1 process /ˈprɑːˌsɛs/ Brit /ˈprəʊˌsɛs/ noun plural processes
/ˈprɑːˌsɛs/ Brit /ˈprəʊˌsɛs/
noun
plural processes
Learner's definition of PROCESS
[count]
1
: a series of actions that produce something or that lead to a particular result过程;进程 -
costly manufacturing processes花费很高的制造过程
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How does the election process work?选举程序是怎样的?
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Learning a foreign language can be a long/slow/difficult process.学习外语会是一个漫长/缓慢/艰难的过程。
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We're remodeling our house. The whole process is expected to take a few months.我们正在改造我们的房子。整个过程预计要几个月的时间。
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She figured out who he was by the process of elimination. [=by considering and rejecting each possible choice until only one was left]她用排除法搞清楚了他的身份。
— see also due process 2
: a series of changes that happen naturally变化过程 3
medical : something that sticks out of something else突;突起;隆起
in process
: being worked on or done在进行之中
in the process
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: while doing something同时;在…过程中 2
◊ If you are in the process of doing something, you are doing something that takes a certain amount of time to do.在…进程中
2 process /ˈprɑːˌsɛs/ Brit /ˈprəʊˌsɛs/ verb
processes; processed; processing
2 process
/ˈprɑːˌsɛs/ Brit /ˈprəʊˌsɛs/
verb
processes; processed; processing
Learner's definition of PROCESS
[+ object]
1
a : to change (something) from one form into another by preparing, handling, or treating it in a special way对…进行加工 -
Food is often processed before it is packaged and sold.食品在包装和出售之前常要经过加工。
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He brought the film to be processed. [=developed]他把胶片拿来冲洗。
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The sewage plant processes waste.污水处理厂对废水进行处理。
b : to deal with (something, such as an official document or request) by using a particular method or system审核,受理(正式文件或请求) 2
: to take in and use (information)处理(信息) -
Computers process data.计算机处理数据。
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The brain processes the information that is taken in by our senses.大脑处理我们感官接收到的信息。
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It took me a minute to process [=understand] what he was saying.我过了一会儿才明白他在说什么。
— processing
noun [noncount]