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| /ədˈvɑːns/ |
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| 1 | C/U progress or an instance of progress in science , technology , human knowledge etc 进步；进展 |
| In spite of all its advances, medical science still knows little about the brain. 医学尽管取得了这么大的进步，但是对大脑仍然知之甚少。 |
| +in major advances in computer technology 计算机技术的重大进展 |
| the advance of sth ethical questions raised by the advance of genetic engineering 因基因工程的进展而产生的的伦理问题 |
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| 2 | C a payment for work that is given before the work is complete 预付款 |
| The author has signed a publishing deal for an advance of £500,000. 作者签了一份预付款为50万英镑的出版协议。 |
| | 2a | money that is paid to someone before the usual time 提前支取款 | | I asked for an advance on next month’ s salary. 我请求预支下个月的工资。 | |
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| 3 | C a forward movement towards someone or something , especially by an army （尤指军队的）前进 |
| The rebels continued their advance on the capital city. 判军继续向首都推进。 |
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| 4 | advances plural an attempt to have a sexual relationship with someone , especially when this is not welcome （尤指不受欢迎的）勾引，挑逗 |
| make advances Evans denied making sexual advances to her. 埃文斯否认对她有过性挑逗。 |
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| - | in advance
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| if you do something in advance , you do it in preparation for a particular time or event in the future |
| 事先；预先 |
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| Details of the meeting had been circulated well in advance. 会议的详细内容事先已被传阅。 |
| +of Parents are sent a reading list a few weeks in advance of the start of the school year. 在学年开始前几个星期就向家长们寄了课外阅读书目。 |
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