提前; 先期; 在前头; 预先，事先
Placing an order-(下定单)
A：How are you this afternoon?
今天下午过得如何?
B：Just fine. I looked over the catalog you gave me this morning, and I''d like to discuss prices on your computer speakers.
还好。今天早上我已经详细看过你给我的目录了。我想讨论有关你们计算机扬声器的价格。
A：Very good. Here is our price list.
好的。这是我们的价目表。
B：Let me see . . . I see that your listed price for the K-two-one model is ten U.S. dollars. Do you offer quantity discounts?
我看看……。你们K-2-1 型的标价是美金十块钱。你们有提供大量订购的折扣吗？
A：We sure do. We give a five percent discount for orders of a hundred or more.
当然有。100 或以上的订单我们有百分之五的折扣。
B：What kind of discount could you give me if I were to place an order for six hundred units?
如果我下六百组的订单，你们可以给我什么样的折扣？
in advance
A：On an order of six hundred, we can give you a discount of ten percent.
订单是六百组的话，我们可以给你百分之十的折扣。
B：What about lead time?
交货时间呢?
A：We could ship your order within ten days of receiving your payment.
在收到货款的十天内，我们就可以把货送出去。
B：So, you require payment in advance of shipment?
所以，你们在送货前要先收货款?
A：Yes. You could wire transfer the payment into our bank account or open a letter of credit in our favor.
是的。你可以汇款到我们的银行帐户，或是开一个以我们公司为抬头的信用状。
B：I''d like to go ahead and place an order for six hundred units.
那我想就先下六百组的订单。
A：Great! I''ll just fill out the purchase order and have you sign it.
太棒了!我马上写订购单并请你签名。
1. 预先：第二,小组约会可能也在周末,但不一定是预先(in advance)约好的. 大家可能在周六下午才决定周六晚上一起过. 可能一起去看电影,也可能去别的地方. 好几个人在一起,谁也不成双成对,因此也就自己支付自己的费用.
2. 提前：9 C 前后照应逻辑推理 跑最后两个圈时,作者无法轻松(with delight)起来,也没有害怕恐惧(with fear),当然也无法叫其他人提前(in advance)到达,而是在脚疼(in pain)的状态中跑着步.
3. 预先,事先：in addition to 除......之外(还) | in advance 预先,事先 | in all 总共,共计
4. 在前面;预先：in advance of 在...的前面;超过 | in advance 在前面;预先 | in all directions 向四面八方
adv
1. ahead of time
in anticipation
e.g. when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount
We like to plan ahead
should have made reservations beforehand
Synonym: aheadbeforehand