pr〇-Ceed Onw /pra'sild; NAmE prou-/ verb
1
[V]〜（with sth) to continue doing sth that has'already
been started; to continue
being done 继轉做（或从事、
进行）：We're not sure whether we
still want to proceed u/fth t/iesde.我们不确定是否还要继续减价促销。◊ Worfc is proceeding
sZowZy.工作进展缓慢。2
[V to inf] to do sth next，after
having done sth else first 金着做；继
而做 HT!1 go on ： He outlined his plans and. th^n proceeded to explain them in more detai〖•他简单介紹tn 他的计划，接着又进行了较详细的解释。◊⑺wmwows) Having said she wasn't
hungry, she thm proceeded to order a three-course meaL她先说不饿，接蠢却要了^*份
三道菜的大餐。3[V +fldv./prepj to move or
travel in a particular
direction 行.进；前往.：The marchers proceeded sZowZy aiong the street•游行者沿着 街道缓缓行进。◊ Passengers /or
to'be caused by or be the
result of sth 由…弓| 起；起因是…的结果
pro-ceed-ing /pra'siidio/ noun (formal) 1 [C, usually pi.] 〜(against sb) jor sth) tiie process of using a
court to settle a disagreement or to deal with a complaint 诉 讼；诉i公程序：bankruptcy/divorce/extradition, etc. proceedings破产、离婚、引渡等诉讼◊ to bring Zegal
proceedings against sb向某人提起法律诘讼
2
proceedings [pi.] an event or a series
of actions 事件；球程；一系列行动：The Mayor wi’H open thg
proceedfn容s at the City HaH tomorrow.明关.市长将在市
政厅宣布大会开幕。〇Wie watched the
proceedings/hom the bdcony.我们从阳台上观看仪秀。3
proceedings
[pi.]
the official written report of a meeting, et亡.（’会议 等的)疋式记录丨公报
pro-ceeds /'prausiidz; NAmE 'prou-/ nouri [pi.] ,-\(of/froin sth) the money that you
receive when you sell sth or organize a performance, etc.; profits (售物或演 tb
等 的）收入，收益，进款：She so〖d her car cmd bought a pfcmo with the
proceeds.她卖掉了汽车，然后用这笔收入
买了一架钢琴。0 The
proceeds 〇/ the
concert wiH go to charity.这次吉乐会的收入将捐给慈善机构。
pr〇-CesS1 0■■ /'prauses; NAmE 'praises; 'prou-/ noun, verb — see also process2
mnoun 1 a series of things that
are done in order to achieve a particular result (为达到某一目标的）过程；
进程：a consultation process 礎商过程◊ to begin the difficult process of
reforming the education system Jf 进行教育制度改革的艰难历程◊乃n a介aid getting things
changed wiH be a siow process.做任M改革恐伯都会是个
缓慢的过程。◊ menta丨 processes
思_过_ ◊
Coming oJ5T the drug was a long and painful (= difficult) process for hfm.戒毒对他是个漫长、—苦的过程。◊ Find which/ood you are aHergic to by a process
〇/ eKmination.用排除 法找出你对哪种食杨过敏。◊ We’re fn the process 〇/ seHing our house.我扪正在出售自家的住宅。of was moving some furniture and I
twisted my ankle in the process (= while I was
doing it).我在挪动家具时歲了
脚。一see also peace process 2 a series of things that happen,
especially ones that result in natural changes (事物发展，尤指自然变化的）过程，步骤，流程:the ageing process 老化过程◊ Jt’s a normd
part 〇/ the
learning process.那是学习过程中的正常现象。3 a method of doing or making sth, especially one that
is used in industry做事方法；工艺流程；工序：manu/ac- turfng
processes 制造 i法
• verb
[VN]
1 to treat raw material,
food, etc. in order to change it, preserve it, etc.加工；处理：Most of the food we buy is processed in
some way.我们买的大部分食品都
用某#方&加工过。◊ processed
cheese加工好的千酪j 7 sent three roik away
to be processed.我送了三
个胶卷去冲印。◊ a ’sewage processing
pkmt污■乐•处每尸 2 to
deal officially with a document, request, etc. ^ 阅，审核，处理（文件、请求等）：/twi’Htafceaweefc /or your appHcatfon to
be processed.审核你的申请需要
一魚时间。3
(compwf/>7g
计)■ to perform a series of
operations on data in a computer 參据处理_卩1>〇必55- ing not/n [U]: _ the /ood processing
mdustry 食品加工:业
—see
also data processing, word processing
1579 Procrustean
pro-cess2 /pra'ses/ verb [V +adv./prep.] {format) to walk or move along
slowly ill, or as if in, a procession 列队
行进；缓缓前进_ see
also process1 pro-ces-sion /pra'sejn/ noun 1 [C, U] a line of people
or vehicles that move along slowly, especially as part of a ceremony; the act
of moving in this way (..人或车辆 的)队列，行列；列队行进；游行：a_Amera!procession 送葬的队列◊ a torcWight
processiori火炬游行队伍◊ rhe procession
made fts way down the hfH.队伍走下山了。』◊ Groups of unemployed people from all over
the country marched fnprocession to the capital 来自全国的失业_ 众列队向首 A进发。2 [C] a number of people who come one after the other (―个接着一个而七的）一队人，一
歹！J 人:：A procession of waiters appeared bearing trays of /ood. — ■^列服务生端着一盘一盘饭菜出现了。
pro-ces-sion-al /pra'sejanl/ adj. [only before noun] used in a procession,
especially a religious one,* connected with a procession供（宗教）游行用的丨列队行进的
pro-ces-sor
/'prausesa(r);
NAmE 'pra:-; 'prou-/ noun 1 a machine or person
that processes things 加工'机
<.或工人）2 [computing it) a part of a
computer that controls, all the other, parts of tiie system 处S器；处理
机 HTH CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT — See also FOOD
PROCESSOR, MICROPROCESSOR, WORD PROCESSOR
,pro-'choice
adj. believing that a
pregnant woman should be able to choose to have an abortion if she wants提倡堕胎合法的；主张自由选择人流产‘的
—compare
anti-choice, pro-life pro-claim /pra'kleim/ verb 1 to publicly and
officially tell people about sth important 宣布；宣告；声明 declare
： [VN] The president proclaimed a state of emergency.总统宣布了紧急状态。◊ [V that] 77ie charter proclaimed that all states
would have their own govem- ment.宪章规定各州皆允建立各自的政府。◊[VN-N]He prodafmed
/ifmsd/emperor.他自:封为皇帝。[also VN to inf, V wh-, V speech] 2 {formal) to show sth clearly; to
be a sign of sth明确显示丨成为标志；表明：[VN] rhis building, more than any
other, proclaims the character of the tovim.这座建筑比任何其他建筑都能代表本城的特色。
◊
[VN-N, VN to
inf] /fis accent proclaimed hi’m a Scot•他的 口音表明他是苏‘兰人。◊ His accent
prodafmed him to be a Scot.他的口音表明他是苏格兰人。[also
V that]
proc-lama-tion
/.proklatneijn;
NAmE ,pra:k-/ noun [C, U] an official
statement about sth important that is made to the public; the act of making an
official state- ment宣.言；公告;声明
pro-dit-ic /.prau'klrtik; NAmE ,prou-/ noun (linguistics W) a word that is spoken
with very little emphasis, so that it becomes part of the following word, for
example ‘d’in‘d’you’重读词前词，连接发音词（读音很轻，可成
为其后重读词的一部分，如d’you中的d) —compare ENCLITIC
pro-div-ity /pra'klrvati/ noun {pi. -ies) - (for sth/for doing
sth) (formal) a natural tendency to do
sth or to feel sth, often sth bad ( •常指对坏事的）倾向，癖好
H771
propensity ： his sexual/criminal
proclivities 性倾向 / 犯罪倾向◊ the government’s
prodivity /or spending money滅府花钱的倾向
pro-cras-tin-ate
/preu'kraBstineit;
NAmE prou-/ verb [V] (formal, disapproving) to delay doing sth that
you should do, usually because you do not want to do. it 拖延；耽
摘►
pro.cras.tin.ation /praOikraesti’neiJnrAMmf prou-/ noun [U]
pro-cre-ate /'praukrieit; NAmE 'prou-/ verb [v, VN] [formal) to produce children or
baby animals S;生 育;生® Sill REPROdiJce
► pro.cre.ation Apraukri'eijn; NAmE ,prou-/ noun [U] ： They believe that sex is primarily /orprocreation.他们认为，性交主要是为了繁衍。
Pro-crus-tean
/.prau'krAstian;
NAmE ,prou-/ adj. (of a system, a set of
rules, etc.体系或系歹丨J规章等)_ treating all people
or things as if they are the same, without considering* individual differences
and in a way that is too strict and unreasonable 强求一致的；刀切■的 IM:關dl From the Greek story of Procrustes, a robber who forced
people to lie on a bed and made them fit it by stretching their bodies or
cutting off part of their