ADVANCED1 machines, systems etc2 countriesRELATED WORDSoppositeOLD-FASHIONEDPOORsee alsoMODERNNEW1 machines, systems etc 机器、设备系统等advanced /ədˈvɑːnstǁədˈvænst/ [adjective] The factory has installed advanced machinery at enormous cost. 这家工厂斥巨资安装了先进的机器。 Modern armies consist of fewer soldiers and more advanced weapons systems. 在现代化军队中，士兵少了，但先进的武器装备多了。 The bomb-detection equipment now used in most airports is very advanced. 现在大多数机场所使用的爆炸物探测设备都非常先进。sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtəd, səˈfɪstəkeɪtəd/ [adjective]very advanced, and better designed or more skilfully made than other things of the same type, and often working in a complicated way 尖端的；精密的，复杂的 The missile has a sophisticated guidance system. 这枚导弹装有一个精密的导航系统。highly sophisticatedvery sophisticated 高度精密的 Eye operations often involve the use of highly sophisticated equipment, such as lasers. 眼部手术经常使用高度精密的设备，如激光。high-tech/hi-tech /ˌhaɪ ˈtek◂/ [adjective]high-tech industry/company/equipment etcusing very advanced electronic equipment and machines, especially computers 高科技产业/公司/设备等 Northern California remains a popular location for high-tech firms. 北加州仍是高科技公司的热门地区。 On display at the exhibition will be a range of ‘hi-tech homes of the future’. 展览会上将有“未来高科技家居”的系列展出。 Prices of computers, electronics, and other high-tech products have fallen at a rapid pace. 电脑、电子设备以及其他高科技产品的价格已经迅速下跌。smart /smɑːʳt/ [adjective only before noun]a smart machine, bomb, weapon etc has a computer system that makes it able to control itself and make decisions for itself about how to operate 〔机器、炸弹、武器等〕智能的 The US used smart weapons in Iraq and Kosovo. 美国在伊拉克和科索沃使用了智能武器。 Smart machines and other appliances are operated via the Internet. 智能机器及其他电器用具可通过互联网远程操作。state-of-the-art /ˌsteɪt əv ði ˈɑːʳt◂/ [adjective]using the most advanced and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge 最新型的，最先进的 The new phone system uses state-of-the-art technology. 新的电话系统采用最先进的技术。 The movie was made with state-of-the-art computer graphics. 这部电影是用最先进的电脑图形技术制作的。the state of the art [noun phrase] Opus III represents the state of the art the most advanced type in word-processing packages. 是最先进的文字处理软件包。be ahead of its time /biː əˌhed əv ɪts ˈtaɪm/ [verb phrase]if somethingis ahead of its time, it is new and very different from other things of a similar type - use this especially about things that people do not understand or like at first, but later realize how good they are 超前的，走在时代之前的〔尤用于表示某事物开始并不为人所理解或喜欢，但后来人们逐渐意识到它的好处〕 The Vortex graphics system was ahead of its time. Few were sold but it strongly influenced later designs. 伏特克斯图形系统在当时是超前的，虽然卖出的很少，但它对后来的设计有着极大的影响。 Bonner's research in particle physics was ahead of its time and widely misunderstood. 邦纳的粒子物理学研究在当时是超前的，遭到普遍的误解。at the leading edge of/cutting edge of /ət ðə ˌliːdɪŋ ˈedʒ ɒv, ˌkʌtɪŋ ˈedʒ ɒv/ [preposition]in a more advanced position than other organizations or companies in developing and using new methods, systems, or equipment 处于…的领先地位，处于…的前沿〔指在发展或采用新方法、新系统、新设备等方面〕 The company is trying to regain its position at the leading edge of biomedical research. 该公司正在试图恢复它在生物医学研究方面的领先地位。 Developments in computer chip design are at the cutting edge of the technological revolution. 电脑芯片设计的开发走在了科技革命的前沿。leading-edge/cutting-edge /ˈliːdɪŋ edʒ, ˈkʌtɪŋ edʒ/ [adjective only before noun] an exciting new project, using cutting-edge technology 使用最先进技术的一个振奋人心的新项目2 countries 国家advanced /ədˈvɑːnstǁədˈvænst/ [adjective]advanced countries useadvanced industrial methods, equipment etc, and have a modern economic and political system 先进的，发达的 Many of the nations of southeast Asia will one day be as advanced as Japan or South Korea. 东南亚的许多国家有一天也会像日本和韩国一样先进。 Social problems such as teen pregnancy, drug abuse, and high divorce rates are often common in the most advanced countries. 少女怀孕、吸毒、高离婚率等社会问题在最先进的国家往往很普遍。developed /dɪˈveləpt/ [adjective only before noun]adeveloped country has modern industrial, health, and education systems -- use this when comparing these countries with poorer countries 〔相对于较贫穷国家〕发达的 Birthrates in developed countries are generally very low. 发达国家的出生率一般都很低。 This disease has mostly been eliminated, at least in the developed nations. 这种病基本上已经根除了，至少在发达国家是这样的。