- [countable, uncountable]
progress or a development in a particular activity or area of understanding 進步;進展 We live in an age of rapid technological advance. 我們生活在技術迅猛發展的時代。 - advance in something
Recent advances in technology have made the procedure safe. 最近技術的進步使手術變得安全。 recent advances in medical science 醫學的最新進展 major advances in the field of physics 物理學領域的重大進展 - advance on something
an advance on the existing techniques 現有技術基礎上的進步 - advance towards something
an advance towards a better understanding of God 對上帝更進一步的理解
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2Hindu science made great advances in astronomy and mathematics. 印度科學界在天文學和數學方面取得了巨大的進步。 Recent years have seen significant advances in our understanding of the human genome. 近年來我們在破解人類基因組方面取得了重大進展。 The design incorporates the most recent technological advances. 這一設計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. 要想在這一科學領域有進一步的發展,我們需要更多的資金。 rapid advances in science and technology 科技的迅猛發展 two major advances in orthopaedic medicine 整形外科醫學的兩項重大進展 At this time there were a number of major advances in the field of physics. 此時,物理學領域有了許多重大進展。
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 (尤指武裝部隊的)前進,行進 Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 戰爭與和平 Starting a war 開戰 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
(向…)宣戰/挑起戰爭/發動戰爭 - go to war (against/with somebody)
(向…)開戰 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起/平息騷亂 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽動/領導/鎮壓起義/叛亂 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
發起/實施突然/恐怖襲擊 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止/阻止/表明沖突升級 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内戰搞得四分五裂;瀕於内戰 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
進入/侵略/佔領某人的領土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
領導/發起/抵制/擊退武裝入侵
Military operations 軍事行動 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用/發展/實施/執行軍事戰略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣/部署/派駐/撤回部隊 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
進行/駕機執行/執行偵察/營救任務 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
訓練/裝備/部署陸軍/軍事/作戰分隊 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
領導/發起/實施(對某人的)突然襲擊/(空中/空投部隊/登陸)攻擊 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用遊擊戰術 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
進行/發動生物戰/遊擊戰 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
設法戰勝/鎮壓/挫敗叛亂者/叛亂 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受慘敗;大獲全勝 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得決定性的勝利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英國/德國/俄羅斯的前進 - order/force a retreat
命令/強迫撤退
Fighting 作戰 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陸軍/海軍/空軍;在陸軍/海軍/空軍部隊服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服現役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役;服役完畢;服役歸來 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前線 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
襲擊/攻擊敵人;與敵人交戰;擊敗/殺死/消滅敵人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹/報道/參與激戰 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求/遭遇武裝抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的/機關槍的/迫擊炮的射擊 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
(對…)發射機關槍/迫擊炮彈/火箭彈 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步槍/手槍射擊;發射子彈/導彈 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
發射巡航/彈道/反坦克導彈 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物/化學/核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受慘重損失/傷亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敵軍/友軍/炮火擊中/射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成爲戰俘;作爲戰俘被監禁
Civilians in war 戰爭中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
傷害/殺死/瞄準/保護無辜的/手無寸鐵的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
導致/避免/限制/最大限度減少平民傷亡/附帶性破壞 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
強制實行/解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
參與種族清洗;成爲種族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虜拘留營/集中營 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受/收容/安置戰爭難民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕/揚言要軍事/暴力報複 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯/被指控犯戰爭罪/反人類罪/種族滅絕罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使/帶來/赢得/實現/保持/促進和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求/商談/協商/宣布停戰/暫時休戰 - sign a ceasefire agreement
簽署停戰協議 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求發動/引發/結束戰爭 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
強烈要求/商討/接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立/派遣維和部隊 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商討/達成/正式批準/簽署/接受/拒絕/破壞/違反和平協定
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb2The general ordered an advance to the front line. 將軍命令向前線進軍。 The regiment made an advance on the enemy lines. 該團向敵軍陣地挺進。 the Russian advance towards Berlin 蘇軍向柏林的挺進 Enemy advances had forced them to retreat into the mountains. 敵人的推進迫使他們撤退到山裏。 Their advance on the city seemed unstoppable. 他們向那座城市步步逼近,似乎勢不可擋。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- Allied
- British
- …
- make
- order
- halt
- …
- advance on
- advance to
- advance towards/toward
- …
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- [countable, usually singular]
money paid for work before it has been done or money paid earlier than expected 預付款 They offered an advance of £5 000 after the signing of the contract. 他們在合同簽訂後預付了 5 000 英鎊。 The bank will give you an advance of 95% of the purchase price. 銀行會給你進價95%的預付款。 - advance on something
She asked for an advance on her salary. 她要求預支薪金。
Extra ExamplesThe publishers have paid me an advance. 出版商已給我預付了一筆錢。 He was paid £5 000 as an advance on royalties. 他收到了 5,000 英鎊的預付版稅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- cash
- give
- pay
- get
- …
- advance of
- advance on
- advances[plural]
attempts to start a sexual relationship with somebody 勾引;求愛;追求 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amorous
- sexual
- make
- advance to
- [countable] advance (on something) (
business )商業 an increase in the price or value of something Topics Change, cause and effectc2(價格、價值的)上漲,提高
development發展
forward movement向前移動
money金錢
sexual兩性
price increase漲價
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 (時間上)在…前;預先;事先 a week/month/year in advance 提前一星期/一個月/一年 The rent is due one month in advance. 租金預先一個月支付。 Thanks in advance for your help. 提前感謝你的幫助。 We try to plan well in advance. 我們盡量提前做好計劃。 It would have helped to know in advance that you were coming. 提前知道你要來會有所幫助。 - (formal)
The fee is payable in advance. 費用是預付的。 - (formal)
People were evacuated from the coastal regions in advance of the hurricane. 飓風襲來之前,沿海地帶的人已經撤離。
more developed than somebody/something else (發展上)超前