promote

/prəˈməʊt/ v.
一句话记住

促进;推动;宣传;提升;晋升

释义与例句

v. 促进;推动;宣传
to support or encourage the growth or development of something, or to publicise a product or event
  1. The campaign aims to promote healthy eating among children.
    这场活动旨在促进儿童健康饮食。
  2. The two countries agreed to promote closer economic ties.
    两国同意推动更紧密的经济联系。
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  1. The band used social media to promote its new album.
    这支乐队利用社交媒体宣传新专辑。
v. 提升;晋升
to move someone to a more important job or a higher rank
  1. She was promoted to senior manager last year.
    她去年被晋升为高级经理。
  2. He was promoted after successfully leading the project.
    他因成功领导这个项目而获得晋升。
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  1. The company promotes employees on the basis of performance.
    这家公司根据工作表现提拔员工。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 pro-(向前)+ mot(移动)可联想为“推动向前”;表示晋升通常用被动 be promoted to a position。

词族与关联词

同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
  • emotion 情感;情绪
    She tried to hide the emotion in her voice. 她试图掩饰声音中的情绪。
  • motion 运动;移动;动作
    The motion of the waves rocked the small boat. 海浪的运动使小船摇晃起来。
  • move 移动;搬动;使感动
    Please move your bag so that others can sit down. 请挪一下你的包,好让别人坐下。
  • movement 移动;活动;(社会、政治)运动
    The sensor detects any movement near the entrance. 这个传感器能探测到入口附近的任何移动。
  • remove 移走;去除;撤销
    Please remove your shoes before entering the room. 进入房间前请脱鞋。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • promotion 晋升;促销;推广
    名词,可指职位提升、促进某事的活动或产品宣传促销。
  • promotional 宣传推广的;促销的
    形容词,常用于 promotional material(宣传材料)或 promotional offer(促销优惠)。
同义词
  • encourage 鼓励;促进
    promote 指积极支持、推动某事发展,也可指宣传或晋升;encourage 更强调给予信心、支持或劝说某人采取行动。
    The scheme encourages people to use public transport. 这项计划鼓励人们使用公共交通。
反义词
  • discourage 阻止;使气馁;不鼓励
    promote 指支持或促进某事;discourage 指通过制造困难、表示不赞成等方式使人不愿做某事,也可指使某人失去信心。
    High charges may discourage visitors from using the car park. 高额收费可能会使游客不愿使用这个停车场。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • advertise 为……做广告;宣传
    promote 泛指促进、推广、宣传或晋升;advertise 专指通过付费广告或公开通知宣传商品、服务、活动或职位,不能表示晋升。
    The company advertised the vacancy in several newspapers. 这家公司在几家报纸上刊登了招聘广告。
常见搭配
  • promote growth 促进增长
    The policy is intended to promote growth in rural areas. 这项政策旨在促进农村地区的增长。
  • promote a product 推广产品
    A well-known athlete was hired to promote the product. 公司聘请了一位知名运动员推广这款产品。
  • be promoted to 被晋升为
    After five years, she was promoted to head of department. 五年后,她被晋升为部门负责人。