单词 | progress |
释义 | progress (once / 68 pages) nv The process of advancement and the way things move in the positive direction of improvement is called progress. If you got a B on your last test and a B+ on this one, that's progress. If you're moving toward a goal, you're making progress too. On a long trip, it feels like you're barely making progress, but every hour you've driven another 60 miles towards your destination. Or, the news reported recent progress in peace talks between the two feuding nations. Have you ever heard someone say that you can't stop progress? That means that things keep advancing and getting more complicated. Place the accent on the second syllable if you use it as a verb. Let's progress to the next stage. WORD FAMILYprogress: progressed, progresses, progressing, progression+/progression: progressions USAGE EXAMPLESThe Wisconsin Legislature’s website, https://legis.wisconsin.gov/, allows visitors to track bills’ progress. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) “They were using the wrong gauge to measure their progress.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Among the signposts of progress that the front office is noting: Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progression retreat the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) push an effort to advance career, life historythe general progression of your working or professional life marcha steady advance clear sailing, easy going, plain sailingeasy unobstructed progress leapfrogadvancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors motion, move, movement the act of changing location from one place to another 2n gradual improvement or growth or development great progress in the arts Syn|Hypo|Hyper advancement forwarding, furtherance, promotion the advancement of some enterprise stridesignificant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides") work flow, workflowprogress (or rate of progress) in work being done development act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining 3n a movement forward he listened for the progress of the troops Syn|Hypo|Hyper advance, progression head, headway forward movement change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something 4v move forward, also in the metaphorical sense Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw pull back or move away or backward back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdrawmake a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity forge move ahead steadily penetratemake one's way deeper into or through creep up, sneak upadvance stealthily or unnoticed encroach, impinge, infringeadvance beyond the usual limit plough on, press on, push oncontinue moving forward string, string alongmove or come along overhaul, overtake, passtravel past close in, draw inadvance or converge on edge, inchadvance slowly, as if by inches rachet up, ratchet, ratchet downmove by degrees in one direction only elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip bypass by get bypass or move in front of fell, fly, vanishpass away rapidly clear, toppass by, over, or under without making contact go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 5v develop in a positive way He progressed well in school Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, shape up regress, retrograde, retrogress get worse or fall back to a previous condition climb improve one's social status leapfrogprogress by large jumps instead of small increments develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 6v form or accumulate steadily Syn|Hyper build, build up, work up build develop and grow build, build up, ramp up, work upbolster or strengthen develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
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