核心差别
promoted 强调指某人因工作表现优秀而被提升到更高职位或级别，advance 则侧重advance 作为动词表示前进、促进或提前
使用场景对比
| 对比方面 | promoted | advance |
|---|---|---|
| 核心含义 | 指某人因工作表现优秀而被提升到更高职位或级别，通常用于描述职业发展中的晋升情况。 | advance 作为动词表示前进、促进或提前，作为名词指进展或预付款，作为形容词意为预先的或前面的。 |
| 词性 | 形容词 | 动词、形容词、名词 |
| 使用语域 | 常用于被动语态，表示某人被晋升，如“be promoted to + 职位”或“be promoted from...to...”。 | 作为及物动词时，常接宾语表示促进或提出某事，如 advance a theory；作为不及物动词时，表示前进或进展，如 advance slowly。 |
对比例句
My brother was promoted to team leader last month.
我哥哥上个月被晋升为团队领导。
She got promoted because of her excellent sales record.
她因为出色的销售记录而获得了晋升。
We need to advance our plans for the trip next month.
我们需要提前推进下个月的旅行计划。
The team advanced slowly through the dense forest.
团队在茂密的森林中缓慢前进。
常见误用提醒
使用 promoted：He promoted to manager. → He was promoted to manager. (错误在于缺少被动语态的助动词“was”。“promoted”作为形容词描述状态时，通常用被动语态表示某人被晋升，应改为“He was promoted to manager.”以符合英语语法。)
使用 promoted：She got promoted as a director. → She was promoted to director. (错误在于使用了不正确的介词“as”。在表示晋升到具体职位时，英语中常用介词“to”，如“promoted to director”，而“as”多用于描述角色或身份，如“work as a director”。应改为“She was promoted to director.”以使表达更地道。)
使用 advance：He advanced to go to the store. → He went to the store in advance. (错误地将 advance 用作表示“去”的动词，应使用 in advance 短语表示提前做某事。)