1.  | 先进的having the most modern and recently developed ideas, methods, etc.  | 
advanced technology 先进技术  | |
advanced industrial societies 先进的工业社会  | 
2.  | 高级的;高等的at a high or difficult level  | 
There were only three of us on the advanced course. 只有我们三人学高级课程。  | |
an advanced student of English 高阶英语学生  | 
3.  | (发展)晚期的,后期的at a late stage of development  | 
the advanced stages of the disease 疾病晚期  | 
