动词promote是个常用词汇，常见常考。
Promote常作“提升为、晋级…”“使升入、倡导、促进、促销、推销、助长、加强、改善、推进…”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。
They overestimated his ability when they promoted him.
他们提拔他的时候高估了他的能力。
overestimate [ˌəʊvərˈestɪmeɪt , ˌəʊvərˈestɪmət] vt.高估 n.过高的评估
He was promoted to manager, thence to a partnership in the firm.
他被提升为经理，然后又成了公司的合伙人。
thence [ðens]
adv.从那里;然后;随之（注意与then用法不同，试比较下一句）
partnership [ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp]
n.合伙企业;合作;伙伴关系;合作关系;合伙人身份
I was promoted to editor and then editorial director.
我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。
editorial [ˌedɪˈtɔːriəl]
n.(报刊的)社论;(美国电台或电视台的)评论
adj.编辑的;编者的;主编的
director [dəˈrektər]
n.经理;董事;理事;(某一活动的)负责人;(公司部门的)主任;(学院的)院长;(电影、戏剧等的)导演
Charles has been promoted to general sales and marketing manager.
查尔斯被提升为市场营销总经理。
It's widely rumoured that she's getting promoted.
到处都在传要提拔她了。
rumour [ˈruːmər]
n.谣言;传闻
vt.谣传;传说
She worked hard and was soon promoted.
她工作勤奋，不久就得到提升了。
He has been promoted to sergeant.
他已晋升为巡佐。
sergeant [ˈsɑːrdʒənt]
n.(陆军或空军)中士;(英国警察)巡佐;(美国警察)警佐
Woodford Green won the Second Division title and are promoted to the First Division.
伍德福德格林队赢得了乙级联赛的冠军，成功升甲。（注意，主语是复数）
division [dɪˈvɪʒn]
n.分开;分隔;分配;(分出来的)部分;除(法);分歧;不和;差异;（机构的）部门;级;师;分界线;（英国议会的）分组表决
They were promoted to the First Division last season.
上个赛季他们晋升为甲级队。
Paul Weller has announced a full British tour to promote his second solo album.
保罗·韦勒已经宣布到英国巡演，以推广他的第二张专辑。
solo [ˈsoʊloʊ]
n.独奏;独唱;单飞;独舞;单人表演
adj.独奏的;独唱的;单独的;独自的
adv.单独地，独自地
album [ˈælbəm]
n.专辑;相册;影集;集邮簿;集物簿册;(唱片或盒式磁带等上的)音乐专辑;歌曲专辑;歌集唱片
We must promote originality and encourage innovation.
我们必须提倡创意，鼓励革新。
originality [əˌrɪdʒəˈnæləti]
n.独创性;创意;独特构思
innovation [ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn]
n.(新事物、思想或方法的)创造;创新;改革;新思想;新方法
The Tree Council promotes tree planting.
林木委员会倡导植树造林。
You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth.不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。
sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs]
n.牺牲;舍弃;祭献;祭祀;祭献的牲畜;祭品
v.牺牲;献出;以(人或动物)作祭献
environmental protection环境保护
We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information.
我们需要促进思想和信息的公开交流。
The Portuguese give a great deal of credit to one man for having promoted sea travel, that man being Prince Henry the navigator ,who lived in the 15th century.
葡萄牙人给一位促进海上旅行的人很多荣誉，此人便是十五世纪的航海家亨利王子。
The band has gone on tour to promote their new album.
这个乐队已开始巡回宣传他们的新唱片。
The area is being promoted as a tourist destination.
这个地区正被推广为旅游点。
destination [ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn]
n.目的地;终点
adj.作为目的地的(旅馆、商店、饭店等)
Is it ethical to promote cigarettes through advertising?
通过广告推销香烟合乎道德吗？
ethical [ˈeθɪkl]
adj.(有关)道德的;伦理的;合乎道德的
We want to promote cosmetics that appeal across the colour barrier.
我们想推销各种肤色的人都喜欢的化妆品。
cosmetic [kɑːzˈmetɪk]
adj.美容的;整容的;装门面的;表面的
n.化妆品;美容品
barrier [ˈbæriər]
n.障碍;屏障;阻力;关卡;分界线;隔阂;难以逾越的数量（或水平、数目）
复数： barriers
Toy manufacturers began promoting some of their products on television
玩具制造商开始在电视上推销他们的一些产品。
manufacturer [ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərər]
n.制造商;生产商;生产者;制造者
She toured the country promoting her book.
她在全国巡回推销自己的书。
The UN's role in promoting peace is increasingly the focus of international attention
联合国在促进和平方面的作用越来越受到国际社会的关注。
role [roʊl]
n.(演员的)角色;作用;地位;职能;影响程度
increasingly [ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli]
adv.越来越多地;不断增加地
Physical activity promotes good health
体育活动促进身体健康。
In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
我们的社会从多个方面助长了酗酒的风气。
alcoholism [ˈælkəhɑːlɪzəm]
n.酒精中毒，酗酒
The President set the targets for the future to promote friendship with East Europe
总统确定了在未来加强同东欧的互助的目标。
The program has lived up to its promise to promote family welfare.
这个项目恪守了其改善家庭福利的承诺。
welfare [ˈwelfer]
n.(政府给予的)福利;(个体或群体的)幸福，安全与健康
The manager is expected to use his or her best endeavours to promote the artist's career.
经纪人应以最大的努力来推动其演艺人的事业发展。
endeavour [ɪnˈdevər]
vi.努力;尽力;竭力
n.(尤指新的或艰苦的)努力，尝试
