单词 | headway |
释义 | headwayhead‧way /ˈhedweɪ/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatormake progress when you are trying to do something► make progress Collocations if you make progress , you gradually start to achieve what you want: · Far too many people are still unemployed, but we are making progress.make progress in/on: · At Yalta, Russia and Ukraine made progress in several aspects of their bilateral relations.· Rapid progress has been made on the development of drugs for the treatment of Aids .make progress towardsBritish /toward American: · The talks were aimed at making progress towards greater European union. ► progress if something progresses, it develops in the way that you want and you gradually start to achieve what you want: progress well/quickly/successfully etc: · Work on the ship progressed quickly.· Bob was a very good football coach, and the team progressed very well.progress according to plan: · So far the building work has progressed according to plan. ► go if a particular activity or piece of work goes well, fine etc, it happens in a way that is good, so that you can gradually achieve what you want: go well/fine/better etc: · Fiona says that her new teaching job is going really well.· Things went better after the new computer system was installed.How's something going?: · "How are your exams going, Luke?" "Fine, thanks."the way something's going: · I feel very happy about the way the project's going so far. ► be getting there informal if you are getting there , you are starting to achieve what you want, after difficulties or problems that have made progress slow: · The company had a lot of problems initially, but they're getting there now.· It's been a struggle paying off all our debts, but I think at last we're getting there. ► advance if something, especially scientific and technical knowledge, advances , it develops and improves: · Computer technology is advancing very rapidly.· Our knowledge of the deepest parts of the ocean has advanced considerably over the last ten years. ► make headway to make progress in spite of problems or difficulties, because you are determined and have worked hard: · Sylvia's teachers all say that she has made great headway this term.· The new agreement indicated that the government was at last making headway against the terrorists.make headway in: · If either side is to make any headway in these negotiations, they must be prepared to compromise. ► move if an event or activity moves quickly, slowly or in the right direction, it progresses in that way: · Things moved quickly once we had agreed a price on the house.· I think that the trade agreement is moving in the right direction.· Police say that the investigation is moving slowly, and they are hoping that more witnesses will come forward. ► come along also come on British if something such as a piece of work comes along , it progresses in a very satisfactory way: · Mary's reading and writing has really started to come along recently.come along well/fine/better etc: · The work on the new school sports centre is coming on very well.How's something coming along?: · "How's your project coming along?" "Oh, fine, thanks." COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► little Phrases· His plan to change the constitution to give more power to the president has made little headway.· Finally, he grants Bennett access to his old papers, but Bennett can make little headway with them.· But after several months of deliberation, the committee had made little headway. VERB► make· This option largely failed to make headway for many of the basic theoretical reasons that were outlined in Chapter 2.· Finally, he grants Bennett access to his old papers, but Bennett can make little headway with them.· But with ruler Mercury in direct motion from the 1st, you can make headway.· Just hours before he died, he had made important headway in that struggle.· We turned into Dwyer Street and I still hadn't made any headway.· Gordon made no more headway with black studies students than he did with faculty.· Like his predecessors he failed to make any headway.· Those countries that have made most headway in their reforming efforts are simply the precursors of the others. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► make headway make headway a)to make progress towards achieving something – used especially when this is difficultheadway towards/in/with etc Foreign firms have made little headway in the US market. b)to move forwards – used especially when this is slow or difficult: Stormy weather stopped the ship from making headway.
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