. [+event] (sponsor,organize) 赞助
    the team was promoted to the first division
    [BRIT] [体育] 该队升到第一级别

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

promote [prəʊˈməʊt]
  1. 1. vt. 促进推动助长
    The goal of the World Bank is to promote growth in poor countries.
    世界银行目标推动贫穷国家发展
  2. 2. vt. 提拔,使晋升,使升级
    Cole has worked at a variety of catering units and has now been promoted to executive chef.
    科尔曾在多家餐饮单位工作过,现在已经晋升厨师主管
    I got promoted after many years of hard work.
    多年努力工作之后,我得到升迁
  3. 3. vt. 为……做广告宣传
    He opened the tour in Sweden promoting his new album.
    开始瑞典之旅,宣传他的新专辑。
  4. 4. vi. [Chess] (卒)升格
  5. 5. vt. [Chess] 使卒升格
    When promoting a pawn, the player must announce which piece is chosen.
    当卒走到对方阵营,棋手必须宣告下一步哪个棋。
  6. 6. vt. [American English] [Slang] 获得
    The broker is said to have been promoting the stock to its clients.
    据说经纪人一直在向客户推销股票
  7. 7. vt. 促使……通过
  8. 8. vt. 创办发起筹划
  9. 9. vt. 使……更活泼

Collins English-English Dictionary

promote [prə'məυt]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to further or encourage the progress or existence of
  2. 2. vt. to raise to a higher rank, status, degree, etc
  3. 3. vt. to advance (a pupil or student) to a higher course, class, etc
  4. 4. vt. to urge the adoption of; work for
    to promote reform
  5. 5. vt. to encourage the sale of (a product) by advertising or securing financial support
  6. 6. vt. [chess] to exchange (a pawn) for any piece other than a king when the pawn reaches the 8th rank
  7. 7. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Latin promovere to push onwards, from pro-1 + movere to move

Examples

to promote a product
推销产品
He is helping promote a drive to persuade more people to consider adoption.
他正在帮助宣传,努力说服更多的人考虑领养。
This design did not promote efficiency, so it has become obsolete.
这一设计没能提高效率,所以已经被放弃了。
A campaign to promote healthier lifestyles was supported by health department.
一项推动健康生活方式的运动得到卫生部门的支持。
The job required energy to actively promote their website.
这份工作要求具备积极推广他们网站的进取心。
The policies are intended to promote growth in the corporate sector of the economy.
这些政策是为了促进公司市场的发展。
They work to promote harmony between nations of different languages and cultures.
他们致力于促进不同语言文化的国家之间和谐相处。

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