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。