progressive

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Someone who is progressive or has progressive ideas has modern ideas about how things should be done, rather than traditional ones. 進步的
...a progressive businessman who had voted for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936. …在1932年和1936年投票支持羅斯福的一位進步商人。
Willan was able to point to the progressive changes he had already introduced. 威蘭能夠指出他已經(jīng)帶來的有進步意義的變化。
2. N-COUNT A progressive is someone who is progressive. 進步人士
The Republicans were deeply split between progressives and conservatives. 共和黨進步派和保守派之間分歧很大。
3. ADJ A progressive change happens gradually over a period of time. 逐步的
One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory. 這種病的一個突出癥狀是記憶的逐步喪失。
4. progressivelyADV 逐步地
Her symptoms became progressively worse. 她的癥狀逐步惡化。

Summerhill school is noted for its progressive policies .
The last few months have seen the progressive meltdown of the country's political system .
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 .