| [/ədˈvɑːns; US -ˈvns; ədˋvæns/] n 用法:
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数] forward movement 前进; 推进; 前移:
The enemy's advance was halted. 敌军的推进遭到了遏止., 2 (a) [U] progress 进步; 发展:
the continued advance of civilization 文明的不断进步.
(b) [C] ~ (in sth) improvement 改进; 进展; 改善:
recent advances in medical science 医学上的新进展. 用法:
3 [C] ~ (on sth) increase in price or amount 价格或数量的增加:
`Any advance on (ie Who will offer more than) 20?' called the auctioneer. 拍卖人喊道榶‘20英镑, 还有增加的吗?’ *
Share prices showed significant advances today. 今日股票价格大幅上涨. 用法:
4 [C] money paid before it is due, or for work only partially completed; loan 预付; 预支; 借贷:
The bank gave/made her an advance of 500. 银行贷给她500英镑. *
She asked for an advance on her salary. 她请求预支薪水. 用法:
5 advances [pl] ~ (to sb) attempts to establish a friendly or an amorous relationship or a business agreement 亲近; 套交情; 求爱; 拉关系:
He made advances to her. 他向她示爱. *
She rejected his advances. 她拒绝了他的追求. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) in advance (of sth) beforehand; ahead in time 预先; 事先; 事前:
The rent must be paid in advance. 租金须预付. *
Send your luggage on in advance. 请把行李预先送出. *
It's impossible to know in advance what will happen. 预知未来发生的事是不可能的. *
Galileo's ideas were well in advance of the age in which he lived. 伽利略的思想远远超越了他所生活的时代. advance 2
adj [attrib 作定语] 用法:
1 going before others 先行的; 先头的:
the advance party, ie a group (of explorers, soldiers, etc) sent on ahead 先遣队; 先头部队., 2 done or provided in advance 预先做好的; 预先供给的:
give sb advance warning/notice of sth 对某事物给某人预先警告[通知] *
make an advance booking, ie reserve a hotel room, a seat in a theatre, etc before the time when it is needed 预定（旅馆房间, 戏票等） *
an advance copy of a new book, ie one supplied before publication 新书样本（出版前提供者）. |