advance /ədˈvɑ:ns/ I. vi. & vt. 前进，向前移动，有进展；A month has passed and the work has not advanced. 一个月已过，工作没有任何进展。‖II. n. 1.［u］前进: Nothing could stop the advance of the soldiers. 什么也阻挡不了战士们的前进。2.［c］进展，进步: Science has made great advances in the last fifty years. 在过去的五十年中，科学得到了巨大的进步。 3.［c］预支，预付: I was wondering if you would care to make me a small advance. 我不知道能不能麻烦你预支我一点钱。4. 用于习语 in advance 事前，提前： Everything has been fixed in advance. 一切都提前定了。in advance of…在…前面：In this he was in advance of his party. 这点上，他在他的同伴前面。
［辨析］见progress
advanced /ədˈvɑ:nst/ adj. 先进的；高级的；深奥的：advanced workers (experience, ideas) 先进工人(经验，思想)；advanced mathematics 高等数学
advancement /ædˈvænsmənt/ n. [u] 1. （级别的）晋升，提升，提拔：There are good opportunities for advancement within the company.公司里有良好的晋升机会。2. 前进，促进，进展：His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。3. 增加，提高：a slow advancement in pay工资的缓慢增长
