单词 | advance |
释义 | Word Frequency advance(ədˈvɑːns) verb 1. to go or bring forward in position 2. (foll by on) to move (towards) in a threatening manner 3. (transitive) to present for consideration; suggest 4. to bring or be brought to a further stage of development; improve; further 5. (transitive) to cause (an event) to occur earlier 6. (transitive) to supply (money, goods, etc) beforehand, either for a loan or as an initial payment 7. to increase (a price, value, rate of occurrence, etc) or (of a price, etc) to be increased 8. (intransitive) to improve one's position; be promoted he advanced rapidly in his job 9. (transitive) archaic to promote in rank, status, or position noun 10. forward movement; progress in time or space 11. improvement; progress in development 12. business a. the supplying of commodities or funds before receipt of an agreed consideration b. the commodities or funds supplied in this manner c. (as modifier) an advance supply 13. Also called: advance payment a money payment made before it is legally due this is an advance on your salary 14. a loan of money 15. an increase in price, value, rate of occurrence, etc 16. a less common word for advancement (sense 1) 17. in advance 18. (modifier) forward in position or time advance booking an advance warning Derived forms advancer (adˈvancer) noun advancingly (adˈvancingly) adverb Word origin C15: advauncen, altered (on the model of words beginning with Latin ad-) from C13 avauncen, via Old French from Latin abante from before, from ab- away from + ante before |
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