pro‧mote S3 W2 AC / prəməʊt $ -moʊt / 动词 [及物动词]

1 encourage to help something to develop or increase :

a meeting to promote trade between Taiwan and the UK

Fertilizer promotes leaf growth.

2 better job [通常被动态] to give someone a better more responsible job in a company 反义词 demote

promote somebody to something

Helen was promoted to senior manager.

3 sell to help sell a new product, film etc by offering it at a reduced price or by advertising it :

She’s in London to promote her new book.

4 sport [通常被动态] British English if a sports team is promoted, they play in a better group of teams the next year 反义词 relegate

promote somebody to something

They have been promoted to the First Division.

5 persuade to try to persuade people to support or use something :

John Major promoted the idea of a classless society.

6 arrange to be responsible for arranging a large public event such as a concert or a sports game

THESAURUS

advertise 动词 [不及物和及物动词] to tell people about a product or service and try to persuade them to buy it, for example in a newspaper, television, or Internet advertisement : Some universities advertise on television. | She has signed a deal to advertise the company’s haircare products.

promote 动词 [及物动词] to try to increase the sales or popularity of a product or event, for example by selling it at a lower price or talking about it on television : He’s in London to promote his new album.

market 动词 [及物动词] to try to sell a product or service by deciding which type of people are likely to buy it and by making it interesting to them : The collection is being marketed as clothing for climbers and skiers. | Most companies have agreed not to market products to children under 12.

publicize ( also publicise British English ) 动词 [及物动词] to tell the public about something by writing about it in newspapers, speaking about it on television etc : He had done a lot of interviews to publicize his new book. | The hostages’ case has been widely publicized.

hype 动词 [及物动词] informal to try to make people think something is good or important by advertising or talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc. Hype is often used when you do not trust the information : The boxing match was being hyped as the biggest fight of the decade.

plug 动词 [及物动词] informal to advertise a book, film etc by talking about it on television or radio : Marc was on the show to plug his new play.