| 单词 | ongoing |
| 释义 | ongoing (once / 1616 pages) adj If something is ongoing, it is happening now. If you have an ongoing argument with your neighbor, it means you were arguing before, you’re arguing now, and it looks like you'll be arguing into the future. If something is ongoing, it is currently in action. Often in news reports, reference will be made to an ongoing investigation because the police are in the midst of it at the moment of reporting. Ongoing reports are currently in progress as are ongoing repairs. If your teachers say that there will be ongoing testing throughout the year, you won't be done with it until you get out of school. WORD FAMILYongoing USAGE EXAMPLESSchmidt declined to discuss the alleged role of a third person who was arrested, a 27-year-old woman, citing the ongoing investigation. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Those columns were prompted by the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, the presidential campaign and disparities along racial lines in every aspect of American life. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) A spokeswoman for the NPS declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) adj currently happening an ongoing economic crisis Syn on-going current occurring in or belonging to the present time |
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