in advance of

1 BEFOREbefore something happens or is expected to happen 预先，提前；（在某事）发生之前

I should warn you in advance that I’m not a very good dancer.

我要先提醒你，我跳舞不是很好。

Many thanks, in advance, for your help.

对你的帮助预先表示万分感谢。

six months/a year etc in advance

Book tickets 21 days in advance.

请提前21天订票。

Could you distribute copies well in advance of the meeting?

开会前把复印件早早分发下去，好吗？

Examples from the Corpus

in advance (of something)• Admission is $ 7 at the door, $ 6 in advance and $ 5 for Tucson Blues Society members.• Admission is free to all ticket holders and there is no need to book in advance.• The walk is suitable for all the family and places must be booked in advance.• The Assembly passed legislation which required organizers of demonstrations to apply three days in advance for government approval.• It was another to tell him in advance you were going to.• Although it cuts down on your freedom, Steves now recommends making make reservations at least a few hours in advance.• Most are commissioned but proposals can be made in advance to the News and Views Editor.• So Whitney now works out arrangements with her partner in advance to avoid problems down the road.

→ in advance (of something) at advance1(1)

2 to be more developed or modern than someone or something else 超前于某人/某物；比某事物先进

Their aircraft were in advance of those used by the US.

他们的飞机比美国人用的要先进。

Examples from the Corpus

be in advance of somebody/something• In several ways, then, a catalogue may be in advance of any other publications.

→ be in advance of somebody/something at advance1(2)