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routine

noun
 
🔊/ruːˈtiːn/
🔊/ruːˈtiːn/
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  1.  
     [countable, uncountable] the normal order and way in which you regularly do things常规；正常顺序
    • to settle/get/fall into a routine适应/陷入/陷入例行
    • We are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping.我们试着让婴儿按时进食和睡觉。🔊🔊
    • In school, I quickly fell into the routine. 在学校里，我很快陷入了常规。
    • Make exercise a part of your daily routine.让锻炼成为你日常生活的一部分。🔊🔊
    • A pressing work project had disrupted his normal sleep routine. 一个紧迫的工作项目打乱了他的正常睡眠习惯。
    • There's never a bad time to begin a new exercise routine. 开始新的锻炼程序从来都不是坏时机。
    • We clean and repair the machines as a matter of routine.我们定期清洗和修理机器。🔊🔊
    • Don't cut back on your regular fitness routine.不要减少常规的健身程序。
    Extra Examples
    • Everyone has their own morning routine.每个人早晨都有自己的习惯。
    • It took me a week to settle into a routine.我花了一星期时间适应常规。
    • She fell into a routine of taking the baby to the park after lunch.午餐后，她陷入了把婴儿带到公园的例行公事。
    • The children were confused by the change of routine.常规的改变把孩子们搞糊涂了。
    • Their schedules and routines are seldom monotonous.他们的日程安排和例程很少单调。
    • Work out a routine for updating the list regularly.制定例程以定期更新列表。
    • Her aim was to establish some kind of order and routine in the place.她的目标是在当地建立某种秩序和常规。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • set
    • strict
    • dull
    • …
    verb + routine
    • establish
    • fall into
    • get into
    • …
    phrases
    • a change from the routine
    • a change in routine
    • a change of routine
    • …
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     [uncountable] (disapproving) a situation in which life is boring because things are always done in the same way生活乏味；无聊
    • She needed a break from routine.她需要摆脱一下刻板的生活。🔊🔊
    • He tries to escape the dull routine of his office life. 他试图摆脱沉闷的办公室生活。
    Topics Feelingsb1
  3. [countable] a series of movements, jokes, etc. that are part of a performance（演出中的）一套动作，一系列笑话（等）
    • to do/perform a dance routine做/表演舞蹈
    • We need some new material for our routine.我们的日常工作需要一些新材料。
    Topics Film and theatreb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • comedy
    • stand-up
    • dance
    • …
    verb + routine
    • learn
    • perform
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  4. [countable] (computing计算机) a list of instructions that enable a computer to perform a particular task例程；例行程序
    5. Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting a regular course or procedure): from French, from route ‘road’, from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.

routine

adjective
 
🔊/ruːˈtiːn/
🔊/ruːˈtiːn/
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  1.  
     done or happening as a normal part of a particular job, situation or process常规的；例行公事的；日常的
    • routine enquiries/questions/tests/screening例行查询/问题/测试/筛选
    • Don't worry—these are just routine enquiries.别担心，这些只是例行的询问。
    • The fault was discovered during a routine check.这个错误是在一次常规检查中发现的。🔊🔊
    • This equipment requires routine maintenance. 该设备需要日常维护。
    • The policemen were on a routine patrol. 警察正在例行巡逻。
    • It was claimed that torture of detainees was routine.据称被扣押的人受到酷刑是家常便饭。
    • Routine use of antibiotics should be discouraged.不建议常规使用抗生素。
  2.  
     not unusual or different in any way平常的；正常的；毫不特别的
    • He died of a heart attack during a routine operation.他在一次普通手术中死于心脏病。🔊🔊
  3.  
     (disapproving) ordinary and boring乏味的；平淡的 synonym dull, humdrum
    • a routine job平淡乏味的工作
    • This type of work rapidly becomes routine.这种工作很快就变得乏味无聊。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I have little patience with routine tasks such as washing up.我没什么耐心干洗碗之类乏味无聊的活儿。
    • For some patients, a very routine existence is preferable.对于某些患者，非常常规的存在是可取的。
    • Most of the stories are fairly routine sitcom fare. 大多数故事都是相当常规的情景喜剧。
    Topics Feelingsb2
    4. Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting a regular course or procedure): from French, from route ‘road’, from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.