| 单词 | advance |
| 释义 | advance n 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. 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´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. 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. 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. 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, adj [attrib 作定语] 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）. |
英汉双解词典包含38652条英汉词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11：