英語專四常見詞辨析23:大大地“前進(jìn)”
advance, progress, proceed, move on, go
這些動詞均含“前進(jìn),行進(jìn),進(jìn)展”之意。
1. advance :主要用于具體的人或物,也可指科學(xué)技術(shù)和運動等。
eg: I signed to him to keep away, but he continued to advance.(我示意他離開, 但他還是繼續(xù)往前走。)
?? ? ?She advanced greatly in her knowledge.(她在學(xué)識上大有長進(jìn)。)
2. progress :指按某一既定目標(biāo)前進(jìn),取得發(fā)展,目的性很明確,強(qiáng)調(diào)經(jīng)常和穩(wěn)定地前進(jìn)。
eg: Our progress was embarrassed by lots of baggage.(大量的行李使我們行進(jìn)困難。)
?? ? ?During these years the labour movement of the United States has made great progress.(這些年來, 美國的工人運動已取得巨大的進(jìn)展。)
3. proceed :側(cè)重指繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。
eg: They will proceed to build another laboratory building.(他們將著手建造另一座實驗大樓。)
?? ? ?The trial is proceeding.(審問正在進(jìn)行。)
4. move on :非正式用語,側(cè)重從某一停止點向某地前進(jìn),但不表示前進(jìn)的目的地。
eg: We talked about these for a while and then moved on to another house.(我們談了一會兒之后, 就前往另一家去了。)
5. go :最常用詞,含義寬泛而不確切,依上文確定其具體意思。
eg: Everything went pretty smoothly.(一切進(jìn)展相當(dāng)順利。)