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| /prəʊˈgresɪv/ |
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| 1 | supporting social and political change that aims to make a system fairer （在社会和政治方面）改良的，进步的，先进的 |
| a small progressive liberal party 一个先进的小型自由党 |
| an alliance of progressive forces 进步力量联盟 |
| | 1a | progressive education aims to help children to develop all their abilities （教育）全面发展的 | |
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| 2 | developing gradually 逐步发展的 |
| The disease causes progressive deterioration of the nervous system. 这种疾病导致神经系统的逐步退化。 |
| the progressive development of a professional style of nursing 专业护理风格的逐步发展 |
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| 3 | linguistics the progressive form of a verb is used for showing that an action is continuing （动词）进行式的 |
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| 4 | used for describing music that tries new or unusual ideas, sometimes making it difficult to listen to （音乐）现代的，新潮的（有时难以听懂的） |
| progressive jazz/rock 新潮爵士乐/前卫摇滚 |
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