1. 促進(jìn)；增進(jìn)；提倡
    If people promote something, they help or encourage it to happen, increase, or spread.

    e.g. You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth...
           不必為了促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)而犧牲環(huán)境保護(hù)。
    e.g. In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
           我們的社會(huì)從多個(gè)方面助長(zhǎng)了酗酒的風(fēng)氣。

2. 促銷；推廣；推銷
    If a firm promotes a product, it tries to increase the sales or popularity of that product.

    e.g. Paul Weller has announced a full British tour to promote his second solo album.
           保羅·韋勒已經(jīng)宣布到英國(guó)巡演，以推廣他的第二張專輯。
    e.g. ...a special St Lucia week where the island could be promoted as a tourist destination.
           在特殊的圣盧西亞活動(dòng)周期間這個(gè)島嶼可以作為旅游勝地進(jìn)行宣傳推廣

3. 晉升；提升；擢升
    If someone is promoted, they are given a more important job or rank in the organization that they work for.

    e.g. I was promoted to editor and then editorial director...
           我先是被提升為編輯，然后又晉升為編務(wù)總監(jiān)。
    e.g. In fact, those people have been promoted.
           事實(shí)上，那些人已經(jīng)升職了。

4. 使（聯(lián)賽隊(duì)伍）升級(jí)
    If a team that competes in a league is promoted, it starts competing in a higher division in the next season because it was one of the most successful teams in the lower division.

    e.g. Woodford Green won the Second Division title and are promoted to the First Division.
           伍德福德格林隊(duì)贏得了乙級(jí)聯(lián)賽的冠軍，成功升甲。