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单词 proceed
释义 pro·ceed
I. \prōˈsēd, prəˈs-\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English proceden, proceeden, from Middle French proceder, from Latin procedere, from pro- before, forward, forth + cedere to go, proceed — more at pro-, cede
1. : issue: as
 a. : to come forth from a usually specified place or thing
  < his lips began to form some words, though no sound proceeded from them — Charles Dickens >
 b. : to come into being : take origin : originate
  < assuring her that his seeming inattention had only proceeded from his being involved in a profound meditation — T.L.Peacock >
 c. : to come forth by way of descent from a specified parent or ancestor
  < a family that proceeds from a long line of royalty >
2. : continue: as
 a.
  (1) : to go on (as after a pause or an interruption) with what has been begun : go forward from a point already arrived at : go ahead
   < let us proceed with the examination of our second main question — W.J.Reilly >
   < said he would proceed only when there was silence >
  (2) : to go on with one's movement or traveling : go forward on one's way : make one's way forward
   < had proceeded to the Polish capital — Current Biography >
   < proceeded from one city to another >
   < proceeded into the next room >
  (3) : to go on with what one is saying or writing : move along with the thread of one's discourse or the development of one's ideas
 b. : to go on from one point to another : move along from one part of a series or sequence of things to another : pass along in an orderly regulated way usually decided upon in advance
  < later we shall proceed to a detailed discussion of the various parts of the country — P.E.James >
3.
 a. : to begin and carry on some action, process, or movement : set out on a course
  < proceeded to wage the bloodiest war in history — M.W.Straight >
  < proceeded to walk up and down the big and half-lit chamber — William Black >
  < proceeded to examine his new acquaintance — W.M.Thackeray >
 b. : to deal with something or act toward something in a particular way
  < proceed rather harshly with themselves >
 c.
  (1) : to go to law : take legal action : enter upon a lawsuit
   < threatened to proceed against him >
   : engage in legal prosecution
   < decided to proceed against war criminals in a more thorough fashion — R.G.Neumann >
  (2) : to carry on a legal action or process
   < the courts are now proceeding with the case >
4.
 a.
  (1) : to become progressively effected or moved toward completion
   < the job proceeded in the eerie glow of portable floodlights — E.J.Long >
   < an understanding of how lawmaking proceeds — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink >
  (2) : to be in the process of being done, accomplished, or furthered : be under way
   < negotiations now proceeding in the printing trade — Jack Morpurgo >
 b. obsolete : happen, occur
  < he will … tell you what hath proceeded worthy note today — Shakespeare >
5. Britain
 a. : to graduate as the recipient of an indicated academic degree usually higher than a B.A.
  < had proceeded M.A. at the age of 18 — Times. Literary Supplement >
 b. : to work toward an academic degree
  < undergraduates proceeding to a degree in the university — University of Toronto Cat. >
6.
 a. : to move along on a particular course or in a particular way or direction or toward a particular thing : move on : go along : advance
  < her thinking probably does not proceed exactly this way — S.L.Payne >
  < as the conference proceeded — Vera M. Dean >
  < the highway proceeds due south through a prosperous farm country — American Guide Series: Michigan >
  : make progress
  < proceeding steadily towards the beginning of a truly national literature — Report: (Canadian) Royal Commission on National Development >
  < the organization of towns proceeded rapidly under his jurisdiction — W.E.Stevens >
 b. archaic : to make out : get along : fare
  < make inquiry what family he has, and how they proceed — Samuel Johnson >
Synonyms: see spring
II. \ˈprōˌsēd\ noun
(-s)
archaic : proceeds
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