1. 促进；增进；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...
           不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。
    e.g. In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
           我们的社会从多个方面助长了酗酒的风气。

2. 促销；推广；推销
    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.
           保罗·韦勒已经宣布到英国巡演，以推广他的第二张专辑。
    e.g. ...a special St Lucia week where the island could be promoted as a tourist destination.
           在特殊的圣卢西亚活动周期间这个岛屿可以作为旅游胜地进行宣传推广

3. 晋升；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...
           我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。
    e.g. In fact, those people have been promoted.
           事实上，那些人已经升职了。

4. 使（联赛队伍）升级
    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.
           伍德福德格林队赢得了乙级联赛的冠军，成功升甲。