1 [C,U] promotion (to sth) a move to a higher position or more important job 提升；晋级；晋升: The new job is a promotion for her. 这个新职务对她来说是一次晋升。 [OPP] demotion 反义词为demotion

2 [U] [C] things that you do in order to advertise a product and increase its sales 宣传；推广；促销: It's all part of a special promotion of the new book. 这都是该新书促销活动的一环。

3 [U] (formal 正式)promotion (of sth) the activity of trying to make sth develop or become accepted by people 促进；提倡: We need to work on the promotion of health, not the treatment of disease. 我们需要在促进保健方面努力，而不是在治病方面。