advance
英 [əd'vɑːns]
美[əd'væns]
- n. 发展；前进；增长；预付款
- vt. 提出；预付；使……前进；将……提前
- vi. 前进；进展；上涨
- adj. 预先的；先行的
英英释意
- 1. a movement forward;
- "he listened for the progress of the troops"
- 2. a change for the better; progress in development
- 3. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others;
- "she rejected his advances"
- 4. the act of moving forward toward a goal
- 5. an amount paid before it is earned
- 6. increase in price or value;
- "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"