1 (formal 正式) to continue doing sth; to continue being done 继续进行下去；持续: The building work was proceeding according to schedule. 建筑工程按计划进行。

2 (formal 正式)proceed (with sth/to do sth) to start doing the next thing after finishing the last one 接着做（别的事情）: Once he had calmed down he proceeded to tell us what had happened. 他一平静下来，便开始告诉我们发生了什么事。