adj. 1.前进的;渐进的,发展的;递增的,累进的。 2.进步的,上进的,进取的,改进的;进步主义的,进步党的。 3.【医学】进行性的。 4.【语法】进行(时)的。 短语和例子 progressive elements 进步人士。 progressive methods 新方法。 n. 进步分子,进步人士,进步论者;革新主义者;改良主义者;〔P-〕进步党党员。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) 同义词:reformist, reform-minded,
(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position; "progressive euchre"; "progressive tournaments"
gradually advancing in extent
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties 同义词:liberal, liberalist,
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going 同义词:progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense,