promote

【发音】

美 /prə'mot/ 英 /prə'məut/

【翻译】

1. v.促进，提升；推销

   英释:If people promote something, they help or encourage it to happen, increase, or spread

【记忆】

pro(向前) ＋ mot(动) ＋ e → 向前动 → 促进， 增进

【短语】

1. promote sales : 促销；推销商品

2. promote reform : 促进改革

3. promote cooperation : 促进合作

4. promote the sale : 促销推销

【例句】

1. You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth.

   你们没有必要牺牲环保来促进经济增长。

2. She’s in London to promote her new book.

   例句： 她来伦敦宣传她的新书。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns...

2. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...the company may still be cursing its decision to promote cheap choices over more expensive ones because items on its "value menu" now account for around 20% of all sales...

3. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 写作题)...which is not beneficial to further interpersonal relationship and promote the feeling of harmony...

4. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind of promote international programs and attract a global student body...

【单词相关测试】

1. The government is trying to do something to ______ better understanding between the two countries. 点击查看答案

   正确答案：B

   解释：， promote better understanding： 促进进一步的了解。 句意： 政府正在为促进两国之间的相互理解而努力。raise： 提高， 举起； heighten： 加高， 提高， 同raise一样一般不与understanding搭配； increase： 增加， 加强， 可与understanding连用， 但promote更符合句意。

   A. raiseB. promoteC. heightenD. increase

【同、近义词】

1. vt.促进；提升；推销；发扬

   facilitate/boost/prefer/upgrade/further/

【同根词】

1. adj

   promotional : 促销的；增进的；奖励的

   promotive : 奖励的；增进的；助长的

2. n

   promotion : 提升，[劳经] 晋升；推销，促销；促进；发扬，振兴

   promoter : 发起人；促进者；助长者