advance a cause
collocation推动事业
She dedicated her life to advancing the cause of human rights.
她毕生致力于推动人权事业。
前进；推进
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前进；推进
to move forward in space or time
The army advanced steadily toward the enemy lines.
军队稳步向敌军防线前进。
促进或有利于
To promote or advantage.
在空间或时间上前进
To move forward in space or time.
提升,被提升
To raise, be raised.
advance
Base
原形
advances
3rd person
第三人称单数
advancing
-ing
现在分词
advanced
Past
过去式
advanced
Past participle
过去分词
The army advances at dawn.
军队在黎明时前进。
He advanced his own ideas at the meeting.
他在会议上提出了自己的观点。
Technology is advancing rapidly.
技术正在迅速发展。
注意：advance 作动词时通常不用于进行时表示状态，但可用于进行时表示正在进行的动作或过程。
Scientists have advanced a new theory to explain the phenomenon.
科学家提出了一种新理论来解释这一现象。
Could you advance me $100 until I get paid next week?
你能预付我100美元，等我下周发工资再还吗？
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推动事业
She dedicated her life to advancing the cause of human rights.
她毕生致力于推动人权事业。
促进职业发展
Taking on new projects is a good way to advance your career.
承担新项目是促进职业发展的好办法。
增进知识
These studies have greatly advanced our knowledge of the brain.
这些研究极大地增进了我们对大脑的认识。
把截止日期提前
Due to unexpected issues, we had to advance the deadline by a week.
由于意外问题，我们不得不把截止日期提前一周。
向……前进
The troops advanced toward the enemy lines.
部队向敌军防线前进。
年事渐高
She is advancing in years and needs a little help around the house.
她年事渐高，家里需要一点帮助。
取得进展
The negotiations have advanced the ball, but a full agreement is still far off.
谈判取得了进展，但离全面协议仍有距离。
推动技术前沿发展
Their research advances the state of the art in battery technology.
他们的研究推动了电池技术的最前沿发展。
（黎巴嫩诗人纪伯伦名言）前进，永不停歇，因为前进就是完美。前进吧，不要惧怕路上的荆棘，因为历经艰辛赢得的花才是最甜蜜的。
The general ordered his troops to advance at dawn.
将军命令部队在黎明时推进。
（澳大利亚国歌《前进，澳大利亚》歌词）在历史的篇章中，愿每一个阶段都推动澳大利亚走向繁荣美好。
She hoped the new policy would advance equality in the workplace.
她希望新政策能够促进工作场所的平等。
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联想：ad（广告）里一辆货车（van）正向前推进，所以 advance 是“前进、推进”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：学术写作、职场晋升、新闻报道 advance 作动词时多用于书面或较正式场合；口语中更常说 move forward、go ahead 等。在学术、职场、新闻等语境中也很常见，具体正式程度取决于搭配和场景。
advance 在英式英语中读 /ədˈvɑːns/，在美式英语中读 /ədˈvæns/。这些词在各自口音中与其押韵：chance, dance, glance, prance, trance, enhance。注意：advice /ədˈvaɪs/ 和 advantage /ədˈvæntɪdʒ/ 拼写相似，但发音不同，不押韵。
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