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advance

/ad-vans, -vahns/US // ædˈvæns, -ˈvɑns //UK // (ədˈvɑːns) //

进展,晋级,进展情况,预付款

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v.有主动词 verb
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    ad·vanced, ad·vanc·ing.

    • : to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
    • : to bring into consideration or notice; suggest; propose: to advance reasons for a tax cut.
    • : to improve; further: to advance one's interests.
    • : to raise in rank; promote: The board of directors advanced him to president.
    • : to raise in rate or amount; increase: to advance the price.
    • : to bring forward in time; accelerate: to advance growth; to advance clocks one hour.
    • : to supply beforehand; furnish on credit or before goods are delivered or work is done.
    • : to furnish as part of a stock or fund.
    • : to supply or pay in expectation of reimbursement: They advanced her $5000 against future royalties.
    • : to schedule at a later time or date: to advance a meeting from early to late fall.
    • : Informal. to do advance publicity for: to advance a rock singer's personal appearances; the most heavily advanced sports event in history.
    • : Archaic. to raise, as a banner.
v.无主动词 verb
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    ad·vanced, ad·vanc·ing.

    • : to move or go forward; proceed: The troops advanced.
    • : to increase in quantity, value, price, etc.: His stock advanced three points.
    • : to move toward or be perceived as moving toward an observer, especially as giving the illusion of space.Compare recede.
    • : to improve or make progress.
    • : to grow or rise in importance, status, etc.: to advance in rank.
    • : Informal. to provide publicity; do promotion: He was hired to advance for a best-selling author.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a forward movement; progress in space: the advance of the troops to the border.
    • : promotion; improvement in importance, rank, etc.: his advance to the position of treasurer.
    • : Usually advances. attempts at forming an acquaintanceship, reaching an agreement, or the like, made by one party.actions or words intended to be sexually inviting.
    • : addition to price; rise in price: an advance on cottons.
    • : Commerce. a giving beforehand; a furnishing of something before an equivalent is received: An advance on his next month's salary permitted him to pay his debt on time.the money or goods thus furnished: He received $100 as an advance against future delivery.
    • : Journalism. copy prepared before the event it describes has occurred: The morning papers carried advances on the ceremony, which will take place tonight.a press release, wire-service dispatch, or the like, as one containing the text or partial text of a speech, sent to arrive in advance of the event to which it is related.Compare release copy.
    • : the leading body of an army.
    • : Military. the order or a signal to advance.
    • : Informal. publicity done before the appearance of a noted person, a public event, etc.: She was hired to do advance for the candidate.a person hired to do advance publicity for an event: He is regarded as the best advance in the business.
    • : Automotive, Machinery. an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine to generate the spark for ignition in each cylinder earlier in the cycle.Compare retard.
    • : Geology. a seaward movement of the shoreline.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : going or placed before: an advance section of a train.
    • : made or given ahead of time: an advance payment on a loan.
    • : issued ahead of time: an advance copy of the president's speech.
    • : having gone beyond others or beyond the average.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounimprovement, progress in development
Forms: advanced, advances, advancing
verbmove something forward, often quickly
Forms: advanced, advances, advancing
Synonyms
accelerate加速,加速推进,加速前进,加速发展achieve实现,达到,实现了,达到了move up上升,上调,升迁,上进progress进展,进展情况,进步,进益promote促进,推动,推广,推销propel推动,推进,促进,推动speed速度,速度快,速度快慢storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪conquer征服,克服,征服者,攻克dispatch派遣,派出所,派遣人员,调遣drive驱动器,驱动,驾驶,驱动力elevate提升,提升为,提升了,提升到hasten匆匆忙忙,催促,催促着,匆匆忙忙地launch启动,发射,推出,发起march进行曲,行进,前进,行军proceed着手进行,进行,开始,着手quicken快捷,快捷键,快手,快车skyrocket飞速上升,飞涨,飞速增长,飞升bring forward推介,推广,提倡,推进come forward站出来,走出来,走出来吧,站出来吧continue ahead继续前进,继续前行,继续往前走,继续向前continue on继续,继续说,继续进行,继续前进forge ahead勇往直前,进取,前进,奋进gain ground赢得地位,占领阵地,获利,占领区get ahead踔厉,出人头地,踔厉风发,领先get green light获得绿灯,开绿灯,得到绿灯,获得绿色通道get there到达那里,到达目的地,到那里去,到那里get with it顺其自然,顺势而为,顺从,顺其自然吧go ahead开始吧,着手进行,进行,继续go forth去,去吧,出走,出go forward前进,往前走,前行,向前走go great guns大炮出击,大刀阔斧,大炮一响,大刀阔斧地前进go places走出去,出门,出门在外,走出去的go to town进城,进城去,进城去吧,入城make headway取得进展,崭露头角,进展顺利,进展情况make the scene场景化,凑热闹,闹场,场景move on继续前进,着手进行,行动起来,继续move onward向前迈进,继续前进,向前推进,向前走press on按下去,按下,按上,坚持下去push ahead推进,推进工作,推广,推進push on推进,推入,推开,推动send forward转发,前送,转送,前进step forward上前一步,迈步向前,上前台阶,迈进
verbpromote or propose an idea
Forms: advanced, advances, advancing
Antonyms
verbincrease in amount, number, or position
Forms: advanced, advances, advancing
Antonyms

Examples

  • Last week, the Senate GOP tried to advance a relief package that was a mere fraction of what House Democrats have demanded, ringing in at just around $300 billion in new spending.

  • Structural reforms designed to advance political equality are also a viable legislative agenda in terms of public opinion.

  • That means supporting the small businesses that fuel our economy, advancing racial equity across our economic system, and creating millions of good-paying jobs.

  • The moves sparked hopes that a political process leading to peace could advance.

  • Yet progress continues apace and advances are expected in the coming months.

  • And Epstein continues to steer money toward universities to advance scientific research.

  • All the slots for arrivals and departures are allocated months in advance.

  • This can also be prepared a few days in advance and stored, covered, in the fridge.

  • We may never know the full amount that the Kochs or other outside spenders donate to advance anti-union legislation.

  • Admission is free, but by invitation only, and advance RSVP is required.

  • Done, says he, why let fifty of our men advance, and flank them on each wing.

  • One adorable smile she gave him, and before he could advance to hold the door for her, she had opened it and passed out.

  • So strained became the relations between them, that for the last part of the advance they no longer met at meals.

  • The rebels wished to advance from Lutao, but were kept back by the fire from the gunboat Maria Cristina.

  • One, a man of distinguished looks and military bearing, was a little in advance of the other two.