advance
advance
verb
in advance
advancer
noun
语源
verb
- [no obj.]move forwards, typically in a purposeful way
（尤指有目的地）前进
the troops advanced on the capital.
部队向首府前进。
she stood up and advanced towards him.
她站起来向他走去。
■make progress
进步
our knowledge is advancing all the time.
我们的知识在不断地进步。
■[with obj.]cause (an event) to occur at an earlier date than planned
使（事件）提前发生，加速（事件）进程
I advanced the schedule by several weeks.
我把进度表提前了几周。
■[with obj.]promote or help the progress of (a person, cause, or plan)
促进（人，事业，计划），帮助发展
it was a chance to advance his own interests.
这是个促进他自己利益发展的机会。
■put forward (a theory or suggestion)
提出（理论，建议）
the hypothesis I wish to advance in this article.
我想在此文中提出的假设。
■(especially of shares) increase in price
（尤指股票）涨价，增值 - [with two objs]lend (money) to (someone)
借（钱）给
the building society advanced them a loan.
建房互助协会贷给他们一笔款子。
■pay (money) to (someone) before it is due
预付，提前支付
he advanced me a month's salary.
他预付给我一个月的薪水。
- a forward movement
前进
the rebels' advance on Madrid was well under way.
叛军早已向马德里进发。
the advance of civilization.
文明的进步。
■a development or improvement
发展，提高
genuine advances in engineering techniques.
工程技术的真正发展。
[mass noun]decades of great scientific advance.
几十年科学的巨大进展。
■an increase or rise in amount, value, or price
增长，升值，涨价
any advance on £40?.
有加到40英镑的吗？。 - an amount of money paid before it is due or for work only partly completed
预付款
the author was paid a £250,000 advance.
预付给了作者25万英镑稿酬。
I asked for an advance on next month's salary.
我要求预支下月的薪水。
■a loan
贷款
an advance from the bank.
银行贷款。 - (一般作 advances)an approach made to someone, typically with the aim of initiating a sexual or amorous relationship or encounter
挑逗，勾引，接近（尤指想要示爱、求爱）
her tutor made advances to her.
她的导师勾引她。
- [attrib.]done, sent, or supplied beforehand
提前的，预先的
advance notice.
提前通知。
advance payment.
预付款。
in advance
- ahead in time
预先，事先，提前
you need to book weeks in advance.
你需要提前几周预定。
- ahead of in time or space; before
提前；在之前
advancer
noun
语源
- Middle English : from Old French avance (noun), avancer (verb), from late Latin abante 'in front', from ab 'from' + ante 'before'. The initial a- was erroneously assimilated to ad-in the 16th cent
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