Word · Frequency #8019
underway
/ˈʌndəˈwei/
adjective
进行中的；正在进行的
核心释义
多用于 be underway 结构，如 The project is underway.
currently happening or in progress
- 1.
正在进行中
currently in progress
正在进行中；航行中的；进行中的；起步的
用法In use
The road repairs are already underway and should finish by Friday.
用法提示：形容词 underway 作表语，表示道路维修“正在进行中”。
By the time we arrived, the meeting was well underway.
用法提示：underway 作表语形容词，由 well 修饰，表示会议已“进行到一半”。
Plans for the summer festival are underway, and volunteers are signing up.
用法提示：underway 作表语，说明筹备计划“正在进行中”。
be underway
常用作表语，表示项目、活动等正在进行。
The negotiations are underway.
谈判正在进行中。
get underway
表示开始，常用于会议、仪式等活动。
The ceremony got underway at noon.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- get underway
- 开始，启动
- The festival gets underway next week.音乐节下周开始。
- already underway
- 已经在进行中
- The clean-up is already underway.清理工作已经在进行中。
- well underway
- 已进行大半；进展顺利
- By May the project was well underway.到五月时，项目已经进展大半。
- construction is underway
- 施工正在进行中
- Construction work on the new line is underway.新线路的施工正在进行中。
- negotiations are underway
- 谈判正在进行中
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
一般只作表语，不用在名词前作定语。
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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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