Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1433
promote
促进；推动；增进
to help something develop or become more successful
- 1.
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
提升(某人)到更重要、负责或报酬更高的职位或等级
- 2.
To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
倡导或支持(某事或某人)；通过广告或宣传尝试推广或销售
- 3.
To encourage, urge or incite.
鼓励、敦促或激励
- 4.
To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
通过改变表面结构来增加(催化剂)的活性
- 5.
To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
当兵卒到达第八行时,将其换为皇后或其他棋子
- 6.
To treat (a value) as a more capable data type or as having higher priority.
将(一个值)视为更强的数据类型或具有更高优先级
晋升；提拔；使升变；使升格；提升(某人)到更重要、负责或报酬更高的职位或等级；倡导或支持(某事或某人)；通过广告或宣传尝试推广或销售；鼓励、敦促或激励
In use
Regular exercise promotes better sleep.
The government introduced new laws to promote recycling.
Promoting healthy eating in schools helps children learn.
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。
promote someone to something
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。
promote something as something
as 引出被宣传的性质或用途。
They promote the software as a learning tool.
Connections
Collocations
- promote healthy eating
- 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。
- promote economic growth
- 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。
- promote a product
- 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。
- promote to a higher position
- 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。
- promote literacy
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pro（向前）+ mote（移动）→ 向前移动，即促进、晋升或推广。
Context & Register
“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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.