英[ədˈvɑːns]美[ədˈvæns]
n. (尤指武装部队的)前进，行进; 进步; 进展; 预付款; 勾引; （价格、价值的）上涨，提高;
v. (为了进攻、威胁等)前进，行进; (知识、技术等)发展，进步; 促进; 推动; 预付; 提出; 提前; 向前推（至下一步）; 上涨;
adj. 预先的; 事先的; 先遣队; 先头部队;
[例句]The general gave the order to advance.
将军下令前进。
[其他] 第三人称单数：advances 复数：advances 现在分词：advancing 过去式：advanced 过去分词：advanced
列句：
1.We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow.我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
2.recent advances in medical science.医学的最新进展。
3.We live in an age of rapid technological advance.我们生活在技术迅猛发展的时代。
4.They offered an advance of 5 000 after the signing of the contract.他们在合同签订后预付了5 000英镑。
5.She asked for an advance on her salary.她要求预支薪金。
6.He had made advances to one of his students.他曾追求过他的一个学生。
7.The 20-strong advance party will be followed by another 600 soldiers as part of UN relief efforts.作为联合国救援行动的一部分，在这支由20多人组成的先头部队之后还将增派600名士兵。