advanced
英 [æd'vɑːnst]
美[əd'vænst]
	    - adj. 先进的;高级的;晚期的;年老的
 - v. 前进;增加;上涨(advance的过去式和过去分词形式)
 
英英释意
- 1. 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"
 
- 2. comparatively late in a course of development;
 - "the illness had reached an advanced stage"
 - "an advanced state of exhaustion"
 
- 3. ahead of the times;
 - "the advanced teaching methods"
 - "had advanced views on the subject"
 - "a forward-looking corporation"
 - "is British industry innovative enough?"
 
- 4. 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"
 
- 5. ahead in development; complex or intricate;
 - "advanced technology"
 - "a sophisticated electronic control system"
 
- 6. far along in time;
 - "a man of advanced age"
 - "advanced in years"
 - "a ripe old age"
 - "the ripe age of 90"
 
- 7. (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry;
 - "advanced societies"
 - "an advanced country technologically"
 
- 8. situated ahead or going before;
 - "an advance party"
 - "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"