advances
[əd'va:nsɪz]
n.
接近，友好的表示，求爱;
增长( advance的名词复数 );
借款;
（价格、价值的）上涨;
v.
（使）前进( advance的第三人称单数 );
（使）发展;
促进;
提高;
例句:
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Mark had for some time been making advances towards her.
马克追她已经有一段时间了。
来自柯林斯例句
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She rejected his advances during the trip to Cannes.
在去往戛纳的途中，她拒绝了他的挑逗。
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The advances in communications altered the nature of information processing.
通讯技术的进步使信息处理发生了质的改变。
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This is the irony in finding new medical advances.
来自SA
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While one advances the other stays on the ground.
来自SA
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However, as science advances those miracles are unveiled.
来自SA