underway
英 ['?nd?'we?]
美 [,?nd?'we]
- adj. 進行中的；起步的；航行中的
- n. [公路] 水底通道
英文詞源
- underway (adv.)
- 1749, of ships, "having begun to move," from under + way (n.). In reference to projects, activities, etc., it is attested from 1935.
雙語例句
- 1. An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.
- 調查已經(jīng)展開，以查明災難是如何發(fā)生的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He quoted Mr Polay as saying that peace negotiations were already underway.
- 他引用波利先生的話，說和談已在進行之中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was a cold evening, winter well underway.
- 那是個寒冷的夜晚，入冬已有多日。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A major enquiry is underway after the death of a union official.
- 工會的一名官員死亡之后,大范圍的調查已經(jīng)開始.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Road and bridge construction is underway.
- 公路和橋梁正在建設中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》