advance /әd'vɑ:ns/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an amount paid before it is earned
• (n.) increase in price or value
• (v.) move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

Chinese translation

• n. 前进, 进展, 行过的路程
• vi. 前进, 进展, 提高, 上涨
• vt. 使前进, 促进, 提出, 提高, 使提前, 预付

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/әd'vɑ:ns/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.65 · Rare

Word forms

advanced, advancing, advances

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Related words

advanced · advantage · advantages · advancement · advantageous

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