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the process of improving or developing, or of getting nearer to achieving or completing something 进步；进展；进程 I think we're making progress. 我认为我们正在取得进展。 We will continue to monitor progress over the next few months. 我们将在未来几个月继续监测进展情况。 economic/scientific/technological progress 经济/科学/技术进步 rapid/good progress 快速/良好的进展 We hope to see some real progress by March. 我们希望在3月前看到一些真正的进展。 - progress in something
James is making steady progress in his recovery. 詹姆斯正在稳步康复。 - progress in doing something
Police are making significant progress in fighting computer crime. 警方在打击计算机犯罪方面取得了重大进展。 The two sides have made very slow progress in resolving the dispute. 双方在解决争端方面进展非常缓慢。 - progress on something
There's been no sign of progress on this issue. 在这个问题上没有任何进展的迹象。 - progress towards something
The company is making progress towards this target. 公司正在朝着这个目标前进。 They asked for a progress report on the building work. 他们要求一份建筑工程的进度报告。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa2You can follow the progress of the project on our website. 你可以在我们的网站上跟踪项目的进展。 He's making good progress in maths. 他的数学进步很大。 How much progress have the builders made on the extension? 建筑工人的扩建工程进展如何？ I was frustrated by my apparent lack of progress when I started the violin. 我开始学拉小提琴时似乎毫无进展，这使我感到沮丧。 Regular tests enable the teacher to monitor the progress of each child. 定期的检测使老师能监测每个孩子的进步。 The book traced his steady progress from petty theft to serious crime. 这本书追踪了他从小偷小摸慢慢发展成重罪犯的过程。 We have made significant progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS. 我们在与艾滋病病毒／艾滋病的斗争中已经取得了重大的进展。 Who can halt this man's inexorable progress towards yet another championship? 谁能阻止这个人向另一个冠军不可阻挡的前进？ At the present rate of progress we won't be finished by July. 按照目前的进度，我们到7月份不会完成。 Technological progress is changing the demand for labour. 技术的进步正在改变劳动力的需求。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
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- continue
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- report
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movement forwards or towards a place 前进；行进 She watched his slow progress down the steep slope. 她望着他慢慢走下陡坡。 There wasn't much traffic so we made good progress. 来往车辆不多，所以我们开得很快。 We watched the ship's stately progress out of the docks. 我们注视着轮船缓慢而庄严地驶出了港口。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- dramatic
- excellent
- …
- achieve
- make
- chart
- …
- continue
- slow
- stall
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- report
- note
- in progress
- progress from… to…
- progress in
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- a lack of progress
- the march of progress
- a rate of progress
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Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin progressus ‘an advance’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th cent. and was readopted from American English in the early 19th cent.
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happening at this time 进行中 Work on the new offices is now in progress. 新办公楼正在施工。 Please be quiet—examination in progress. 考试正在进行，请安静。
Extra ExamplesI have one file for completed work and one for work in progress. 我有一个文件夹保存处理完的文件，另一个保存正在处理的文件。 There was a cricket match in progress. 当时有一场板球比赛正在进行。