They succeeded in promoting a bill.

他们成功地使议案获得了通过。

3）发起,创立

Several bankers promoted the new company.

好几个银行家联手创立了这个新公司。

4）宣传,推销(商品等)

Her new job in the company is to promote the new product.

她在新公司的工作就是促销这一新产品。

promote 的名词是promotion, 意思是"提升，提倡，推销，促销"。

运用：完成句子

（1）为了迅速提升，他更加刻苦地工作。

In order to ____ ____ quickly, he worked harder.

答案： be promoted

（2) 我的工作主要是推销。

My job is mainly concerned ___ _____.

答案：with promotion

7. injury n.

1) (人,动物的)伤害;( 健康的 )损害

She escaped from the accident without injury.

她在这次事故中没有受伤。

2）(精神上的)伤害;损人的事

Most people protect themselves from injury to their health.

大多数人保护自己使健康不受伤害。

3）(对物体的)损伤,损害

An injury to the roof made us waste much money.

屋顶的损伤使我们浪费了许多钱。

拓展： harm, hurt, wound 与injury 的区别

harm：比较抽象,通常是看不见摸不着的伤害.比如，吸烟有害健康。暴力电影有害未成年人身心健康.此处"有害"就是"harm"。

hurt：可指身体某个部位疼痛，也可以是心理上的伤害。

比如：Lisa was hurt so bad by her ex-boyfriend.

I got my finger hurt by the door.

wound：主要是皮肤或者肉体的伤口。比如，bullet wound 枪伤。

injury: 指在意外事故中"负伤，受影响"，也可以指对感情，声誉，机会等的不利影响。

运用：用harm, hurt, wound 与injury 的适当形式填空。

（1）Smoking does ___ to our health.

答案： harm

（2) I fell and_____ my right leg.

答案： hurt

（3) The soldiers were badly____ in the legs.

答案：wounded

（4) The scandal(丑闻) has ____ the star's reputation.

答案：injured