| 词汇 | progressive |
| 释义 | progressive adjective uk /prəˈɡres.ɪv/ us /prəˈɡres.ɪv/ progressiveadjective (GRADUAL)C1 developing or happening gradually: 逐渐的；渐进的 There's been a progressive decline in the standard of living over the past few years.最近几年的生活水平每况愈下。 slow slowYou're so slow - hurry up! leisurelyWe took a leisurely drive along the quiet coast road. unhurriedI like the unhurried pace of life in the countryside. gentleStart off with a gentle jog, then gradually increase your speed. Summerhill school is noted for its progressive policies. The last few months have seen the progressive meltdown of the country's political system.过去几个月里，该国的政治体系一步步走向瓦解。 The progressive form is often referred to as the continuous form of the verb. We are currently witnessing a progressive decline in the number of students entering higher education. The area has suffered a progressive reduction in house prices. Making progress and advancing adaptive evolution advance the cause advanced advancement age boom evolve evolved flourish flower formatively from A to Bidiom journey mature punctuated equilibrium rebuild regenerate ripen ripeness spread progressiveadjective (DISEASE)medical specialized A progressive medical condition continues to develop, or gradually becomes worse or more serious. : Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain condition. He was diagnosed with syringomyelia, a disease of the spinal cord that results in progressive weakening of the body. Compare non-progressive(OF DISEASE) Disease & illness - general words advanced aggressiveness autoimmune disease bilharzia bilharziasis complication fulminating gestational hyperendemic hypochondriac iatrogenic industrial disease life-threatening morbid schistosomiasis second degree secretory serial interval snail fever untreated You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing progressiveadjective (MODERN)B2 Progressive ideas or systems are new and modern, encouraging change in society or in the way that things are done: （指思想或体制）进步的，先进的 progressive ideas/attitudes进步的思想／态度 The left of the party is pressing for a more progressive social policy.该政党的左派敦促实行更加进步的社会政策。 a progressive school实行进步教育法的学校 modern modernThe building was made using modern construction techniques. up to dateThe hospital has some of the most up-to-date equipment in the country. latestShe always wears the latest fashions. cutting-edgeComputers have brought cutting-edge technology into the classroom. high-techDivers with high-tech equipment discovered the wreck of the ship. Modern & fashionable ahead of timephrase be (all) the rageidiom be having a momentidiom funky futuristic futuristically get with the programmeidiom granola shabby chic sleekly sleekness smartly smartness the avant-garde ultra-sophisticated up to date up-to-the-minuteidiom way-out with it à la mode progressiveadjective (TAX)finance & economics A progressive tax system is one in which the rate of tax is higher on larger amounts of money.累进（税）的 Taxation amortizable anti-dumping anti-progressive anti-tax at sourcephrase filer financial year fiscal drag fiscal year flat tax rebate regressive regressively road tax sales tax taxed taxpayer the taxman tithe top rate progressiveadjective (GRAMMAR)language The progressive form of a verb is used to show that the action is continuing. It is formed with the verb "be" followed by the present participle (= -ing form of the verb): （动词）进行时的 "He's working hard at the moment" is an example of the present progressive form of the verb "work".He's working hard at the moment 是动词 work 的现在进行时的一个例子。 "I was eating when the phone rang" is an example of the past progressive.I was eating when the phone rang 是过去进行时的一个例子。 Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs accusative art auxiliary bare infinitive bent continuous copula finite gerund modality non-finite non-progressive passive passivization perfective phrasal verb subjunctive the active voice the past continuous the past tense progressiveadjective (GLASSES)US(UKvarifocal) used to describe a lens (= a curved piece of glass) that allows you to see things clearly at different distances: Progressive lenses provide vision correction for both near and distance prescriptions, but in a single lens. They sell many types of glasses: rimless, progressive, tinted and so on. Eyesight, glasses & lenses accommodative afterimage age-related macular degeneration amaurosis amblyopia eyeglasses glaucoma lenticular limbus long-sighted long-sightedness macula macula lutea ocular oculist short-sighted varifocals wet macular degeneration wraparounds yellow spot progressive noun[ C ] uk /prəˈɡres.ɪv/ us /prəˈɡres.ɪv/ progressivenoun[C] (POLITICS)politics a person who supports new ideas and social change, especially one who belongs to a political party支持进步政策者;改革派人士 Compare reactionary Politics - general words anti-capitalism anti-capitalist anti-communism anti-communist anti-fascism interparty interpellate interpellation interventionist lab on message Orwellian overstep parliament party politics spill statesman statesmanlike stateswoman subsidiarity progressivenoun[C] (GLASSES)progressives[ plural ]US(UKvarifocals) glasses with special lenses that let you see things clearly at different distances: Are those glasses progressives? progressive | American Dictionaryprogressive adjective us/prəˈɡres·ɪv/ A progressive disease is one that gets increasingly worse. Progressive ideas or systems encourage change in society or in the way things are done: She worked for women’s rights, labor reforms, and other progressive causes. progressivelyadverbus/prəˈɡres·ɪv·li/ My eyesight has gotten progressively worse over the years. progressive | Business Englishprogressive adjective uk /prəʊˈɡresɪv/ us /prəˈɡresɪv/ developing or happening gradually: There's been a progressive decline in the standard of living over the last decade. Lomax promised 'a progressive return to our underlying growth rate' of 20% a year. MANAGEMENT, POLITICS used to describe ideas or systems that are new and modern, and that encourage change and development: We're looking for progressive ideas to move the company forward. progressive management practices The company leadership has politically progressive views. ECONOMICS, TAX used to describe an economic system in which more advantages, especially tax advantages, are given to people with less money than to people with more money: The party says it will introduce a more progressive Budget. Compareregressive Examples of progressiveprogressive The extraction of always-type and interpretative progressives required close (manual) readings of the corpus data. Clauses describing states (which include progressives, perfects, conditionals and generics) introduce stickers on existing nodes. First, working memory was a significant predictor of grammaticality judgment performance on four different structures (word order, progressives, regular past and third person agreement). Legal realists, as well as the broader category of legal progressives, involved themselves in the study of law and its applications. In addition, subjective progressives may occur with the 'accusing second person' (1994a: 472). Instead, most of the progressives in the cor pus of the present study occur with activity verbs, typically in a subclause. Their co-operation, whether willing or otherwise, was essential for the progressives on both economic and ideological grounds. Three basic environments where the adult grammar requires overt inflectional material were coded : present tense copular constructions ; present progressives ; and sentences requiring 3sg present agreement. Meanwhile, a growing proportion of progressives are found to occur in main clauses. Conservatives regulate personal indiscretions, whereas progressives focus on transgressions of state. The work also serves to remind us of the diversity of opinion and philosophy among those we call ' ' progressives. Colloquialization also seems to play a much less important role in the development of the construction under investigation than in other types of progressives. Not all combinations of be followed by an -ing form are progressives, though. Thus, present-tense uses should be in the majority in subjective progressives. Present progressives were defined as clauses with -ing on the verb which seemed according to context to have present reference. See all examples of progressive These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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