| 单词 | advanced |
| 释义 | advanced (once / 101 pages) adj Use the adjective advanced to describe something that's ahead, especially in terms of growth or development. Your plans to build the world's best tree house are at an advanced stage if you're nearly ready to add a roof and invite your friends to visit. Things are advanced when they happen early or are ahead of the curve or above average. Your advanced reading ability in elementary school might have had your teachers scrambling to keep you interested, and if a scientist's cancer vaccine is at an advanced stage, it's nearly ready to be tested on people. Advanced comes from the verb advance, which comes from the Old French avancier, "move forward," from a Late Latin root word, abante, "from before." WORD FAMILYadvance: advanced, advancement, advancer, advances, advancing+/advancement: advancements/advancer: advancers USAGE EXAMPLESOpen in September and hasn’t advanced past the second round at her home tournament in Queensland state. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He tweets prolifically but says he rarely uses any other communications technology more advanced than the telephone. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The team advanced to the championship game, and Kivon sacked the rival quarterback twice as St. Thomas won, 45–10, securing its ninth state title. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj situated ahead or going before at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies Syn advance, in advance front relating to or located in the front 2adj ahead in development; complex or intricate advanced technology Syn sophisticated hi-tech, high-tech resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices 3adj farther along in physical or mental development the child's skeletal age was classified as ` advanced' children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average Syn precocious characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) 4adj comparatively late in a course of development the illness had reached an advanced stage an advanced state of exhaustion Syn late, later at or toward an end or late period or stage of development 5adj at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill an advanced degree an advanced text in physics special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University Syn high greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount 6adj (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry advanced societies an advanced country technologically Syn civilised, civilized having a high state of culture and development both social and technological 7adj far along in time a man of advanced age advanced in years Syn ripe late being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time 8adj ahead of the times the advanced teaching methods had advanced views on the subject Syn forward-looking, innovative, modern progressive favoring or promoting progress |
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