make progress
make progress — 搭配詞
1. to reach a better or more advanced stage in learning, improving, or developing s
取得進展
在學習或發展上達到更好的階段
to reach a better or more advanced stage in learning, improving, or developing something
Emma is making good progress with her piano lessons after six months of practice.
Emma 經過六個月的練習,在鋼琴課上取得了不錯的進展。
make + progress + with + [skill]
Lian has made real progress in recovering from the surgery this month.
Lian 這個月在手術恢復方面取得了實質進展。
make + progress + in + [gerund]
A research team in São Paulo is making steady progress toward a vaccine for dengue fever.
聖保羅的一個研究團隊正在穩步推進登革熱疫苗的研發工作。
Ren made noticeable progress with his painting after attending the weekend workshop.
Ren 參加週末工作坊後,繪畫技巧有了明顯的進步。
A car factory near Bangkok has made significant progress in cutting its carbon emissions over the past two years.
曼谷附近的一家汽車工廠在過去兩年內,削減碳排放方面取得了顯著進展。
- advance
more formal; often used for military, technological, or career contexts
- make headway
suggests pushing forward against difficulty or resistance
- get ahead
focuses on gaining an advantage over others, especially in a career
- fall behind
fail to keep up with expected progress
- stagnate
stop making any progress at all
文法句型
make + progress + with/in/on + noun
make + [modifier] + progress + toward + goal
用法筆記
Often used with adjectives like good, real, significant, steady, or little to describe the amount of progress. 'Progress' is uncountable — never say 'a progress.'
常見錯誤
make progress — 片語
1. to move ahead through tasks or work and get closer to completing them
取得進度
在工作或活動中向前推進並接近完成
to move ahead through tasks or work and get closer to completing them
Kavya made little progress on the report because her computer kept crashing.
Kavya 在報告上幾乎沒有取得進度,因為她的電腦一直當機。
make + little + progress + on + [task]
The builders are making slow progress due to the heavy rain all week.
由於整週大雨不斷,建築工人的進度十分緩慢。
make + slow + progress + due to [reason]
Arjun sat at his desk for hours but hardly made any progress with the emails.
Arjun 在桌前坐了好幾個小時,但郵件幾乎沒什麼進度。
Once the desk was tidy, Bao began to make real progress on the essay.
桌面整齊之後,Bao 的論文開始有了實質進度。
The clean-up crew made rapid progress once the morning sun came out.
早晨的太陽出來後,清理小組迅速推進了進度。
- get through
emphasises completing a specific task or set of tasks
- press on
suggests determination; continuing despite difficulty
- move along
informal; suggests steady but unspectacular progress
- stall
stop moving forward on a task
文法句型
make + progress + on/with + task
hardly + make + any + progress
用法筆記
Distinguish from collocation sense 1 (REACH A BETTER STAGE): this sense focuses on moving through concrete tasks and activities, often followed by 'on' or 'with' plus the specific task.