/prə'si:d, prəʊ-; prə`sid, pro-/ v
1 (a) [I, Ipr, It] ~ (to sth) go to a further or the next stage; go on 继续前进; 继续进行; 继续下去
*Work is proceeding slowly. 工作正在慢慢地继续进行着.
* What is the best way of proceeding? 最好采取什么方式继续下去?
* Let us proceed (to the next item on the agenda). 让我们继续进行（下一个议程）吧.
* Having said how much she liked it, she then proceeded to criticize the way I'd done it. 她先表明她非常喜欢这个, 然後批评我方法不当.
(b) [Ipr](fml 文) make one's way; go 前进; 行进
*I was proceedingalong the High Street in a northerly direction when... 我那时正沿着大街向北去, 走着走着....
(c) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) begin or continue (sth) 开始或继续做（某事物）
*Please proceed with your report. 请继续作你的报告吧.
* Shall we proceed with the planned investment? 我们着手进行有计画的投资好吗?
2 [Ipr] ~ against sb (law 律) take legal action against sb; start a lawsuit against sb 起诉某人; 对某人提起诉讼.
3 [Ipr] ~ from sth (fml 文) arise or originate from sth 由某事物引起; 源于某事物
*the evils that proceed from war 战争所带来的灾祸.
4 [Ipr] ~ to sth (fml 文) go on to obtain a higher university degree after obtaining a first degree （获得学士学位後）攻读高级学位
*He was allowed to proceed to an MA. 他获准攻读文学硕士学位.

v [I]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: proceder, from Latin procedere 'to go forward']
formal to continue to do something that has already been planned or started
→proceedsproceed with
　The government was determined to proceed with the election.
　Before proceeding further, we must define our terms.
formal to continue
　Work is proceeding according to plan .
proceed to do sth
to do something after doing something else first - used sometimes to express surprise or annoyance
　Sammy took off his coat and proceeded to undo his boots.
[always +adverb/preposition]formal
to move in a particular direction
proceed to/towards/into etc
　Passengers for Miami should proceed to gate 25.
proceed against [proceed against sb] phr v
to begin a legal case against someone
proceed from [proceed from sth] phr v
to happen or exist as a result of something
　ideas that proceed from a disturbed state of mind
proceed to [proceed to sth] phr v
if you proceed to the next part of an activity, job etc, you do or take part in the next part of it
= go on to
　players who proceed to the finals of the competition

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HINT
Do not confuse proceed and precede, which have different meanings and slightly different pronunciations.

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