promote作“促进”解时,指强调外界的有利因素促使事物朝着预期的目标发展,可用于事物发展的各个阶段。用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,还可接疑问词引导的从句作宾语。

promote还可作“筹建”解,用作及物动词,一般指筹划比赛,开办公司等之类的活动。

短语：

promote to (v.+prep.) 扩展资料 

He's been promoted ─ would you credit it?

他被提升了，你相信吗？

They were promoted to the First Division last season.

上个赛季他们晋升为甲级队。

The area is being promoted as a tourist destination.

这个地区正被推广为旅游点。