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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ad·vanced /ədˈvɑːnst $ ədˈvænst/ ●●● W3 adjective 1 ADVANCEDvery modern 先进的 advanced weapon systems 先进的武器系统 advanced technology 先进的技术 high levels of unemployment in the advanced industrial societies 发达工业社会中的高失业率2 SESstudying or dealing with a school subject at a difficult level 〔课程〕高深的，高级的 advanced learners of English 高级程度的英语学习者 advanced physics 高等物理（学）3 LATEhaving reached a late point in time or development 晚期的，后期的 The disease was too far advanced to be treated. 病情已经发展到晚期，没法治疗了。4 advanced age/years used to talk about the age of someone who is old 年迈，高龄 Despite his advanced age, he often travelled abroad. 尽管上了年纪，他还是常常出国旅行。 THESAURUSadvanced using very modern technology and ideas 〔技术和理念〕先进的technologically advanced nations 科技发达国家Their equipment isn’t as advanced as ours. 他们的设备不如我们的先进。sophisticated very advanced, and working in a better but often more complicated way than other things 尖端的，精密的highly sophisticated weapons 高级精密的武器As machines become more sophisticated, they become more likely to break down. 机器越来越先进，也越来越容易出故障。high-tech /ˌhaɪ ˈtek◂/ using very advanced technology, especially electronic equipment and computers 〔尤指电子设备和计算机〕高科技的high-tech industries in Silicon Valley 硅谷的高科技产业High-tech listening equipment was used to find survivors in the rubble. 高科技探听设备被用来搜寻瓦砾中的幸存者。state-of-the-art using the newest and most advanced features, ideas, and materials that are available 使用最先进技术的，最先进的The football club has invested £40 million in state-of-the-art training facilities. 该足球俱乐部投资了4,000万英镑购置最先进的训练设备。The sound system is state-of-the-art. 这套音响系统是最先进的。cutting-edge cutting-edge technology or research is the most advanced that there is at this time 〔科技或研究〕最尖端的The system uses cutting-edge technology to identify and eliminate viruses. 这个系统使用最尖端的技术来查杀病毒。ncutting-edge medical research
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advanced• The bomb-detection equipment now used in most airports is very advanced.• Many of the nations of southeast Asia will one day be as advanced as Japan or South Korea.• Social problems such as teen pregnancy, drug abuse, and high divorce rates are often common in the most advanced countries.• Perhaps the main problem for these Marxist writers is the aristocracy of labour in the advanced industrial countries.• The factory has installed advanced machinery at enormous cost.• There were lectures on quite advanced medical care, on intelligence-gathering, signalling and demolitions.• What would happen if other advanced nations did the same?• Over the same period, research on advanced nuclear reactors will be eliminated and one of the two uranium enrichment plants closed.• Most 11-year-olds are not being encouraged to develop advanced reading skills; a small but significant number are illiterate.• advanced students of English• All other students take a course in advanced texts from the Hebrew Bible.• By this time, Greg's illness was too far advanced to be treated.• Modern armies consist of fewer soldiers and more advanced weapons systems.From Longman Business Dictionaryadvancedad‧vanced /ədˈvɑːnstədˈvænst/ adjective using the most modern ideas, equipment, and methodsThe country increased foreign-currency reserves by selling some of its advanced technology to foreign companies.ad·vanced adjective →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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advanced
ad‧vanced W3 /ədˈvɑːnst $ ədˈvænst/
adjective
1. very modern:
advanced weapon systems
advanced technology
high levels of unemployment in the advanced industrial societies
2. studying or dealing with a school subject at a difficult level:
advanced learners of English
advanced physics
3. having reached a late point in time or development:
The disease was too far advanced to be treated.
4. advanced age/years used to talk about the age of someone who is old:
Despite his advanced age, he often travelled abroad.
▪ advanced using very modern technology and ideas: technologically advanced nations | Their equipment isn’t as advanced as ours.
▪sophisticated very advanced, and working in a better but often more complicated way than other things: highly sophisticated weapons | As machines become more sophisticated, they become more likely to break down.
▪high-tech /ˌhaɪ ˈtek◂/ using very advanced technology, especially electronic equipment and computers: high-tech industries in Silicon Valley | High-tech listening equipment was used to find survivors in the rubble.
▪state-of-the-art using the newest and most advanced features, ideas, and materials that are available: The football club has invested £40 million in state-of-the-art training facilities. | The sound system is state-of-the-art.
▪cutting-edge cutting-edge technology or research is the most advanced that there is at this time: The system uses cutting-edge technology to identify and eliminate viruses. | cutting-edge medical research
ad‧vanced W3 /ədˈvɑːnst $ ədˈvænst/
adjective1. very modern:
2. studying or dealing with a school subject at a difficult level:
3. having reached a late point in time or development:
4. advanced age/years used to talk about the age of someone who is old:
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