1.advertise是英式拼法; 在美国多数人也写成advertise,少数人则把它拼写成advertize。
2.advertise主要用作及物动词,接名词作宾语,表示“登广告推销某物”。如表示“登广告以求…”,则须接介词for。advertise也可接that从句。
3.advertise接反身代词作宾语时并不表示“登广告出卖自己”,而是“吹嘘自己”或“努力使别人注意自己”。
4.在书面语体中advertise有较强的贬义,意为“卖弄”。
5.advertise也可用于表示通过媒体向公众“通知”,“通告”,口语中也可表示“向外张扬”。

advertise for (v.+prep.)
登广告征求 try to obtain sb/sth
▲advertise for sb/sth
Mother has been advertising for a cleaner for weeks without success.近几周母亲接连登广告想雇一名清洁工,但至今没有找到人。
The council are advertising for a teacher in this week's newspaper.本周委员会在报上连续登广告,要招聘一名教师。
We have advertised for a secondhand motor-car.我们已刊登广告求购一辆旧汽车。
▲advertise for sb to-v
They advertised for a young girl to look after the children.他们登广告想招聘一位年轻姑娘来照顾孩子们。
We've advertised for someone to look after the garden.我们已登广告雇一个人来照看花园。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
It pays to advertise.做广告是值得的。
We advertised in the papers.我们在报上登广告。
And that's between us.No advertising.这件事仅仅你我两人知道,别向外人张扬。
It's a pity he advertises so much.真遗憾,他吹嘘得那么厉害。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
I advertised him of my plans.我把我的计划告知了他。
He did his best to advertise him.他努力使人注意他。
Stop advertising yourself!别再自吹自擂了!
They advertised their goods.他们为他们的商品做广告。
We are going to advertise our products in the local newspaper.我们准备在地方报纸上为我们的产品做广告。
People advertise things which they wish to sell.人们为他们想出售的东西登广告(以资推销)。
He advertised a used computer for sale.他登广告要出售一台二手电脑。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Your goods have not been sufficiently advertised.你们的货物尚嫌宣传不足。
Their departure has been officially advertised.他们的出发事宜已正式公布了。
▲S+～+that-clause
They advertised that they had a used car for sale.他们做广告说他们有一辆旧车出售。

［派生词］ advertiser n. 做广告者；广告商