progressive
adj
noun
prəˈɡresɪv
adj
1
supporting
new
or
modern
ideas
and
methods,
especially
in
politics
and
education
〔尤指在政治和教育方面〕进步的，先进的
a
progressive
administration
进步的政府
progressive
and
forward-looking
policies
进步并有前瞻性的政策
2
happening
or
developing
gradually
over
a
period
of
time
逐步发生的，逐步发展的
progressive
decline/reduction/increase
etc
the
progressive
increase
in
population
人口的逐步增加
Britain’s
progressive
decline
as
a
world
power
英国作为世界强国地位的逐步衰落
3
the
progressive
form
of
a
verb
is
used
to
show
that
an
action
or
activity
is
continuing
to
happen.
In
English
it
consists
of
the
verb
‘be’
followed
by
the
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
,
as
in
‘I
was
waiting
for
the
bus.’
[术语] 〔动词〕进行式的;
technical
The
situation
became
progressively
worse.
情况变得越来越糟。
noun
4
someone
with
modern
ideas
who
wants
to
change
things
进步人士; 革新派人士