注释: advance n. 发展；前进；增长；预付款
vt. 提出；预付；使……前进；将……提前
vi. 前进；进展；上涨
adj. 预先的；先行的
[ 过去式advanced 过去分词advanced 现在分词advancing ]
词组：
in advance adv. 预先，提前
in advance of 超过；在…前面
advance in 进步；改进
with the advance of 随着…的增加；随着(时间)的推移
an advance 预付款
on the advance (物价)在上涨
advance payment 预付款
advance notice 预先通知
advance with the times 与时俱进；与时代发展同步伐
advance booking 预订（机票等）
payment in advance 预付货款
make advances 接近；预付；取得进步
well in advance 大大提前
advance warning 事前警告（警报）
advance development 先期发展；超前掘进
cash advance 预付现金
advance towards 朝…前进
spark advance 点火提前；火花提早
advance guard 军队前卫，先头部队；先锋派
advance with times 与时俱进
例句：
(1) Yes. Did you call in advance?
可以，你事先打过电话了吗？
(2) Sort through some things in advance.
事先准备好要整理的东西。
(3) Sort through some things in advance.
提前就整理好一些东西。
(4) We have received your advance sample.
我们收到了你们的先发样品。
(5) Can I sign up for this course in advance?
我能事先申请上这一课程吗？
(6) The problem is to identify them in advance.
可要提前鉴别出他们却并非易事。
(7) But why had it not been deleted in advance?
但是，为什么不事先被删除？
(8) And it's bound to advance in the coming season.
随着旺季的到来行情必须看涨。

dismay n. 沮丧，灰心；惊慌
vt. 使沮丧；使惊慌
词组：
(1) Jack shakes his head in dismay.
杰克沮丧地摇摇头。
(2) To my dismay, he made the same mistakes.
使我惊讶的是，他又犯了同样的错误。
(3) In face of you, I was really in blank dismay.
面对着你，我真的很无可奈何，真的很伤心。
(4) Much to my dismay, he made the same mistakes.
使我很惊讶的是，他又犯了同样的错误。
(5) She never faces a difficult task with dismay.
面对困难的任务她从不气馁。
(6) I cannot think of such a battle without dismay.
我每一想到这种战争的情形就心惊肉跳。
(7) To his dismay, James saw a tear steal down her cheek.
令詹姆士惊愕的是，他看到一颗泪珠从她“面颊”上悄悄滚落。
(8) Still I turn around and hurt you and cause you dismay.
直到我转身伤害你，真的让你失望了。