underway
- 英式英标[,ʌndɚ\'we]
- 美式音标[\'ʌndə\'weɪ]
adj. 进行中的；起步的；航行中的
n. [公路] 水底通道
英文词源
- underway (adv.)
- 1749, of ships, "having begun to move," from under + way (n.). In reference to projects, activities, etc., it is attested from 1935.
实用例句
- 1. An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.
- 调查已经展开，以查明灾难是如何发生的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He quoted Mr Polay as saying that peace negotiations were already underway.
- 他引用波利先生的话，说和谈已在进行之中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was a cold evening, winter well underway.
- 那是个寒冷的夜晚，入冬已有多日。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. A major enquiry is underway after the death of a union official.
- 工会的一名官员死亡之后,大范围的调查已经开始.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Road and bridge construction is underway.
- 公路和桥梁正在建设中.
来自《简明英汉词典》