2007年2月2日 星期五

英英單字圖文記憶(031) - promote

英英單字圖文記憶(031)

promote  [prəˋmot]

If people promote something, they help or encourage it to happen, increase, or spread.
If a firm promotes a product, it tries to increase the sales or popularity of that product.
If someone is promoted, they are given a more important job or rank in the organization that they work for.

分解:前綴pro = forward;字根mot = move;後綴e = 動詞。
分析:往前挪 = 促進;促銷;推廣;晉升。

For example
You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth.
不必為了促進經濟增長而犧牲環境保護。
Your job is to promote the new product. 你的工作是促銷這一新產品。
He certainly ought to be promoted他應該要晉升




















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