advancing

英 [ədˈvɑːnsɪŋ]

美 [ədˈvænsɪŋ]

adj.  年事渐高
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
advance的现在分词

现在分词：advancing　

医学计算机

BNC.9486 / COCA.9272

牛津词典

adj.

• 年事渐高
  used as a polite way of referring to the fact of time passing and of sb growing older
  1. She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years.
     她尽管年事渐高，仍然十分活跃。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （常指为攻击而）前进，推进
  Toadvancemeans to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
  1. Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital...
     来自乍得的报告显示叛军正向首都推进。
  2. The water is advancing at a rate of 5cm a day...
     水位正以每天5厘米的速度上升。
  3. ...a picture of a man throwing himself before an advancing tank.
     一名男子冲向迎面开来的坦克的一幅照片
• See also:Medical technology has advanced considerably...Japan has advanced from a rural, feudal society to an urban, industrial power.advanced
• VERB 贷给；预付；预支
  If youadvancesomeone a sum of money, you lend it to them, or pay it to them earlier than arranged.
  1. I advanced him some money, which he would repay on our way home...
     我先借给他一些钱，在我们回家的路上他会还给我的。
  2. The bank advanced $1.2 billion to help the country with debt repayments.
     银行预支12亿美元帮助该国偿还债务。
• N-COUNT 贷款;预付款
  Anadvanceis money which is lent or paid to someone before they would normally receive it.
  1. She was paid a £100,000 advance for her next two novels.
     她接下来的两部小说得到了10万英镑的预付稿费。
• VERB 提前（未来事件的日期）；使（未来事件）提前发生
  Toadvancean event, or the time or date of an event, means to bring it forward to an earlier time or date.
  1. Too much protein in the diet may advance the ageing process...
     饮食中摄入过量蛋白质可能会加速衰老。
  2. The country's election commission has advanced the date of parliamentary elections by three days.
     该国的选举委员会将议会选举日期提前了3天。
• VERB 促进，推动（事业、利益或主张）；使加速
  If youadvancea cause, interest, or claim, you support it and help to make it successful.
  1. When not producing art of his own, Oliver was busy advancing the work of others.
     奥利弗在不搞自己的艺术创作时，就会忙着帮助别人完成作品。
• VERB 提出（理论、论点）
  When a theory or argumentis advanced, it is put forward for discussion.
  1. Many theories have been advanced as to why some women suffer from depression...
     就一些女性患抑郁症的原因，各种说法纷至沓来。
  2. An important set of ideas have been advanced by the biologist Rupert Sheldrake.
     生物学家鲁珀特·谢尔德雷克已提出了一整套重要的观点。
• N-VAR （常指军事行动中的）前进，行进，推进
  Anadvanceis a forward movement of people or vehicles, usually as part of a military operation.
  1. ...an advance on enemy positions...
     向敌方阵地推进
  2. The defences are intended to obstruct any advance by tanks and other vehicles.
     这些防御工事用于阻止坦克等车辆前进。
• N-PLURAL 挑逗；勾引
  If you makeadvancesto someone, you try to start a sexual relationship with them.
  1. Mark had for some time been making advances towards her...
     马克追她已经有一段时间了。
  2. She rejected his advances during the trip to Cannes.
     在去往戛纳的途中，她拒绝了他的挑逗。
• N-VAR 进步；进展
  Anadvancein a particular subject or activity is progress in understanding it or in doing it well.
  1. Air safety has not improved since the dramatic advances of the 1970s...
     航空安全自从20世纪70年代得到显著提高之后，至今再没有任何改善。
  2. Their progress at work was mirrored by their children's educational advance.
     子女在学业上有所进步，他们在工作上也就会有所起色。
• N-SING 改进；改善
  If something is anadvance onwhat was previously available or done, it is better in some way.
  1. This could be an advance on the present situation.
     这样可能会改善当前状况。
• ADJ 预先的；事先的
  Advancebooking, notice, or warning is done or given before an event happens.
  1. They don't normally give any advance notice about which building they're going to inspect...
     他们一般不会预先通知检查哪座大楼。
  2. The event received little advance publicity.
     关于该事件事先几乎没有报道。
• ADJ 先行的；先遣的
  Anadvanceparty or group is a small group of people who go on ahead of the main group.
  1. 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。
• PREP-PHRASE 在…的前面；在…之前
  If one thing happens or is donein advance ofanother, it happens or is done before the other thing.
  1. I had asked everyone to submit questions in advance of the meeting.
     我已请每个人在会议之前提交问题。
• PHRASE 提前;事先
  If you do somethingin advance, you do it before a particular date or event.
  1. The subject of the talk is announced a week in advance.
     会谈的主题已提前一周宣布。

英英释义

adj

• moving forward
  Synonym:forwardforward-moving

双语例句

• The advancing flood waters brushed houses and cars aside like matchsticks.
  滚滚向前的洪水像扫除火柴杆一样地把房屋和汽车都冲掉了。
• When not producing art of his own, Oliver was busy advancing the work of others.
  奥利弗在不搞自己的艺术创作时，就会忙着帮助别人完成作品。
• Our technical revolution is blazing its way forward through all the difficulties and advancing victoriously.
  我们的技术革命正在披荆斩棘，胜利前进。
• The enemy are still advancing, but we can wait them out in this valley.
  敌军仍在前进，不过我们可以在这个山谷里以逸待劳把他们拖垮。
• The mud hindered their advancing quickly.
  泥泞使他们无法快速前进。
• Advancing technology and affluence make it easier to modify living conditions and the management of resource.
  科学技术不断发展和人们日益富裕使得生活条件的调节和资源的管理更加容易。
• The world political system is advancing towards disorder.
  世界政治体系正处于混乱状态。
• Consolidating and developing the results of the reform of SOEs and actively advancing various reforms.
  巩固和发展国有企业改革成果，积极推进各项改革。
• An important step to improving software quality is advancing test management practices beyond old-fashioned, document-based methods.
  提高软件质量的一个重要步骤是超越旧的和基于文档的方法，并促进测试管理实践。
• The troops were advancing.
  部队正在向前推进。