Promote
[prə'məʊt] or [prə'mot]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent.
(verb.) be changed for a superior chess or checker piece.
(verb.) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; 'John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired'; 'Women tend not to advance in the major law firms'; 'I got promoted after many years of hard work'.
(verb.) contribute to the progress or growth of; 'I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom'.
艾丽萨校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture.
(v. t.) To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.
(v. i.) To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.
艾娜錄入
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [1]. Forward, advance, further, encourage, help, assist.[2]. Elevate, exalt, raise, prefer.
手打:所罗门
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Aid, further, advance, excite, exalt, raise, elevate, prefer
ANT:Discourage, repress, hinder, check, allay, depress, degrade, dishonor
校對:莎娜
解釋/意思:
v.t. to move forward: to help on the growth or improvement of anything: to advance: to further: to encourage: to raise to a higher position: to elevate.—ns. Promō′ter; Promō′tion the act of promoting: advancement in rank or in honour: encouragement: preferment.—adj. Promō′tive.—Be on one's promotion to have right or hope of promotion: to be on good behaviour with a view to chances of promotion.
整理:蒂娜
例句/造句/用法:
- Being merely sheltered by others would not promote growth. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Smith; promote him, he said, and the whole country will applaud. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- It cannot promote health nor ease pain; it makes no increase of merit in the person; it creates envy; it hastens misfortune. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Have those public endowments contributed in general, to promote the end of their institution? 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- To promote such improvements was even said to be the chief of the public-spirited purposes for which it was instituted. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- By pursuing his own interest, he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- He promoted his brothers ridiculously--for they were the most ordinary of men. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I'm glad you're going to be promoted captain. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Smith, who had been promoted to the rank of major-general shortly after the battle of Chattanooga on my recommendation, had not yet been confirmed. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- In both ways, this philosophy promoted a wider and more democratic social concern. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- When he heard the good news he promoted all the officers of any considerable rank for their conspicuous gallantry. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- He collected vast numbers of manuscripts, had strange animals brought from distant land s to Alexandria, and otherwise promoted scientific research. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- He had lately been my sole friend, and his attention had promoted my recovery. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- I should have had inexpressible pleasure, I should have taken inexpressible interest, in promoting it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I give her credit for promoting his going dutifully down to Bath, to fetch his mother; but how will she and the dowager agree in one house? 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Mrs. Dashwood seemed actually working for her, herself; cherishing all her hopes, and promoting all her views! 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- In such cases, though the individual merit of the inventor is small, the benefit conferred may be important, and may operate influentially in promoting the progress of civilization. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Not the least of the applications of the dynamo is its use in electro-metallurgy for plating metals, and also for promoting chemical reactions. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- By pursuing his own interest, he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Exercise should precede meals, not immediately follow them; the first promotes, the latter, unless moderate, obstructs digestion. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- The former according to him encourage s the deterioration of humanity; the latter promotes advancement. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- It may usually be kept longer than this, however, as the jarring of a railway train promotes its evaporation and loss. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- This promotes safety by causing the hammers to be normally and automatically held away from the firing pins. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Whatever either promotes or obstructs the one, necessarily promotes or obstructs the other. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The addition of phosphorus promotes the fluidity of the metal and makes very clean, fine and strong castings. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
錄入:西德尼