progressive1/prəˋgrɛsIv; prəˈɡresIv/adj 1 supporting or using modern ideas and methods 先进的﹐进步的: progressive teaching methods 先进的教学方法2 a progressive change happens gradually over a period of time〔变化〕逐渐的﹔逐步发展的: the progressive increase in air travel 航空旅行者人数的逐步增加 —progressively adv
progressive2n the progressive the form of a verb that shows that an action is continuing to happen. In English, it has the verb ‘be’ followed by the PRESENT PARTICIPLE , for example, ‘I was waiting for a bus’.〔动词〕进行式