promote
vt.
1. 提升；升级；升迁：
He worked hard and was soon promoted.
他工作努力，很快就获得提升。
2. 促进；增进；发扬；提倡：
to promote what is right
提倡(或发扬)正确的东西
3. 宣传；推销(商品等)：
We launch a big advertising campaign to promote our new toothpaste.
我们发动了一场声势浩大的广告宣传攻势，旨在推销新型牙膏。
4. 使 (学生)升级：
to be promoted to the next grade
升到下一年级
5. 筹划，发起，创立：
to promote a basketball match
筹划一次篮球比赛
6. 促使(法律、议案等) 通过：
to promote a bill in Parliament
促使一项法案在议会中通过
7. 【化学】使(催化剂)更活泼
8. 【国际象棋】使(卒)升格(为王后等)
9. (用不正的手段)获得，骗取：
to be able to promote a bottle of wine
能够搞到一瓶酒
vi.
1. 【国际象棋】成为王后或其他大于卒的子：
A pawn automatically promotes when it reaches the eighth rank.

卒子在到达第八横格时自动升级。

2. 告发某人
3. 煽动某人(去争吵等)
近义词:
advance .
变形:
vt.promotedpromoting
promote
v.
1. contribute to the progress or growth of
2. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
I got promoted after many years of hard work
3. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
4. be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
5. change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent