Progress is the process of gradually improving or getting nearer to achieving or completing something.
The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
医学界继续在抗癌斗争中取得进步。
The two sides made little if any progress towards agreement.
双方在达成协议方面实在进步甚微。
The progress of a situation or action is the way in which it develops.
The president is reported to have been delighted with the progress of the first day's talks.
据报道,总统对第一天会谈的进展很满意。
in progress
If something is in progress, it has started and is still continuing.
The game was already in progress when we took our seats.
比赛在我们坐下时已经在进行了。
progresses , progressing , progressed
To progress means to move over a period of time to a stronger, more advanced, or more desirable state.
He will visit once every two weeks to see how his new employees are progressing.
他将每两周视察一次以看看他的新雇员们进展如何。
He started with sketching and then progressed to painting.
他开始画素描,然后进展到画油画。
A company spokesman said that talks were progressing well.
一位公司发言人称,会谈进展顺利。
If events progress, they continue to happen gradually over a period of time.
As the evening progressed, sadness turned to rage.
随着夜晚的来临,悲伤变成了愤怒。
If you progress something, you cause it to develop.