advances

中英词典：advances

形容词

1. advance

英 [ədˈvɑ:ns]       美 [ədˈvæns]

词义：

前进的；提前的；先行的；预付的

例句：

1. He made an advance payment for the car. (他提前付了车款。)
2. She is always up to date with the latest advances in technology. (她总是了解最新的科技进展。)

名词

1. advance

英 [ədˈvɑ:ns]       美 [ədˈvæns]

词义：

进步；提升；预付；借款；求爱；开支；推进；进军；前进

例句：

1. They have made significant advances in medical research. (他们在医学研究方面取得了重大进展。)
2. He made a loan advance to start his business. (他获得了一笔贷款以开办自己的生意。)

词语辨析

advance, progress, improvement

这三个词都有“发展、前进”的意思，但在使用上有所区别。advance是指向前推进，尤指为实现目标而采取行动。progress强调的是基于以往的发展，指人类社会文明、学术等方面的不断进步。improvement着重强调的是变得更好、更完善。

词汇扩充

1. in advance：提前

2. make advances：向某人示爱

3. technological advances：技术进步

4. medical advances：医学进展

5. scientific advances：科学进步

近义词

1. progress

2. development

3. improvement

4. innovation

5. breakthrough

反义词

1. setback

2. regression

3. decline

柯林斯词典

1. 名词

进步；前进

2. 动词

提前；预付

3. 形容词

先行的；预先的

牛津词典

1. 名词

进展；进步

2. 动词

提前；预先支付

3. 形容词

先前的；预先的

用法

1. advance的名词和动词形式可以用作及物动词和不及物动词，有时也用作不定式、名词和形容词。

2. advance的名词形式常用复数形式，表示“进步、提升、进展”等意思。

3. advance作为动词时，常与介词to或on连用，表示“提前、预付”等意思。

4. advance作为名词时，可指“进展、进步”等，也可指“预付款、借款、求爱”等。

例句

1. He made an advance payment for the car. (他提前付了车款。)
2. She is always up to date with the latest advances in technology. (她总是了解最新的科技进展。)
3. They have made significant advances in medical research. (他们在医学研究方面取得了重大进展。)
4. He made a loan advance to start his business. (他获得了一笔贷款以开办自己的生意。)
5. The company is at the forefront of technological advances. (该公司处于技术进步的前沿。)
6. His scientific advances have revolutionized the field of genetics. (他的科学进步彻底改变了遗传学领域。)
7. She rejected his advances and asked him to leave. (她拒绝了他的示爱并要求他离开。)
8. We need to make further advances in renewable energy. (我们需要在可再生能源方面取得进一步的进展。)
9. The team advanced to the finals of the competition. (这个团队晋级到了比赛的决赛阶段。)
10. He received an advance on his salary to cover his travel expenses. (他预支了一部分薪水以支付旅行费用。)
11. There have been significant advances in cancer treatment in recent years. (近年来在癌症治疗方面取得了重大进展。)
12. She made great advances in her piano playing after taking lessons. (上了几节课后，她的钢琴演奏有了很大的进步。)
13. The country has made advances in reducing poverty rates. (该国在减少贫困率方面取得了进展。)
14. The novel explores the advances of artificial intelligence in a dystopian future. (这部小说探索了在一个反乌托邦的未来中人工智能的进步。)
15. He made advances towards her, but she rejected him. (他向她示爱，但她拒绝了他。)
16. She received an advance copy of the book before its official release. (在正式发行前，她收到了这本书的预览版。)
17. He has been advancing steadily in his career over the past few years. (过去几年里，他在事业上稳步前进。)
18. The army advanced towards the enemy's stronghold. (军队向敌人的据点推进。)
19. They advanced the date of the meeting to accommodate everyone's schedule. (他们提前约定了会议日期以适应每个人的日程安排。)
20. She made significant advances in her research on climate change. (她在气候变化研究方面取得了重大进展。)
21. The company made an advance payment for the order. (该公司为订单付了预付款。)