vt.促进；提升；升迁；发起；促销，推销
They discussed how to promote cooperation between the two countries. 他们讨论如何促进两国间的合作。
He has been promoted to general manager. 他已被提升为总经理。
He failed to get promoted for lack of resolution. 他因缺乏果断力而未能得到升迁。
They now need to put some real elbow grease into promoting the products. 他们现在推销产品确实需要化大力气。
promote解释为“升迁”的意思，以下两种表达方式意思相近。 The officer has been promoted to the rank of general.The officer has been promoted to general.
不能说The officer has been promoted to be general；
promote解释为“促进”时，一般都意为好的东西，不可用于不好的，如战争。 International friendship promotes peace.
v.(动词)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。
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。
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。
