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promote something
直接加宾语，表示促进或推广某事物。
The new policy promotes economic growth.
新政策促进经济增长。
促进；推动；增进
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促进；推动；增进
to help something develop or become more successful
The new policy promotes economic growth.
新政策促进经济增长。
提升(某人)到更重要、负责或报酬更高的职位或等级
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
倡导或支持(某事或某人)；通过广告或宣传尝试推广或销售
To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
鼓励、敦促或激励
To encourage, urge or incite.
通过改变表面结构来增加(催化剂)的活性
To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
promote
Base
原形
promotes
3rd person
第三人称单数
promoting
-ing
现在分词
promoted
Past
过去式
promoted
Past participle
过去分词
The company promotes healthy eating.
这家公司提倡健康饮食。
She was promoted to manager last year.
她去年被晋升为经理。
They are promoting their new product online.
他们正在网上推广新产品。
He has promoted several employees this year.
他今年提拔了几名员工。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。注意被动语态常用be promoted。
Regular exercise promotes better sleep.
经常锻炼促进更好的睡眠。
The government introduced new laws to promote recycling.
政府出台了新法律以促进回收利用。
Promoting healthy eating in schools helps children learn.
在学校推广健康饮食有助于儿童学习。
直接加宾语，表示促进或推广某事物。
The new policy promotes economic growth.
新政策促进经济增长。
常用被动结构 be promoted to，表示晋升到某个职位。
He was promoted to senior manager.
他被晋升为高级经理。
as 引出被宣传的性质或用途。
They promote the software as a learning tool.
他们推广这款软件作为学习工具。
Not this
He was promoted as a manager.
Use this
He was promoted to manager.
表示晋升到某个职位时，promote后直接接职位或使用介词to，不可用as。
Not this
I want to promote my English speaking skills.
Use this
I want to improve my English speaking skills.
promote意为促进某事物的发展或推广，不用于个人能力的提升；表达提高技能应用improve。
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促进健康饮食
The campaign aims to promote healthy eating among children.
该运动旨在促进儿童的健康饮食。
促进经济增长
The government introduced new policies to promote economic growth.
政府推行新政策以促进经济增长。
推销产品
The company spent millions to promote its new product.
公司花费数百万来推销其新产品。
晋升到更高职位
The company promotes employees to higher positions based on merit.
公司根据业绩将员工晋升到更高职位。
促进识字
The nonprofit works to promote literacy in rural areas.
该非营利组织致力于促进农村地区的识字率。
提高意识
The campaign aims to promote awareness of climate change.
该活动旨在提高对气候变化的认识。
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pro（向前）+ mote（移动）→ 向前移动，即促进、晋升或推广。
“promote”作为动词，语域因义项而异：表示“推销”时多用于商业营销，较正式；表示“晋升”时常见于职场，正式；表示“促进”时可用于多种场合，中性或正式。整体而言，promote在书面和口语中均常见，但不同义项侧重的语境有所不同。
All listed words share the same stressed vowel and following sounds (/oʊt/), thus they rhyme with 'promote'. Note that spelling alone may be misleading; for example, 'promote' and 'remote' both have '-mote' but the pronunciation matches exactly.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.