- 使前进;使向前移动;将…推向前进;推进,促使:
The general advanced his troops to the new position.
将军挥师前进到新阵地。
to advance a chessman
往前移动一枚棋子
- 促进,推动;助长,加快(完成),加速…的进程;加速…的生长:
to advance growth
促进生长
to advance a project
加快完成某项工程
- 提出(理论、建议、看法、意见等);提议,建议:
to advance reasons for a tax cut
提出减税的各种理由
to advance a suggestion
提出一项建议
- 提升(某人),提拔,晋升;使升级:
The board of directors advanced her to president.
董事会把她提升为董事长。
He was advanced to the rank of corporal.
他被提升为下士。
- 提高…的重要性:
to advance one's family
提高某人家族的地位
- 增加;增长;增进;提高(价格、费用等):
to advance prices
提高价格
to advance one's interests
提高某人的兴趣
- 提前,提早,使更接近目前;尤指
- 把(钟、表等)拨快:
Clocks must be advanced one hour.
钟表必须拨快一小时。
to advance clocks one hour
把钟表拨快一小时
- 使(火花塞)提早发火
- 预先垫付,预付(款),预支,垫款:
We advanced her $2,000 against future royalties.
我们预支给她2000美元版税。
We advanced a month's salary to him.
(或We advanced him a month's salary.)我们给他预发一个月工资。
- (尤指凭抵押品)贷(款);借(钱):
The banks often advance money to farmers for seed and fertilizer.
银行通常贷款给农民购买种子和化肥。
- [口语]为…作广告宣传:
the most heavily advanced sports event in history
有史以来广告战最激烈的体育运动会
to advance a rock singer's personal appearances
为一名摇滚乐歌手的个人演出作广告宣传
- [美国英语]在(某地)安排候选人访问,在(某地)预先安排接待候选人;为候选人游说做准备;在(某地)为竞选活动做先遣(人员)工作,打前站
- [古语]升(旗等);抬(头等)