advances

美 [ədˈvænsɪz]英 [ədˈvɑːnsɪz]
  • n.进展;(尤指武装部队的)前进,行进;进步;预付款
  • v.(知识、技术等)发展,进步;(为了进攻、威胁等)前进,行进;促进;推动
  • advance的第三人称单数和复数
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  • 1
    VERB (常指为攻击而)前进,推进
    To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.

    Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital...

    来自乍得的报告显示叛军正向首都推进。

  • 2
    VERB (尤指知识)发展,进步
    To advance means to make progress, especially in your knowledge of something.

    Medical technology has advanced considerably...

    医学技术突飞猛进。

  • 3
    VERB 贷给;预付;预支
    If you advance someone a sum of money, you lend it to them, or pay it to them earlier than arranged.

    I advanced him some money, which he would repay on our way home...

    我先借给他一些钱,在我们回家的路上他会还给我的。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 贷款;预付款
    An advance is money which is lent or paid to someone before they would normally receive it.

    She was paid a £100,000 advance for her next two novels.

    她接下来的两部小说得到了10万英镑的预付稿费。

  • 5
    VERB 提前(未来事件的日期);使(未来事件)提前发生
    To advance an event, or the time or date of an event, means to bring it forward to an earlier time or date.

    Too much protein in the diet may advance the ageing process...

    饮食中摄入过量蛋白质可能会加速衰老。

  • 6
    VERB 促进,推动(事业、利益或主张);使加速
    If you advance a cause, interest, or claim, you support it and help to make it successful.

    When not producing art of his own, Oliver was busy advancing the work of others.

    奥利弗在不搞自己的艺术创作时,就会忙着帮助别人完成作品。

  • 7
    VERB 提出(理论、论点)
    When a theory or argument is advanced, it is put forward for discussion.

    Many theories have been advanced as to why some women suffer from depression...

    就一些女性患抑郁症的原因,各种说法纷至沓来。

  • 8
    N-VAR (常指军事行动中的)前进,行进,推进
    An advance is a forward movement of people or vehicles, usually as part of a military operation.

    ...an advance on enemy positions...

    向敌方阵地推进

  • 9
    N-PLURAL 挑逗;勾引
    If you make advances to someone, you try to start a sexual relationship with them.

    Mark had for some time been making advances towards her...

    马克追她已经有一段时间了。

  • 10
    N-VAR 进步;进展
    An advance in a particular subject or activity is progress in understanding it or in doing it well.

    Air safety has not improved since the dramatic advances of the 1970s...

    航空安全自从20世纪70年代得到显著提高之后,至今再没有任何改善。

  • 11
    N-SING 改进;改善
    If something is an advance on what was previously available or done, it is better in some way.

    This could be an advance on the present situation.

    这样可能会改善当前状况。

  • 12
    ADJ 预先的;事先的
    Advance booking, notice, or warning is done or given before an event happens.

    They don't normally give any advance notice about which building they're going to inspect...

    他们一般不会预先通知检查哪座大楼。

  • 13
    ADJ 先行的;先遣的
    An advance party or group is a small group of people who go on ahead of the main group.

    The 20-strong advance party will be followed by another 600 soldiers as part of UN relief efforts.

    作为联合国救援行动的一部分,在这支由20多人组成的先头部队之后还将增派600名士兵。

  • 14
    PREP-PHRASE 在…的前面;在…之前
    If one thing happens or is done in advance of another, it happens or is done before the other thing.

    I had asked everyone to submit questions in advance of the meeting.

    我已请每个人在会议之前提交问题。

  • 15
    PHRASE 提前;事先
    If you do something in advance, you do it before a particular date or event.

    The subject of the talk is announced a week in advance.

    会谈的主题已提前一周宣布。

  1. The world advances amidst turbulence .

    世界在动荡中前进。

  2. The speed of wave is the distance it advances per unit time .

    波速是波在单位时间内前进的距离。

  3. A new advance has been made in the control of malaria .

    在控制疟疾方面已取得新的进展。

  4. This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning .

    这项研究大大提高了我们对语言学习的认识。

  5. The article advances a new theory to explain changes in the climate .

    这篇文章提出了一个解释气候变化的新理论。

  6. We live in an age of rapid technological advance .

    我们生活在技术迅猛发展的时代。

  7. Please give us advance warning of any changes .

    如有变动,请事先通知我们。

  8. There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film .

    她的新电影尚未上映即大加宣传。

  9. The general gave the order to advance .

    将军下令前进。

  10. Plan your route in advance , using main roads as far as possible .

    预先安排好你的路线,尽量走大路。

  11. We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow .

    我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。

  12. Users advance through the program by answering a series of questions .

    用户通过回答一系列问题,逐步完成整个程序。

  13. We are willing to advance the money to you .

    我们愿意预付款给你。

  14. We will advance you the money .

    我们将把款子预付给你。

  15. Share prices showed significant advances .

    股票价格大幅上涨。

  16. Press fast forward to advance the tape .

    按下快进键向前转带子。

  17. You don 't have to pay for the tickets in advance .

    你不必预付票款。

  18. In the expansive 1990s bright graduates could advance rapidly .

    在经济发展快速的20世纪90年代,有才华的大学毕业生可以发展很快。

  19. They worked together to advance the cause of democracy .

    他们合力推动民主事业。

  20. This button advances the tape to the beginning of the next track .

    这个按钮可使录音带转到下一个节目的开始。

  21. She asked for an advance on her salary .

    她要求预支薪金。

  22. You will be at an advantage if you have thought about the interview questions in advance .

    如果你预先考虑过面试中提出的问题,就会处于优势。

  23. You have to fix visits up in advance with the museum .

    你得预先和博物馆联系安排好参观事宜。

  24. They offered an advance of £ 5 000 after the signing of the contract .

    他们在合同签订后预付了5000英镑。

  25. A 10 % deposit is payable in advance .

    须预付10%的押金。

  26. I 'd advise buying your tickets well in advance if you want to travel in August .

    要是想在八月份去旅行,我建议及早购票。

  27. No advance booking is necessary .

    无须提前订票。

  28. You could have spared yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning in advance .

    你要是先打个电话就用不着跑这一趟了。

  29. Prep the vegetables in advance .

    提前把蔬菜准备好。

  30. Mary rejected Tony 's amorous advances .

    玛丽拒绝了托尼的挑逗。