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progressive n.改革论者,进步论者 adj.前进的,(税收)累进的,进步的 Progressive people are interested in change and progress. You're a progressive thinker if you like to think up new ways of doing things and you’re open to change. You have a progressive attitude towards gender if you dress girls in blue and boys in pink to challenge stereotypes. Progressive also refers to a type of verb tense, and to taxes that increase as your income increases. This word applies to lots of things that slowly increase or keep making progress. ★★☆☆☆ 2014.4

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[prə'gresiv] People who are progressive favor reform and civil liberties: this is the opposite of conservative, and means something close to liberal. Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]进步的；先进的；革新的 Someone who is progressive or has progressive ideas has modern ideas about how things should be done, rather than traditional ones. ...a progressive businessman who had voted for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936...在1932年和1936年投票支持罗斯福的开明商人Willan was able to point to the progressive changes he had already introduced...维兰能够找出他已经采用的一些革新。The children go to a progressive school.这些孩子在一所先进的学校念书。A progressive is someone who is progressive.进步人士；改革派人士The Republicans were deeply split between progressives and conservatives.共和党的革新派和保守派之间存在严重的分裂。2[ADJ 形容词]（变化等）逐渐的，逐步发生的，逐步发展的 A progressive change happens gradually over a period of time.   [usu ADJ n]One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.这种疾病的一个显著症状就是记忆逐渐丧失。...the progressive development of a common foreign and security policy.共同外交与安全政策的逐步发展progressivelyHer symptoms became progressively worse...她的症状日渐恶化。The amount of grant the council received from the Government was progressively reduced.这个委员会获得的政府津贴数额逐渐减少。3[ADJ 形容词]（语法中）同continuous In grammar, progressive means the same as continuous.   [ADJ n]

英语单词	progressive
英美音标	[prə'gresiv]
中文释义	n.改革论者,进步论者 adj.前进的,(税收)累进的,进步的
vocab简明	People who are progressive favor reform and civil liberties: this is the opposite of conservative, and means something close to liberal.
vocab扩展	Progressive people are interested in change and progress. You're a progressive thinker if you like to think up new ways of doing things and you’re open to change. You have a progressive attitude towards gender if you dress girls in blue and boys in pink to challenge stereotypes. Progressive also refers to a type of verb tense, and to taxes that increase as your income increases. This word applies to lots of things that slowly increase or keep making progress.
真题原句	Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]进步的；先进的；革新的 Someone who is progressive or has progressive ideas has modern ideas about how things should be done, rather than traditional ones. ...a progressive businessman who had voted for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936... 在1932年和1936年投票支持罗斯福的开明商人 Willan was able to point to the progressive changes he had already introduced... 维兰能够找出他已经采用的一些革新。 The children go to a progressive school. 这些孩子在一所先进的学校念书。 A progressive is someone who is progressive.进步人士；改革派人士 The Republicans were deeply split between progressives and conservatives. 共和党的革新派和保守派之间存在严重的分裂。 2 [ADJ 形容词]（变化等）逐渐的，逐步发生的，逐步发展的 A progressive change happens gradually over a period of time. [usu ADJ n] One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory. 这种疾病的一个显著症状就是记忆逐渐丧失。 ...the progressive development of a common foreign and security policy. 共同外交与安全政策的逐步发展 progressively Her symptoms became progressively worse... 她的症状日渐恶化。 The amount of grant the council received from the Government was progressively reduced. 这个委员会获得的政府津贴数额逐渐减少。 3 [ADJ 形容词]（语法中）同continuous In grammar, progressive means the same as continuous. [ADJ n]
来源	2014.4

Progressive Things People Means Liberal Change Progress Increase