advance
noun
verb
adj
ədˈvɑːns
noun
1
in advance (of sth)
before
something
happens
or
is
expected
to
happen
预先，提前; 在某事发生之前
I
should
warn
you
in
advance
that
I’m
not
a
very
good
dancer.
我得事先提醒你，我跳舞不是很好。
Many
thanks,
in
advance,
for
your
help.
对你的帮助预先表示万分感谢。
six
months/a
year
etc
in
advance
Book
tickets
21
days
in
advance.
请提前 21 天订票。
Could
you
distribute
copies
well
in
advance
of
the
meeting?
开会前早点把复印件分发下去，好吗？
2
be in advance of sb/sth
to
be
more
developed
or
modern
than
someone
or
something
else
超前于某人/某物; 比某事物先进
Their
aircraft
were
in
advance
of
those
used
by
the
US.
他们的飞机比美国人用的要先进。
3
DEVELOPMENT/IMPROVEMENT
发展/改进
a
change,
discovery,
or
invention
that
brings
progress
进步，进展
C
technological/scientific/medical
etc
advance
one
of
the
great
technological
advances
of
the
20th
century
20
世纪伟大的技术进步之一
a
major
advance
一项重大进展
[+
in
]
Recent
advances
in
genetics
have
raised
moral
questions.
遗传学的最新进展已引起道德上的争议。
[+
on
]
an
advance
on
previous
treatments
对以前治疗方法的改进
the
advances
made
in
the
understanding
of
mental
handicap
在了解智障方面取得的进步
4
FORWARD MOVEMENT
向前的移动
forward
movement
or
progress
of
a
group
of
people
–
used
especially
to
talk
about
soldiers
前进，推进〔尤指士兵〕
C
[+
on
]
the
enemy’s
advance
on
St.
Petersburg
敌人向圣彼得堡推进
5
MONEY
金钱
money
paid
to
someone
before
the
usual
time,
especially
someone’s
salary
预付款
C usually singular 一般用单数
a
$500
advance
500
美元预付款
[+
on
]
Krebs
decided
to
ask
for
an
advance
on
his
salary.
克雷博斯决定要求预支薪水。
6
advances
an
attempt
to
start
a
sexual
relationship
with
someone
[正式] 〔对异性的〕挑逗，勾引
plural 复数 | formal
She
accused
her
boss
of
making
advances
to
her.
她指控老板勾引她。
The
witness
said
that
he
‘went
berserk’
when
she
rejected
his
sexual
advances
.
证人称，她拒绝他的挑逗，他便勃然大怒。
7
INCREASE
增加
an
increase
in
the
price
or
value
of
something
–
used
especially
to
talk
about
the
stock
EXCHANGE
上涨，攀升〔尤用于指证券的价格或价值〕
C
verb
8
MOVE FORWARD
向前移动
to
move
towards
someone
or
something,
especially
in
a
slow
and
determined
way
–
used
especially
to
talk
about
soldiers
前进，推进〔尤指士兵〕
I
A
line
of
US
tanks
slowly
advanced.
一列美军坦克缓缓前进。
[+
on
]
Troops
advanced
on
the
rebel
stronghold
(=moved
towards
it
in
order
to
attack
it)
.
军队向反叛者的据点推进。
[+
across/through/towards
]
The
army
advanced
across
the
plain.
军队前进穿过平原。
9
DEVELOP
发展
if
scientific
or
technical
knowledge
advances,
or
if
something
advances
it,
it
develops
and
improves
（使）进展
I,T
Our
understanding
of
human
genetics
has
advanced
considerably.
我们对人类遗传学的了解有了很大进展。
The
group’s
research
has
done
much
to
advance
our
knowledge
of
the
HIV
virus.
这个小组的研究为增加我们对艾滋病病毒的了解作出了很大的贡献。
10
MONEY
金钱
to
give
someone
money
before
they
have
earned
it
预支
T
advance
sb
sth
Will
they
advance
you
some
money
until
you
get
your
first
paycheck?
在你拿到第一次工资以前，他们是否会预支你一些钱？
advance
sth
to
sb
I
advanced
$1,500
to
Kramer
last
Thursday.
上星期四，我预支给克雷默 1500 美元。
11
advance your career/a cause/your interests etc
to
do
something
that
will
help
you
achieve
an
advantage
or
success
for
yourself
or
someone
else
促进职业/事业/兴趣等的发展
Jameson
agreed
to
the
deal
in
an
effort
to
advance
his
political
career.
詹姆森为了促进政治事业的发展而同意了这笔交易。
12
PRICE
价格
if
the
price
or
value
of
something
advances,
it
increases
–
used
especially
when
talking
about
the
stock
exchange
〔价格、价值〕上涨〔尤用于指证券交易〕
I
13
TIME/DATE
时间/日期
to
change
the
time
or
date
when
an
event
should
happen
to
an
earlier
time
or
date
[正式] 提前
T | formal
The
meeting
has
been
advanced
to
ten
o’clock.
会议提前到 10 点钟。
14
MACHINE
机器
if
you
advance
a
film,
clock,
musical
recording
etc,
or
if
it
advances,
it
goes
forward
[正式] （使）〔电影、钟表、唱片等〕向前移动
I,T | formal
adj
15
advance planning/warning/booking etc
planning
etc
that
is
done
before
an
event
预先计划/警告/订购等
We
received
no
advance
warning
of
the
storm.
我们没有收到风暴的预警。
16
advance party/team
a
group
of
people
who
go
first
to
a
place
where
something
will
happen
to
prepare
for
it
〔提前到某地为活动作准备的〕先遣队，先遣人员
17
advance copy
a
copy
of
a
book,
record
etc
that
has
not
yet
been
made
available
to
the
public
〔书的〕样本;〔唱片的〕样片