1、progress

進步；進展

The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.

醫學界在抗癌的斗爭中不斷取得進步。

The two sides made little if any progress towards agreement.

雙方在達成協議方面的進展甚微。

繼續進行；逐步發展

As the evening progressed, sadness turned to rage.

隨著夜幕逐漸降臨，悲傷變成了憤怒。

Life was hard, and it became harder as the war progressed.

那時候生活很艱難，并且隨著戰爭的持續愈發艱難了。

正在進行中

The game was already in progress when we took our seats.

我們坐下來的時候，比賽已經開始了。

The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation.

這些日記里既有自白，也有當下工作記錄，還有見聞評論。

2、ultimate

最后的；最終的

He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.

他說現在還無法預料最終的結局。

The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.

最終目的是為了進一步拓展該網絡。

最根本的；最基礎的；最原始的

Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs.

植物是所有食物的最根本來源。

The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign.

出事的最根本原因似乎在于那場廣告宣傳活動。

極端的；極度的；令人極其不快的

Being removed from his post during operations is the ultimate humiliation for a ship's captain.

在執行任務的過程中被免職，這對一位船長來說是莫大的恥辱。

Treachery was the ultimate sin.

背叛是最不可饒恕的罪孽。