介绍:
Advance（音标）n
标签：s2 w2（口语中、书面语中最常用的2000个单词之一）
1、in advance (of sth) 预先、提前;（在某事）发生之前
释义：before something happens or is expected to hanppen.
例证：
I should warn you in advance that I’m not a very good dancer.
我要先提醒你，我跳舞不是很好。
Many thanks,in advance,for your help.
对你的帮助预先表示万分感谢。
Six months/a year in advance 提前多久做什么
Book tickets 21 days in advance.
请提前21天订票。
Could you distribute copies well in advance of the meeting?
开会前把复印件早早分发下去，好吗？
2、be in advance of sb/sth 超前于某人/某物；比某事物先进
释义：to be more developed or modern than someone or something else.
例证：
Their aircraft were in advance of those used by the US.
他们的飞机比美国人用的要先进。
3、进步，进展（用于technological/scientific/medical advance）
释义：a change,discovery,or INVENTION that brings progress
例证：
One of the great technological advances of the 20th century
20世纪伟大的科技进步之一
A major advance 一项重大进展
[+in]
Recent advances in genetics have raised moral questions.
遗传学的最新进展引起了道德上的争议。
[+on]
An advance on previous treatments
对以往治疗方法的改进。
4、前进，推进（尤指士兵）
释义：forward movement or progress of a group of people-used especially ot talk about soldiers.
[+on]
The enemy’s advance on St.Petersburg.
敌军向圣彼得堡的推进。
5、预付款（money 金钱）
Usually singular 一般用单数
释义：money paid to someone before the usual time ,especially someone’s salary
例证：
a $500 advance
500美元预付款
[+on]
Krebs decided to ask for an advance on his salary.
克雷布斯决定要求预支薪水。
