proceed
verb [ I ] uk/prəˈsiːd/ us/proʊˈsiːd/
C1 继续进行，继续做
to continue as planned
His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case. 他的律师已经决定不再继续打那场官司了。
Preparations for the festival are now proceeding smoothly. 艺术节的准备活动正在顺利进行中。
proceed to do somethingC2 （做完某事后）接着做
to do something after you have done something else
She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday. 她坐了下来，接着告诉我有关她滑雪度假的事情。
humorous He told me he was on a diet and then proceeded to eat a plateful of chips! 他告诉我他在节食，接着就吃了满满的一盘炸薯条！
He bought his first rental property in 2015 and over the next five years proceeded to buy five more.
He established that I was alone and then proceeded to ask me a series of extremely personal questions.
The seagull swooped down and proceeded to snatch the sandwich out of her hand.
formal（朝特定方向）前进
to move forward or travel in a particular direction
Passengers for Madrid should proceed to gate 26 for boarding. 前往马德里的乘客应到26号登机门准备登机。
- More examples
- We need to think about how to proceed from here.
- You should proceed with caution.
- The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.
- He proceeded to relieve himself against a tree.
- Should you decide to proceed with the treatment you will be contacted by the hospital.
Phrasal verb
proceed against someone 起诉（某人），对（某人）提起诉讼
to start to take legal action against someone
Lack of evidence meant that the Council could not proceed against Mr Naylor. 证据不足意味着市政会不能起诉内勒先生。