so,faced with the Danish advance,Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy.

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so,faced with the Danish advance,Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy.
请解释advance在这里什么意思,该怎么翻译?

因此,面对丹麦的进攻,阿尔弗雷德没有贸然同敌人正面开战,而是骚扰敌人.advance可以理解为进攻,以下是在字典中查找的.1.进,推进;促进(生长),助长;拨进(时针),增进;提早,提前
2.提高,抬高,涨,加(价等)
3.预付,预支;借贷
4.使升级,提升
5.提出(意见等),提倡
n.1.前进,进展;增进,进步;向上,晋升 (in rank)
2.【军】前进,进攻
3.预付;垫款,贷出款项
4.腾贵,昂贵,上涨
5.接近;友好的表示;求爱
adj.1.前进的;先头的;预先的