promote

1. V-T If people promote something, they help or encourage it to happen, increase, or spread. 促進(jìn)

You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth. 你們沒(méi)有必要犧牲環(huán)保來(lái)促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)。

2. promotionN-UNCOUNT 促進(jìn)

The government has pledged to give the promotion of democracy higher priority. 政府已承諾要給民主的促進(jìn)以更高的優(yōu)先級(jí)。

3. V-T If a firm promotes a product, it tries to increase the sales or popularity of that product. 促銷(xiāo)

...a tour to promote his second solo album. …一場(chǎng)促銷(xiāo)他第二張個(gè)人專(zhuān)輯的巡回演出。

4. V-T If someone is promoted, they are given a more important job or rank in the organization that they work for. 晉升[usu passive]

I was promoted to editor and then editorial director. 我晉升為編輯，之后又晉升為編輯部主任。