breakthrough
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbreɪk.θruː/ us/ˈbreɪk.θruː/
B2 重大进展；突破
an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer. 科学家们希望在治愈癌症的研究上取得突破。
A major breakthrough in negotiations has been achieved. 谈判有了重大进展。
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- This drug has been heralded as a major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer.
- They had minor breakthroughs but real success eluded them.
- Biological research has often been a precursor to medical breakthroughs which benefit patients.
- The leaders emphasized that a substantial breakthrough had been achieved, but there was more work to be done.
- Researchers reported another important breakthrough in cancer research.