begin a course of action 开始行动;进行;开展 the consortium could proceed with the plan. 这一财团可以启动那计划了。 ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move forward,especially after reaching a certain point (尤指达到某一点后)进而做;继续 from the High Street, proceed over Magdalen Bridge. 从主要大街往前走过马格德伦桥。 ■[with infinitive]do something as a natural or seemingly inevitable next step 继续,接下去 opposite the front door was a staircase which I proceeded to climb. 前门对面是我接着要爬的楼梯。 ■(Law)start a lawsuit against someone (律)起诉人;诉讼 he may still be able to proceed against the contractor under the common law negligence rules. 他仍然可以根据普通法过失行为条例起诉承包商。 ■(of an action)be started (行动)已开始;进行 negotiations must proceed without delay. 谈判必须紧锣密鼓地进行。 ■(of an action) be carried on or continued 行动)进行;继续 as the excavation proceeds the visible layers can be recorded and studied. 随着挖掘的进展,就可以对可见层做记录和研究。 ■(Brit. dated)advance to a higher rank, status, or education (英,旧)晋升,(教育方面)升学,升级 he did not proceed to university in his seventeenth year. 他十七岁时没有升入大学。 ■originate from 来自,出自 his claim that all power proceeded from God. 他那一切力量来自上帝的断言。
语源
late Middle English: from Old French proceder, from Latin procedere, from pro- 'forward' + cedere 'go'