MOVE FORWARD 向前移动, [I] to move towards someone or something, especially in a slow and determined way – used especially to talk about soldiers

前进，推进〔尤指士兵〕:

A line of US tanks slowly advanced.

一列美军坦克缓缓前进。

Troops advanced on the rebel stronghold (=moved towards it in order to attack it).

军队向反叛者的据点推进。

The army advanced across the plain.

军队前进穿过平原。

DEVELOP 发展, [I,T] if scientific or technical knowledge advances, or if something advances it, it develops and improves

（使）进展:

Our understanding of human genetics has advanced considerably.

我们对人类遗传学的了解有了很大进展。

The group's research has done much to advance our knowledge of the HIV virus.

这个小组的研究为增加我们对艾滋病病毒的了解作出了很大的贡献。

MONEY 金钱, [T] to give someone money before they have earned it

预支:

Will they advance you some money until you get your first paycheck?

在你拿到第一次工资以前，他们是否会预支你一些钱？

I advanced $1,500 to Kramer last Thursday.

上星期四，我预支给克雷默 1500 美元。

advance your career / a cause / your interests etc, to do something that will help you achieve an advantage or success for yourself or someone else

促进职业/事业/兴趣等的发展:

Jameson agreed to the deal in an effort to advance his political career.

詹姆森为了促进政治事业的发展而同意了这笔交易。

PRICE 价格, [I] if the price or value of something advances, it increases – used especially when talking about the stock exchange

〔价格、价值〕上涨〔尤用于指证券交易〕

TIME / DATE 时间/日期, [T] [formal] to change the time or date when an event should happen to an earlier time or date

提前:

The meeting has been advanced to ten o'clock.

会议提前到 10 点钟。

MACHINE 机器, [I,T] [formal] if you advance a film, clock, musical recording etc, or if it advances, it goes forward

（使）〔电影、钟表、唱片等〕向前移动

advance planning / warning / booking etc, planning etc that is done before an event

预先计划/警告/订购等:

We received no advance warning of the storm.

我们没有收到风暴的预警。

advance party / team, a group of people who go first to a place where something will happen to prepare for it

〔提前到某地为活动作准备的〕先遣队，先遣人员

advance copy, a copy of a book, record etc that has not yet been made available to the public

〔书的〕样本;〔唱片的〕样片