promiscuous reading 45 ^ 0 a stylistically promis-
cuous piece 〇/music —支风格杂乱的乐曲► prom.is.cu.ity
/.prDmis'kjuiati;
NAmE .praimas-/ noun
[U] ： sexual promiscuity
'MfL prom-is-cu-ous-ly
adv.
pr〇in-IS6 〇^/'prDmis; NAmE '^ra:m-l verb, noun
■
verl? 1 〜sth (to sb) | 〜sb sth to tell sb
tliat you will definitely do or not do sth, or that sth will definitely ha_ppen
许诺；承诺；答应；保证：[V to
inf] 77ie coHege principal promised to look into the matter.
研究逢个问题。◊ [V to inf, V]
‘Promise not to teH anyone/’ ‘/promise.，“你要保证不告诉别人！，’“我保证。” o[V] TTiey
arrived at 7.30 as they had promised•他们按说定 的
'promise you (informal) used as a way of
encouraging or warning sb about sth (用于鼓励或警告）保证，保
'管：I can promise you, youT.1 have a wonderful
time. 我保证你会玩得很痛快。you don’t take my advice,
you7Z regret it, /promise you. #若不听我的劝告，保管
你'会后悔的。promise (sb) the 'earth/1
moon/丨world (informal) to make promises that
will be impossible to keep作4不可能实现的承诺一more at lick n.
■
nown 1 [C]〜（to do sth) | ~ (that …）a statement that tells
sb that you will definitely do or not do sth 诺言； 许诺；承诺：to mafce/keep/^reafc a
promise 许下 /
信
W
W 〇 She
kept her promise to visit her aunt reguiarty.她信守诺言，定期去看望姑妈。〇7716容(聊?71- ment/aiZed
to fceep its promise o/Zovver taxes.政府未能
兑现私税的承诺。◊ Do J have your
promise that you won’t teH anyone about this?你保证不由这事告f任何人 吗？ ◊
Vou haven’t gone baefc on your promise, have you ?你该不会反悔 了吧？ 2 [U] a sign that
sb/sth will be successful 获得▲功的 ii
象 HT1
potential ： Her work shows
greatpromise.她必作品显示前途大有希望。◊ f/e /aiZed tohis early
promise.他没有像小时候表现的
那样有出息。◊ TTieir_/i/ture o/?romise•他们的
俞途无穷。3 [U,
sing.]〜of sth a si导n, or a reason for
hope that sth may happen, especially sth good ,吉兆；.迹象：The day dawned bright and dear, with the promise
of warm, sunny weather, if 预示
着温暖晴朗p天气。
the .Promised 'Land noun [sing.] a place or situation where you
expect to be happy, safe, etc.福地；乐土；
安东，界I
prom-is-ing /'prDmisirj;
NAmE 'pra:m-/ adj. showing signs of being
good or successful 有希望的；有前途的；
有出息的：He was voted the most
pro/nisfn^ new actor /or his part in the movie.他因在该电影中扮演的角色而获
评为最有前途的新演员。◊ Hie weather doesn’t too/c ve/y promising.天气看起来不会太好。► prom.is.ing.ly adv.: 77ie day began promisfngZy with bright su/wfti’ne•晨'曦灿 烂，预_示了一个大好的晴天。
prom-is-sory note /'promiseri naut; NAmE 'praim-; nout/ noun (technical _ 术语）a signed document
containing a promise to pay a stated amount of money before a particular date 兩票；.欠票
promo /'praumau;
'proumou/ adj. [only before noun] {informal) connected with
advertising (= promoting) sb/sth,
especially a new pop record 福销（新流行唱片 等）的；产告宣#的：a promo video促鉋录像► promo noun (pi. -os)： to mafce pop promos 做流行音乐促销
1587 prompt
prom-on-tory /'promantri;
NAmE 'prarmantoiri/ noun {pi. -ies) a long narrow area of
high land that goes out into the sea岬，岬角（深入海中的狭长高地）BE1
HEADLAND
pr〇-m〇te Otw /pre'meut; NAmE -'moot/ verb [VN]
1
to help sth to happen or develop 促进；动 H771
encourage ： policies to promote economic growth W"'
经济增长的政余 campaign
to promote awareness 〇/ environmental issues提高环保意识的运动2〜sth (as sth) to help sell a
product, service, etc. or make it more popular by
advertising it or offering it at a special price 促销；推销：The band has gone on
tour to promote their new a〖bum.这个乐队已开始巡回宣传他们的新唱
■片。◊ The area is bdng promoted as a tourist desrtn- arton.这个地区正被推广为旅游点。3 ~ sb (from sth) (to sth) [often passive] to move sb to
a higher rank or more senior job 提升；晋升：She worfced hard and
was soon promoted.她工作勤奋，不久就得到提升了。offehas been promoted to
sergeant.他已晋升为巡佐。Win demote 4 〜sth
(from sth) (to sth) to move a sports team from playing with
one group of teams to playing in a better group将（体育运动卩又）晋级：77iey were promoted to
the first Division Zost season•上个赛季他们 晋升为甲级队。EH3 RELEGATE
pro-moter /pr0'm0uta(r); NAmE -'mou-/ noun 1 a person or company
that organizes or provides money for an artistic peiiormance or a sporting
event (艺未演出或 体育比赛的）筹办人，发起者，赞助者2〜of sth a person who tries to
persuade others about the value or importance of sth 倡导者；支持者 PCT71
champion ：
She became a leading promoter of European integration.
她成为欧洲^体化的主要支持者。
prO-VTIO-tion /pra'maujn; NAmE
-'moujii/ noun 1 [U，C]〜（to sth) a move to a more important job or rank in a company or
an organization 提升；提拔；晋 升：Her promotion to Sales
Manager took everyone by surprise.竟然提拔她当销售经理，叫每个人都感到意外。
◊
TTie new job is a promotion/or him•这一新职务对他是 擢升、o a job with
excellent promotion prospects 分晋升机会的职务 2 [U] ~ (to sth) a move by a sports
team from playing in one group of teams to playing in a better group (体育运动队的）晋级，升级：the team’s promotion
to the First Division岑个球队晋巧■为甲级队
PTin
relegation 3 [U,
C] activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service; a
set of advertisements for a particular product or service 促销 活动；广告宣传：Her job is mafnZy
concerned wit/i scries and promotion.她的工作主要是销售和广告宣传方面的。
〇 We are doing a special
promotion of Chilean wines. 我们正在进行智利葡萄酒特别促销活动。一see also cross-promotion o note at ad 4 [U]〜of
sth (/brnw/)
activity that encourages people to believe in the value or importance of sth,
or that helps sth to succeed 推 广；促进：a society for the
promotion of religious toler- ance —个进宗教包容的团体
pro.mo.tion.al
/pra'maujanl;
NAmE -'mou-/ adj. connected with
advertising 广告宣传的；推_的： promotionai mater/a丨广告宣传资料
prompt /prompt; NAmE praimpt/ adj., verb, noun, adv.
■
adf/ 1 done without delay 立艮p;迅速的；及时的 HTTl
immediate ： Prompt action was required as the fire spread.由于火势蔓延，须要立即采取行动。oTVompt payment o/fTie
invoice wouZdte appreciated.见发票艮pj寸 款，将不胜感激。2 [not before noun] (of a person 又） acting without delay;
arriving at the right time 敏捷 的；迅速的；1 准时的 HT1 punctual- Please be prompt iv/ien attending these
meetings.参加上述会议，请准时出
席。► prompt.ness now/? [U]
mverb 1 to
make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen 促使；导致；激起 provoke ： [VN] The
discovery of the bomb prompted an increase in security. 此次发现炸弹促使当局加强了安全X作。◊ Ms speech prompted
an angry outburst from a man in the crowd,
的讲话激起了人群中一男子的愤怒。◊ [VN to inf] 77ie thought of
her daughter^ wedding day prompted her to Zose some weight.对女儿婚期的操心使她消瘦不少。2 to