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TOEFL BNC: 1880 COCA: 2296
advance
ædvɑːns -væns ædˈvæns ədˈvæns
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense advances, present participle advancing, past tense , past participle advanced
1 VERB

（常指爲攻擊而）前進，推進 To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone. （常指爲攻擊而）前進，推進

  • Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital. [VERB prep./adv.]

    來自乍得的報告顯示叛軍正向首都推進。

  • The water is advancing at a rate of 5cm a day. [VERB]

    水位正以每天5厘米的速度上升。

  • ...a picture of a man throwing himself before an advancing tank. [VERB-ing]

    一名男子沖向迎面開來的坦克的一幅照片

SYN progress, proceed, go ahead, move up
2 VERB

（尤指知識）發展，進步 To advance means to make progress, especially in your knowledge of something. （尤指知識）發展，進步

  • Medical technology has advanced considerably. [VERB]

    醫學技術突飛猛進。

  • Japan has advanced from a rural, feudal society to an urban, industrial power. [VERB]

    日本已從封建農業社會發展成一個城市化工業強國。

SYN improve, rise, grow, develop
3See also:

advanced 
4 VERB

貸給；預付；預支 If you advance someone a sum of money, you lend it to them, or pay it to them earlier than arranged. 貸給；預付；預支

  • I advanced him some money, which he would repay on our way home. [VERB noun noun]

    我先借給他一些錢，在我們回家的路上他會還給我的。

  • The bank advanced $1.2 billion to help the country with debt repayments. [VERB noun]

    銀行預支12億美元幫助該國償還債務。

SYN lend, loan, accommodate someone with, supply on credit
5 N-COUNT

貸款;預付款 An advance is money which is lent or paid to someone before they would normally receive it. 貸款;預付款

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

    她接下來的兩部小說得到了10萬英鎊的預付稿費。

SYN down payment, credit, fee, deposit
6 VERB

提前（未來事件的日期）；使（未來事件）提前發生 To advance an event, or the time or date of an event, means to bring it forward to an earlier time or date. 提前（未來事件的日期）；使（未來事件）提前發生

  • Too much protein in the diet may advance the ageing process. [VERB noun]

    飲食中攝入過量蛋白質可能會加速衰老。

  • The country's election commission has advanced the date of parliamentary elections by three days. [VERB noun]

    該國的選舉委員會將議會選舉日期提前了3天。

SYN accelerate, speed, promote, hurry (up)
7 VERB

促進，推動（事業、利益或主張）；使加速 If you advance a cause, interest, or claim, you support it and help to make it successful. 促進，推動（事業、利益或主張）；使加速

  • When not producing art of his own, Oliver was busy advancing the work of others. [VERB noun]

    奧利弗在不搞自己的藝術創作時，就會忙着幫助别人完成作品。

8 VERB [usually passive]

提出（理論、論點） When a theory or argument is advanced, it is put forward for discussion. 提出（理論、論點）

  • Many theories have been advanced as to why some women suffer from depression. [be VERB-ed]

    就一些女性患抑鬱症的原因，各種說法紛至沓來。

  • An important set of ideas have been advanced by the biologist Rupert Sheldrake. [be VERB-ed]

    生物學家魯珀特·謝爾德雷克已提出了一整套重要的觀點。

SYN suggest, offer, present, propose
9 N-VAR

（常指軍事行動中的）前進，行進，推進 An advance is a forward movement of people or vehicles, usually as part of a military operation. （常指軍事行動中的）前進，行進，推進

  • ...an advance on enemy positions. [+ on]

    向敵方陣地推進

  • The defences are intended to obstruct any advance by tanks and other vehicles.

    這些防禦工事用於阻止坦克等車輛前進。

SYN attack, charge, strike, rush
10 N-PLURAL

挑逗；勾引 If you make advances to someone, you try to start a sexual relationship with them. 挑逗；勾引 [old-fashioned]

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

    馬克追她已經有一段時間了。

  • She rejected his advances during the trip to Cannes.

    在去往戛納的途中，她拒絕了他的挑逗。

11 N-VAR

進步；進展 An advance in a particular subject or activity is progress in understanding it or in doing it well. 進步；進展

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

    航空安全自從20世紀70年代得到顯著提高之後，至今再沒有任何改善。

  • Their progress at work was mirrored by their children's educational advance.

    子女在學業上有所進步，他們在工作上也就會有所起色。

SYN improvement, development, gain, growth
12 N-SING

改進；改善 If something is an advance on what was previously available or done, it is better in some way. 改進；改善

  • This could be an advance on the present situation. [+ on]

    這樣可能會改善當前狀況。

13 ADJ [ADJ n]

預先的；事先的 Advance booking, notice, or warning is done or given before an event happens. 預先的；事先的

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

    他們一般不會預先通知檢查哪座大樓。

  • The event received little advance publicity.

    關於該事件事先幾乎沒有報道。

SYN prior, early, previous, beforehand
14 ADJ [ADJ n]

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. 先行的；先遣的

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

    作爲聯合國救援行動的一部分，在這支由20多人組成的先頭部隊之後還將增派600名士兵。

15 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. 在…的前面；在…之前

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

    我已請每個人在會議之前提交問題。

16 PHRASE

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

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

    會談的主題已提前一周宣布。

SYN beforehand, earlier, ahead, previously
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurusadvance Also look up:
VERB.

improve 2

N.

allowance, credit, loan, pre-payment, retainer 5

ADJ.

early, prior 13

Word PartnershipUse advance with:
VERB.

advance and retreat 1

N.

cash advance 5

advance a cause 7

advance knowledge, advance notice, advance purchase, advance reservations 13

ADJ.

technological advance 11

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