continue

Compared meaning: keep doing something or move to the next step (verb).

比较义项：继续做某事（动词）。

• continue 本词

  The everyday, general word for keeping an action or state going without interruption; used in both casual and formal speech, and can be followed by a gerund or infinitive (continue doing/to do something).

  这是表示动作或状态不间断地持续下去的常用词，日常和正式场合都可以使用，后面可以接动名词或不定式（continue doing/to do something）。

  She decided to continue studying even though she was tired.

  她决定继续学习，尽管她很累。

• proceed

  A more formal word, common in written or procedural contexts, for moving on to the next step after finishing or pausing something; usually followed by "to" plus a noun or infinitive, not by a gerund.

  这是较为正式的词，常用于书面或有步骤的场合，表示完成或暂停某事之后接着进行下一步；后面通常接“to”加名词或动词原形，而不接动名词。

  Once you finish this form, you can proceed to the next step.

  填完这张表格后，你就可以进入下一步了。

Continue and proceed both mean to keep going or move forward. Continue is the everyday, general word, used in casual and formal speech alike. Proceed is more formal, common in writing or step-by-step processes, meaning to move to the next step after pausing.

这两个词在“继续做某事”这个意思上很接近，容易混用，但语气和用法不同：continue 是最常用、最通用的说法，日常和正式场合都能用；proceed 更正式，多见于书面或有步骤、有程序的场合，强调完成或暂停之后接着进行下一步。