advance vt. 1.进,推进;促进(生长),助长;拨进(时针),增进;提早,提前。 2.使升级,提升。 3.提高,抬高,涨,加(价等)。 4.提出(意见等),提倡。 5.预付,预支;借贷。 6.前去(某地)做先遣工作。 advance the hour hand 向前拨动时针。 advance sb. to the rank of colonel 提升某人为上校。 advance sb. a month's salary 预支给某人一个月的薪水。 vi. 1.推进,上进,前进,向前发展,进步。 2.提高,晋升。 3.涨价,腾贵。 4.【军事】前进,进攻 (against; on; upon)。 5.从事先遣工作。 6.(颜色等)醒目。 advance in price 涨价。 advance in knowledge 增进知识。 advance in rank 升级。 deep colours advance 深的颜色醒目。 advance by rushes 突飞猛进。 advance in the world 发迹,出头。 advance on [toward] a place 向某地推进。 n. 1.前进,进展;增进,进步;向上,晋升 (in rank)。 2.腾贵,昂贵,上涨。 3.预付;垫款,贷出款项。 4.〔常 pl.〕接近;友好的表示;求爱。 5.【军事】前进,进攻。 6.事先写好的新闻报导。 encourage [repel] sb's advances 鼓励[阻碍]某人接近自己。 academic advances 学术成就。 an advance sample 订货小样。 His advances were rejected. 他的友好的表示被拒绝了。 Sound the advance. 奏进行曲,吹前进号。 a temporary advance 暂垫款。 be in advance of在…之前;比…进步;高出,优于,胜过 (He is far in advance of his class. 他在班上是尖子)。 be on the advance 渐涨。 in advance 1. 预先,事先。 2.在先头,在前面 (pay in advance 预付。 receive in advance 预收)。 make advance 1. 垫款,先付,预付。 2. 接近(某人);表示友好;求爱 (to)。 with the advance of 与…俱进地,因(年)老而,因(夜)深而。 adj. 〔只作修饰语〕前进的;先头的;预先的。
Long before they became widely known her was informed on the latest inventions and scientific advances . 他比别人早知道当时刚出现的发明和科学进展。
Modern scientific advance has opened up the possibility of a higher standard of life for most of our people . 现代科学的进展为我们大多数人民的生活达到更高的水平提供了可能。
We must make benefits of our scientific advances for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas . 为了尚未开发地区的改善和发展,我们必须以我们的科学进步向他们提供援助。
It is necessary to keep up with scientific advances 跟上科学步伐是必要的
It offers the possibility of real scientific advances that can improve our lives and save them 它提供了改善生活、拯救生命的真正科学进步的可能性。
Natural catastrophes remain unpredictable , in spite of huge technical and scientific advances 尽管科技取得了巨大的进步,自然灾害仍然是不可预测的。
However , can further scientific advance help the world solve the problem of future food supplies 但是,人类是否能进一步借助科技进步来解决世界未来的粮食供应问题呢?
Bill : scientific advances have enabled food producers to alter the genetic make - up of many common foods 比尔:科学的发展使得食品生产商们能够改变很多普通食物的基因构成。
The nurse , in providing care , ensures that use of technology and scientific advances are compatible with the safety , dignity and rights of people 护士在护理时确保先进科技的应用符合民众的安全、尊严和权利需要。
Now people in growing numbers are enjoying the benefits at dinner table from the application of the new scientific advances to agriculture 现在,越来越多的人从餐桌上就能感受到新科技应用到农业方面所带来的好处。