The noun is pronounced /'prəʊgres, am 'prɑː-/. The verb is pronounced /prə'gres/. 名词读作 /'prəʊgres, 美 'prɑː-/,动词读作 /prə'gres/。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]进步;进展 Progress is the process of gradually improving or getting nearer to achieving or completing something.
The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer...
医学界在抗癌的斗争中不断取得进步。
The two sides made little if any progress towards agreement.
双方在达成协议方面的进展甚微。
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[N-SING 单数名词]进展;进程 The progress of a situation or action is the way in which it develops.
The Chancellor is reported to have been delighted with the progress of the first day's talks...
据报道,总理对第一天会谈的进展表示满意。
Ellen would keep me abreast of the progress by phone.
埃伦会通过电话及时向我通报进展情况。
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[VERB 动词]进步;进展;发展;改进 To
progress means to move over a period of time to a stronger, more advanced, or more desirable state.
He will visit once a fortnight to see how his new staff are progressing...
他会每两个星期来访一次,看看他的新员工进展如何。
Were you surprised that his disease progressed so quickly?...
他的病情发展得这么快,您是否感到意外?
He started with sketching and then progressed to painting.
他先是画素描,然后发展到画油画。
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[VERB 动词]继续进行;逐步发展 If events
progress, they continue to happen gradually over a period of time.
As the evening progressed, sadness turned to rage...
随着夜幕逐渐降临,悲伤变成了愤怒。
Life was hard, and it became harder as the war progressed.
那时候生活很艰难,并且随着战争的持续愈发艰难了。
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[VERB 动词]使…发展;使…取得进展 If you
progress something, you cause it to develop.
Very little was done to progress the case in the first 10 or so months after K was charged.
在K被指控后最初的10个月左右,这个案子进展缓慢。
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[PHRASE 短语]正在进行中 If something is
in progress, it has started and is still continuing.
The game was already in progress when we took our seats...
我们坐下来的时候,比赛已经开始了。
The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation.
这些日记里既有自白,也有当下工作记录,还有见闻评论。