promote 英[prəˈməʊt] 美[prəˈmoʊt]

vt.促进；提升；升迁；发起；促销，推销

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

1.promote作“提升为…”“使升入…”解时多指按常规次序递进。用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,还可接“(to be+)n.”充当补足语的复合宾语, promote常与介词to连用,此时通常用于被动结构。

Within a year he was promoted from teller to assistant cashier.

他一年内就由出纳员升至(银行)负责财务助理的高级职员。

2.promote作“促进”“提倡”“鼓励”解时,指强调外界的有利因素促使事物朝着预期的目标发展,可用于事物发展的各个阶段。用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,还可接疑问词引导的从句作宾语。

Certain foods promote tooth decay.

有些食物会腐蚀牙齿。搜索

The bad news promoted/led to disorder.

这个坏消息引起了混乱。

3.promote还可作“筹建”解,用作及物动词,一般指筹划比赛,开办公司等之类的活动。

The company are promoting their new products on television.

这家公司正通过电视宣传其新产品。

promote to(v.+prep.)，promote sb to sb/sth （提升为…; (使)升入… ）

The boss promoted him to a higher rank for his successful work.因为他工作干得出色,老板给他晋升一级。

用于be ～ed结构

He will soon be promoted to the position of director.他将很快被提升为处长。

I'm happy to inform you that you have been promoted to captain.我很高兴地告诉你,你已被提升为上尉。

Several instructors were promoted to assistant professor this year.今年有几名讲师晋升为助理教授。

Pupils who pass this test will be promoted to the next higher grade.通过此次考试的学生将升入高一年级。

S+～+wh-clause

We promote what is right.我们提倡正确的东西。

S+～+n./pron.+(to be) n./pron.

They promoted him captain.他们提升他为上尉。

～+名词

promote the development of 促进…的发展

promote economic and cultural exchanges 促进经济文化交流

promote a new company 筹建新公司

promote physical culture 发展体育运动

promote regional economic cooperation 推动区域经济合作

promote world peace 促进世界和平

～+副词

promote ambitiously 雄心勃勃地提升

promote essentially 显著地提升

promote gratuitously 不必要地提升

promote infrequently 罕见地提升

promote insidiously 潜伏地促进

promote promptly 迅速地提升

promote seditiously 煽动性地促进

promote skillfully 高超地促进

promote subsequently 随后提升

promote swiftly 迅速提升

promote tardily 晚提升

promote wisely 聪明地提升

～+介词

promote sb from a clerk to a manager 把某人从职员提升为经理

promote a pupil into the second year class 使学生跳到二年级

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