progressive

英 [prəˈɡresɪv]

美 [prəˈɡresɪv]

adj.  进步的; 先进的; 开明的; 稳步的; 逐步的; 稳定发展的; (动词)进行时的
n.  进步人士; 开明人士; 改革派

复数：progressives　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 进步的；先进的；开明的
  in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change
  1. progressive schools
     先进的学校
• 稳步的；逐步的；稳定发展的
  happening or developing steadily
  1. a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce
     劳力数量的逐步减少
  2. a progressive muscular disease
     逐渐严重的肌肉病症
• （动词）进行时的
  connected with the form of a verb (for example I am waiting or It is raining ) that is made from a part of be and the present participle. Progressive forms are used to express an action that continues for a period of time.

noun

• 进步人士；开明人士；改革派
  a person who is in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change
  1. political battles between progressives and conservatives
     改革派与保守派之间的政治斗争

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 进步的；先进的；革新的
  Someone who isprogressiveor hasprogressiveideas has modern ideas about how things should be done, rather than traditional ones.
  1. ...a progressive businessman who had voted for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936...
     在1932年和1936年投票支持罗斯福的开明商人
  2. Willan was able to point to the progressive changes he had already introduced...
     维兰能够找出他已经采用的一些革新。
  3. The children go to a progressive school.
     这些孩子在一所先进的学校念书。
  4. Aprogressiveis someone who is progressive.
     进步人士；改革派人士
  5. The Republicans were deeply split between progressives and conservatives.
     共和党的革新派和保守派之间存在严重的分裂。
• ADJ （变化等）逐渐的，逐步发生的，逐步发展的
  Aprogressivechange happens gradually over a period of time.
  1. One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.
     这种疾病的一个显著症状就是记忆逐渐丧失。
  2. ...the progressive development of a common foreign and security policy.
     共同外交与安全政策的逐步发展
• （语法中）同continuous
  In grammar,progressivemeans the same ascontinuous.

英英释义

noun

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
  Synonym:liberalliberalist
• a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
  Synonym:progressive tenseimperfectimperfect tensecontinuous tense

adj

• advancing in severity
  1. progressive paralysis
• favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
  Synonym:reformistreform-minded
• (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
  1. progressive euchre
  2. progressive tournaments
• favoring or promoting progress
  1. progressive schools
• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
• gradually advancing in extent

双语例句

• Until I emigrated to America, my family and I endured progressive ostracism and discrimination.
  我的家庭和我自己忍受着变本加厉的排斥和歧视直到我移居美国。
• There are areas in which science and progressive politics make comfortable bedfellows.
  在一些领域中，科学和开明政治成为了舒适的盟友。
• The major symptoms of the patients were progressive dysphagia and pain behind the sternum.
  主要症状为进行性吞咽困难和胸骨后疼痛。
• Willan was able to point to the progressive changes he had already introduced
  维兰能够找出他已经采用的一些革新。
• Increased productivity is accompanied by a progressive decrease in production costs.
  产品的成本随着生产率的提高而递减。
• Obviously, the court had been profoundly influenced by the progressive upheaval.
  显然，法院已深受进步激变的影响。
• Since it's progressing, maybe we can assume it's progressive.
  因病情发展了，也许可以看作是进展。
• There has been a progressive decrease in population every year in this city.
  这个城市的人口在逐年递减。
• Progressive development and codification of law
  法律的逐渐发展和编纂
• This is a progressive course in English study.
  这是英语学习的渐进课程。