progress1/ˋprɑgrɛs; ˈprəʊɡres/n [U]1 the process of getting better at doing something, or getting closer to finishing or achieving something 进步﹔进展: Nick has made a lot of progress at school. 尼克在学校取得了很大的进步。+of Millions of people watched the progress of the trial on TV. 数百万人在电视上观看了这场审讯的过程。+towards There's been steady progress towards a peace settlement. 在达成和平协议的道路上取得了稳步的进展。slow/good etc progress 缓慢的/良好的等进展2 useful change or improvement in society〔社会的〕进步﹐发展: Do we need all this technology? Is it really progress? 我们需要这许多的技术吗?这真的是进步吗?social/technological/economic etc progress 社会进步/技术/经济等发展3 in progress formal happening now【正式】在进行中: The class was already in progress. 已经开始上课了。
progress2/prəˋgrɛs; prəˈɡres/v [I] 1 to develop and move to a further stage 进步﹔进展: He soon progressed to more difficult exercises. 他很快就进入到做更难的练习了。2 to continue or move forward slowly 继续﹔缓慢前进: As the meeting progressed, I became bored. 随着会议继续进行﹐我开始感到无聊。