[] to help sth to happen or develop 促进；推动◆policies to promote competition in the industry 促进行业内部竞争的政策
() [] to help sell a product, service, etc. or make it more popular by advertising it or offering it at a special price 促销；推销◆Promoting new products and getting them accepted in the marketplace is expensive. 推销新产品并且让市场接受新产品是费用高昂的事。◆The area is being promoted as a tourist destination. 这个地区正被推广为旅游点。◆The supermarket chain has been promoting aggressively. 超市连锁店一直在进行声势浩大的促销活动。
() [] (often be promoted) to move sb to a more senior job in an organization 提升；晋升◆She worked hard and was soon promoted. 她努力工作，不久就得到晋升了。◆He has been promoted to assistant manager of the department. 他已晋升为这个部门的助理经理。SYNupgrade OPPdemote
() [] to move a company to a higher position within a particular system, such as a stock exchange index （在股票交易所等系统中，公司位置的）晋升◆The company's shares have been promoted to the FTSE All-Share index. 这家公司的股票已晋升到《金融时报》全股指数之列。SYNupgrade OPPdemote