advance
verb
uk/ədˈvɑːns/us/ədˈvæns/advanceverb(MOVE FORWARD)
[IorT]
to go ormovesomethingforward, or todeveloporimprovesomething:
(使)前进;使进步,使进展;使发展;促进Thefireadvancedsteadilythrough theforest.大火在森林中不断蔓延。
Thetroopsadvancedonthecity(=approachedit,readytoattack).军队向该城推进。
We have advancedgreatlyinourknowledgeof theuniverse.在认识宇宙方面,我们已经取得长足的进步。
Herstudyhasconsiderablyadvanced(=helped)thecauseofequalrights.她的研究极大地促进了权利平等运动的事业。
He's justtryingto advance(=improve)his owncareer.他只是在努力拓展自己的事业。
- Thetroopsquicklyestablishedabeachheadand werepreparingto advance.
- She's theyoungestplayereverto advance to asemifinal.
- Enemyplanesengagedthetroopsas they advanced into themountains.
- Usingsmokeas (a)camouflage, thearmyadvanced up thehill.
- Everyone wasdisappointedwhen theteamfailedto advance to the next round of thecompetition.
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
- age
- ahead
- ahead of
- anti-development
- carry
- flourish
- flower
- furtherance
- gather
- get beyondsomething
- get it togetheridiom
- journey
- mature
- pan
- ripen
- ripeness
- self-advancement
- self-betterment
- self-development
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Advancing and moving forward
advanceverb(PAY)
[T]
topaysomeone somemoneybefore theregulartime:
提前支付[+ two objects]Could you advance me £500 untilTuesday?周二之前可以预付给我500英镑吗?
Paying money
- ante up (something)
- balance
- burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
- chargeable
- co-finance
- compensate
- congestion charge
- cost-cutting
- cough
- foot
- lash
- pay top dollaridiom
- ransom
- settle up
- shortchange
- sink intosomething
- spender
- splash out(something)
- spring forsomething
- stump
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Before, after and already
advanceverb(SUGGEST)
[T]formal
tosuggestanideaortheory:
提出(想法或理论)thetheoryadvanced in thisarticle这篇论文提出的理论
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- imply
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- mover
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- proposition
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingin
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
- table
advanceverb(INCREASE)
[I]
If something such as asharepriceadvances, itincreasesinvalue:
(股票等)增加(价值)On the New York Stock Exchange 1,228issuesadvanced and 1,157declined.在纽约证券交易所,1228只股票股价上升,1157只下跌。
advance
noun
uk/ədˈvɑːns/us/ədˈvæns/advancenoun(MOVEMENT)
B2[CorU]
theforwardmovementof something, or animprovementordevelopmentin something:
前进;进步,进展;发展Nothing couldstoptheadvanceofthe floodwaters.洪水滔滔奔来,势不可挡。
Recent advancesinmedicalsciencemeanthat thisillnesscan now becured.医学新近取得的进展意味着这种疾病现在不再是绝症了。
- Could youletmeknowin advance whether or not you will be coming?
- Is itpossibletobuyticketsin advance?
- Passengers shouldtelltheairlinein advance if they have anyspecialdietaryneeds.
- Mostholidaycompaniesrequesta 20%depositin advance.
- Did youcheckin advance whether there wasaccessforwheelchairs?
Advancing and moving forward
- advancing
- beeline
- come
- come over
- come up
- cruise
- gain
- gain onsomeone/something
- ghost
- glide
- head
- make
- make forsomewhere/something
- make towardssomething/someone
- proceed
- progress
- pull
- push
- run
- slide
advancenoun(MONEY)
moneypaidto someone before theregulartime:
预付的款项Sheaskedfor a £300 advanceonhersalary.她要求预付她300英镑薪水。
Paying money
- ante up (something)
- balance
- burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
- chargeable
- co-finance
- compensate
- congestion charge
- cost-cutting
- cough
- foot
- lash
- pay top dollaridiom
- ransom
- settle up
- shortchange
- sink intosomething
- spender
- splash out(something)
- spring forsomething
- stump
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Before, after and already
advancenoun(SEX)
[Cusually plural]
anattempttostartasexualorromanticrelationshipwith someone:
勾引;挑逗;追求Sherejectedhisunwelcomeadvances.她拒绝了他的勾引,让他碰了一鼻子灰。
advancenoun(PRICE)
[C]
something such as asharepricethatincreasesinvalue:
(股票等)增加(价值)Decliningstockseasilydefeatedadvances 413 to 302.价格下降的股票有413只,而上升的只有302只,下降的明显超过了上升的。
Idioms
in advance
in advance ofsomething/someone
advance
adjective[before noun]
uk/ədˈvɑːns/us/ədˈvæns/happening, done, orreadybefore anevent:
预先的,事先的advancepayment/booking预付/预订
We got no advancewarning/noticeof thechanges.我们事先没有得到有关变更的警示/通知。
Before, after and already
- afore
- afterwards
- already
- ante
- as it isidiom
- before
- gone
- heel
- immediate
- in advanceidiom
- in advance ofsomething/someoneidiom
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- next
- prior
- prologue
- quondam
- second-wave
- secondarily
- secondary
- wake