routine

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ routine /ruˈtiːn/ noun

plural routines

¹ routine

/ruˈtiːn/

noun

plural routines

Learner's definition of ROUTINE

: a regular way of doing things in a particular order常规；惯例；例行公事

[count]

Grandma gets upset if we change her routine.如果我们改变奶奶的生活规律，她会不高兴的。
A brisk walk is part of her morning routine.快步行走是她早上例行活动的一部分。
The job will be easier once you settle into a routine.这份工作你一旦熟悉了，就会容易些。
You must go through the whole routine [=all the steps] of disarming the alarm.你必须走完解除警报的整个程序。
an exercise routine [=a set of exercises always done in the same order]常规锻炼

[noncount]

We keep a copy of all correspondence as a matter of routine. [=as a standard procedure]我们按照惯例保留所有函件的副本。

[noncount] : a boring state or situation in which things are always done the same way枯燥乏味；千篇一律

The meeting was a welcome break from routine. [=the meeting was different from what we normally do]这次会议打破了以往的枯燥乏味。
the boring routine of paperwork文书工作的枯燥乏味

[count]

a : a series of things (such as movements or jokes) that are repeated as part of a performance（表演时多次重复的）一套动作，一组笑话

b informal : something that is said or done the same way very often重复的言行；老一套 — usually singular通常用单数

Every time I ask him to do something, I get the old “I'm too busy” routine. [=he says “I'm too busy”]每次我叫他干什么事，他总是那句“我太忙了”的老话。

[count] : a set of instructions that will perform a particular job on a computer（计算机）例行程序

² routine /ruˈtiːn/ adjective

² routine

/ruˈtiːn/

adjective

Learner's definition of ROUTINE

[more routine; most routine] : done very often通常的；普遍的

The surgery has become a very routine operation and poses little danger.这种手术已经非常普遍，几乎没有危险。
He criticized her routine absence from important meetings.他批评她经常缺席重要会议。

: done or happening as a normal part of a job, situation, or process常规的；例行的；惯例的

[more routine; most routine]

a : easily done according to a set way or method容易做的；例行的

The more you do it, the more routine it becomes.你做得越多，它就变得越容易。
They hire high-school students for routine work such as filing.他们聘请高中生来做文档归类的例行工作。

b disapproving : boring because of always being done in the same way平淡乏味的；千篇一律的

— routinely

adverb