/ˈprəʊgres/
mass noun
1- forward or onward movement towards a destination前进; 行进：
the darkness did not stop my progress
黑暗并没有阻止我继续前进
they failed to make any progress up the narrow estuary.
他们没能沿狭窄的河口继续前进。
1.1
- advance or development towards a better, more complete, or more modern condition进步, 上进; 进展：
we are making progress towards equal rights.
我们正逐步赢得平等权利。
1.2
- count noun Brit. archaic a state journey or official tour, especially by royalty〈英, 古〉（尤指王室的）巡行, 巡游。
/prəʊˈgres/
no obj.
1- move forward or onward in space or time（空间, 时间）前进, 行进; 进展：
as the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved.
随着这个世纪的推移, 望远镜的质量得到提高。
1.1
- advance or develop towards a better, more complete, or more modern state进展, 进步：
work on the pond is progressing.
池塘的修建工作有进展。
1.2
- with obj. cause (a task or undertaking) to make regular progress使（任务, 事业）取得持续进展：
I cannot predict how quickly we can progress the matter.
我无法预言我们能使这件事进展多快。
1.3
- with obj. [usu. as adj. progressed] Astrology calculate the position of (a planet) or of all the planets and coordinates of (a chart) according to the technique of progression【占星】计算行星（或星象图各星及坐标）的位置。
短语
in progress
- in the course of being done or carried out进行中：
a meeting was in progress.
一场会议正在进行。
词源
late Middle English (as a noun)： from Latin progressus 'an advance'，from the verb progredi,from pro- 'forward'+gradi 'to walk'. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th cent. and was readopted from American English in the early 19th cent.