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the process of improving or developing, or of getting nearer to achieving or completing something 進步；進展；進程 I think we're making progress. 我認爲我們正在取得進展。 We will continue to monitor progress over the next few months. 我們將在未來幾個月繼續監測進展情況。 economic/scientific/technological progress 經濟/科學/技術進步 rapid/good progress 快速/良好的進展 We hope to see some real progress by March. 我們希望在3月前看到一些真正的進展。 - progress in something
James is making steady progress in his recovery. 詹姆斯正在穩步康複。 - progress in doing something
Police are making significant progress in fighting computer crime. 警方在打擊計算機犯罪方面取得了重大進展。 The two sides have made very slow progress in resolving the dispute. 雙方在解決爭端方面進展非常緩慢。 - progress on something
There's been no sign of progress on this issue. 在這個問題上沒有任何進展的迹象。 - progress towards something
The company is making progress towards this target. 公司正在朝着這個目標前進。 They asked for a progress report on the building work. 他們要求一份建築工程的進度報告。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa2You can follow the progress of the project on our website. 你可以在我們的網站上跟蹤項目的進展。 He's making good progress in maths. 他的數學進步很大。 How much progress have the builders made on the extension? 建築工人的擴建工程進展如何？ I was frustrated by my apparent lack of progress when I started the violin. 我開始學拉小提琴時似乎毫無進展，這使我感到沮喪。 Regular tests enable the teacher to monitor the progress of each child. 定期的檢測使老師能監測每個孩子的進步。 The book traced his steady progress from petty theft to serious crime. 這本書追蹤了他從小偷小摸慢慢發展成重罪犯的過程。 We have made significant progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS. 我們在與艾滋病病毒／艾滋病的鬥爭中已經取得了重大的進展。 Who can halt this man's inexorable progress towards yet another championship? 誰能阻止這個人向另一個冠軍不可阻擋的前進？ At the present rate of progress we won't be finished by July. 按照目前的進度，我們到7月份不會完成。 Technological progress is changing the demand for labour. 技術的進步正在改變勞動力的需求。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
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- achieve
- make
- chart
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- continue
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- report
- note
- in progress
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movement forwards or towards a place 前進；行進 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. 來往車輛不多，所以我們開得很快。 We watched the ship's stately progress out of the docks. 我們注視着輪船緩慢而莊嚴地駛出了港口。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- dramatic
- excellent
- …
- achieve
- make
- chart
- …
- continue
- slow
- stall
- …
- 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 進行中 Work on the new offices is now in progress. 新辦公樓正在施工。 Please be quiet—examination in progress. 考試正在進行，請安靜。
Extra ExamplesI have one file for completed work and one for work in progress. 我有一個文件夾保存處理完的文件，另一個保存正在處理的文件。 There was a cricket match in progress. 當時有一場板球比賽正在進行。