advance

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中央民族大学出版社《新英汉大词典上》第22页（692字）

【词性】：v．

【释义】：

①前进〔He advanced his feet a bit．他稍微向前移动了一下。

〕②提出〔A new plan has been advanced．已经提出了一项新计划。〕③推进，促进生长或发展〔The law advances the building of new homes．这项法令促进建立新的家园。

〕④引起提前发生〔The date of the test was advanced from May 10 to May5．考试日期已由5月10日提前到5月5日。

〕⑤增加，提高(物价)〔The cost of food continues to advance．食品价格持续上涨。

〕⑥预付；借货(款)〔We can advance him $ 2，000．我们可以预付他2，000美金。〕⑦提升(某人)〔She advanced from assistant principal to principal of the school．她从校长助理被提升为学校的校长。〕‖ n．①前进；进步〔the new advances in science科学领域的新发展〕②(物价、价格、价值或工资的)上涨；升高〔His wages did not keep up with the advance in prices．他的工资跟不上物价的上涨。〕③预付〔He asked for an advance of next week’s allowance．他要求预付下月的津贴。〕④殷勤、设法接近某人；接近