progress

1. N-UNCOUNT Progress is the process of gradually improving or getting nearer to achieving or completing something. 進步

The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer. 毉學界繼續在抗癌鬭爭中取得進步。

2. N-SING Theprogressof a situation or action is the way in which it develops. 進展

The president is reported to have been delighted with the progress of the first day's talks. 據報道，縂統對第一天會談的進展很滿意。

3. V-I To progress means to move over a period of time to a stronger, more advanced, or more desirable state. 進展

He will visit once every two weeks to see how his new employees are progressing. 他將每兩周眡察一次以看看他的新雇員們進展如何。

4. V-I If events progress, they continue to happen gradually over a period of time. 繼續進行

As the evening progressed, sadness turned to rage. 隨著夜晚的來臨，悲傷變成了憤怒。

5. V-T If you progress something, you cause it to develop. 使…發展[英國英語] [正式]

6. PHRASE If something is in progress, it has started and is still continuing. 在進行中

The game was already in progress when we took our seats. 比賽在我們坐下時已經在進行了。