promote
- IPA[prəˈmōt]
美式
- further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage；give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) so as to increase sales or public awareness
verb: promote, 3rd person present: promotes, gerund or present participle: promoting, past tense: promoted, past participle: promoted
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage some regulation is still required to promote competition 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) so as to increase sales or public awareness they are using famous personalities to promote the library nationally 同義詞
- 2. advance or raise (someone) to a higher position or rank she was promoted to General Manager 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ transfer (a sports team) to a higher division of a league they were promoted from the Third Division last season
- ▪ exchange (a pawn) for a more powerful piece of the same color, typically a queen, as part of the move in which it reaches the opponent's end of the board.
- ▪ enable (a relatively low card) to win a trick by playing off the higher ones first East will win with the ace and lead a heart, promoting the ♠9
- 3. act as a promoter of (a catalyst).
