promote 的用法及固定搭配

2020年11月29日 admin 词汇

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1.下面三句意思相同：

  • The officer has been promoted to the rank of general.
  • The officer has been promoted to be general.
  • The officer has been promoted general.

注意不可说The officer has been promoted to general，这是英美人常有的错误。

2.可以说International friendship promotes peace，但不可说Containment policy promote war，因为promote不可用于坏的东西，可以把promote改作lead to。也不可说Drink promotes idleness或Inaccuracy promotes errors。可以把前句里的promotes改作leads to，后句里的promotes改作leads to或produces。