1·We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow.
我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The Purdue scaffold looks like a very interesting approach—it's certainly an advance—but until it's been tested in vivo, it's difficult to comment further.
普渡的支架看起来是个非常有趣的方法——这肯定是一个进步——但是，在进行体内测试之前，很难进一步评判。
3·She asked for an advance on her salary.
她要求预支薪金。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·This could be an advance on the present situation.
这可能是对目前情况的一次改善。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·In an exercise designed to be as real as possible, they simulated an advance on enemy positions.
在一次设计得尽可能逼真的演习中，他们模拟了一次向敌方阵地的前进。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·Smoking is an advance contract.
吸烟是一项事先合同。
7·Authors are often given an advance on royalties.
作者常常会得到预付的版税。
8·That caused an advance on the prime cost of goods.
那导致了货物主要成本的提高。
9·I just can't wait. Today you've got to give me an advance of a few dollars.
我等不到结算版税的时候了，今天非预支几元不可。
10·Sometimes what seems like a retreat is in fact an advance in a new direction.
有时候，看上去像是一次倒退，其实是在新方向的一个前进。