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advance BrE /ədˈvɑːns/
NAmE /-ˈvæns/► SEE ALLin advance (of sth)be ahead of/before/in advance of your time
●in adˈvance (of sth)before the time that is expected; before sth happens 预先；事先◆a week / month / year in advance
提前一周／一月／一年◆It’s cheaper if you book the tickets in advance.
提前订票会便宜一些。◆People were evacuated from the coastal regions in advance of the hurricane.
飓风到来之前，人们就从沿海地区被疏散了。 OPP in the wake of sb/sth ●be ahead of/before/in advance of your ˈtimehave ideas or invent things before people are ready to accept them （想法或行为）超前，超越时代◆He was sure that it was possible to fly to the moon, but he was ahead of his time and people laughed at him.他确信飞抵月球是可以实现的，可是这种想法在当时很前卫，人们都嘲笑他。◆She was a feminist before her time.她是个思想超前的女权主义者。 OPP be behind the times |