in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change 进步的；先进的；开明的 progressive schools 开明的学校
Extra ExamplesAre you in favour of progressive teaching methods? 你赞成新式教学方法吗？ He is progressive, open-minded, and sincerely concerned with civil-rights struggles. 他进步，思想开放，真诚地关心民权斗争。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- highly
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happening or developing steadily 稳步的；逐步的；稳定发展的 a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce 劳力数量的逐步减少 a progressive muscular disease 逐渐严重的肌肉病症
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grammar 语法 connected with the form of a verb (for example I am waiting or It is raining) that is made from a part of be and the present participle. Progressive forms are used to express an action that continues for a period of time. （动词）进行时的， 进行式的 (of a tax 税 at a higher percentage as the total amount of money being taxed increases 随着被征税资金总额的增加，税率会更高 Supporters of a progressive income tax argue that it is fairer. 累进所得税的支持者认为这样更公平。 The government made the tax more progressive, ensuring that higher earners pay more. 政府提高了税收的累进程度，确保高收入者缴纳更多的税。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’.