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progress or a development in a particular activity or area of understanding 进步；进展 We live in an age of rapid technological advance. 我们生活在技术迅猛发展的时代。 - advance in something
Recent advances in technology have made the procedure safe. 最近技术的进步使手术变得安全。 recent advances in medical science 医学的最新进展 major advances in the field of physics 物理学领域的重大进展 - advance on something
an advance on the existing techniques 现有技术基础上的进步 - advance towards something
an advance towards a better understanding of God 对上帝更进一步的理解
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2Hindu science made great advances in astronomy and mathematics. 印度科学界在天文学和数学方面取得了巨大的进步。 Recent years have seen significant advances in our understanding of the human genome. 近年来我们在破解人类基因组方面取得了重大进展。 The design incorporates the most recent technological advances. 这一设计融合了最新的科技成果。 We need more money if we are to make any further advances in this area of science. 要想在这一科学领域有进一步的发展，我们需要更多的资金。 rapid advances in science and technology 科技的迅猛发展 two major advances in orthopaedic medicine 整形外科医学的两项重大进展 At this time there were a number of major advances in the field of physics. 此时，物理学领域有了许多重大进展。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- dramatic
- …
- make
- advance in
- advance on
- advance towards/toward
- …
- [countable] advance (on something)
the forward movement of a group of people, especially armed forces （尤指武装部队的）前进，行进 Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）开战 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息骚乱 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用游击战术 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
进行／发动生物战／游击战 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受惨败；大获全胜 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得决定性的胜利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 - order/force a retreat
命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服现役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前线 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／报道／参与激战 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武装抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化学／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受惨重损失／伤亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
强制实行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置战争难民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 - sign a ceasefire agreement
签署停战协议 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求发动／引发／结束战争 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣维和部队 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb2The general ordered an advance to the front line. 将军命令向前线进军。 The regiment made an advance on the enemy lines. 该团向敌军阵地挺进。 the Russian advance towards Berlin 苏军向柏林的挺进 Enemy advances had forced them to retreat into the mountains. 敌人的推进迫使他们撤退到山里。 Their advance on the city seemed unstoppable. 他们向那座城市步步逼近，似乎势不可挡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- Allied
- British
- …
- make
- order
- halt
- …
- advance on
- advance to
- advance towards/toward
- …
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
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money paid for work before it has been done or money paid earlier than expected 预付款 They offered an advance of £5 000 after the signing of the contract. 他们在合同签订后预付了 5 000 英镑。 The bank will give you an advance of 95% of the purchase price. 银行会给你进价95%的预付款。 - advance on something
She asked for an advance on her salary. 她要求预支薪金。
Extra ExamplesThe publishers have paid me an advance. 出版商已给我预付了一笔钱。 He was paid £5 000 as an advance on royalties. 他收到了 5,000 英镑的预付版税。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- cash
- give
- pay
- get
- …
- advance of
- advance on
- advances[plural]
attempts to start a sexual relationship with somebody 勾引；求爱；追求 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amorous
- sexual
- make
- advance to
- [countable] advance (on something) (
business 商业 an increase in the price or value of something （价格、价值的）上涨，提高
development发展
forward movement向前移动
money金钱
sexual两性
price increase涨价
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French avance (noun), avancer (verb), from late Latin abante ‘in front’, from ab ‘from’ + ante ‘before’. The initial a- was mistakenly assimilated to ad- in the 16th cent.
Idioms
in advance (of something)
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before the time that is expected; before something happens （时间上）在…前；预先；事先 a week/month/year in advance 提前一星期／一个月／一年 The rent is due one month in advance. 租金预先一个月支付。 Thanks in advance for your help. 提前感谢你的帮助。 We try to plan well in advance. 我们尽量提前做好计划。 It would have helped to know in advance that you were coming. 提前知道你要来会有所帮助。 - (formal)
The fee is payable in advance. 费用是预付的。 - (formal)
People were evacuated from the coastal regions in advance of the hurricane. 飓风袭来之前，沿海地带的人已经撤离。
more developed than somebody/something else （发展上）超前