Word · Frequency #8019
underway
/ˈʌndəˈwei/
adverb
进行中；在途中
核心释义
常与 be 动词连用，如 be underway，表示某事已开始并正在进行
in progress; already started and being carried out, or moving along on a journey
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进行中；在旅途中
In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.
进行中；在旅途中
用法In use
The meeting was already underway when I quietly took my seat.
用法提示：underway 作副词，表示“正在进行中”。
The ship was finally underway after the storm passed.
用法提示：underway 作副词，表示“在途中、已启航”。
Construction of the new library is underway and should be finished next year.
用法提示：underway 作副词，表示“在进行中”。
be underway
underway 作表语，说明活动已开始并持续进行，不用于名词前。
The building project is underway.
这个建筑项目正在进行中。
get underway
get underway 表示开始进行，强调从准备阶段进入实施阶段。
The concert got underway at 7 p.m.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- get underway
- 开始进行；启动
- The meeting got underway at nine.会议九点开始进行。
- be underway
- 正在进行中
- Renovations are underway at the library.图书馆的翻修工程正在进行中。
- well underway
- 进展顺利；已进行到相当程度
- The project is well underway.这个项目已经进展得很顺利。
- already underway
- 已经在进行中
- The investigation was already underway when we arrived.我们到达时，调查已经在进行中。
- currently underway
- 目前正在进行
学习提示Learner notes
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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