promotability
基本解释
- vt.促进;提升;升迁;发起;促销,推销
词源解说
- 14世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自拉丁语的promotus:pro (向前) + motus (移动),意为向前移动。
用法辨析
- promote作“提升为…”“使升入…”解时多指按常规次序递进。用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,还可接“(to be+) n. ”充当补足语的复合宾语, promote常与介词to连用,此时通常用于被动结构。
- promote作“促进”“提倡”“鼓励”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。
- promote解释为“升迁”的意思,以下两种表达方式意思相近。The officer has been promoted to the rank of general. The officer has been promoted to general.
- 不能说The officer has been promoted to be general;
- promote解释为“促进”时,一般都意为好的东西,不可用于不好的,如战争。International friendship promotes peace.
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- They wanted to promote the soldier.
他们想提升这个士兵。 - We promote what is right.
我们提倡正确的东西。 - They promoted him captain.
他们提升他为上尉。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+wh-clause
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron. +(to be) n./pron.
词组短语
- promote the development of 促进…的发展
- promote economic and cultural exchanges 促进经济文化交流
- promote a new company 筹建新公司
- promote physical culture 发展体育运动
- promote regional economic cooperation 推动区域经济合作