routine

noun

/ruːˈtiːn/

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[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安顿下来/开始/陷入例行公事
- 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，我很快就陷入了套路。
- 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正常的睡眠规律。
- There's never a bad time to begin a new exercise routine. 开始新的锻炼计划从来都不是一个坏时机。
- 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.不要削减你的常规健身计划。
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.她养成了午饭后带孩子去公园的习惯。
- 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.他们的作息和作息很少单调。
- Work out a routine for updating the list regularly.制定定期更新清单的程序。
- Her aim was to establish some kind of order and routine in the place.她的目的是在这个地方建立某种秩序和常规。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- 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. 他试图摆脱办公室生活的单调乏味。
Topics Feelingsb1
[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/表演舞蹈动作
- 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 Dictionary
adjective
- comedy
- stand-up
- dance
- …
verb + routine
- learn
- perform
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[countable] (computing计算机) a list of instructions that enable a computer to perform a particular task例程；例行程序

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/

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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例行询问/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. 这台设备需要日常维护。
- The policemen were on a routine patrol. 警察在例行巡逻。
- 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.应该不鼓励常规使用抗生素。
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。
(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.对于一些病人来说，非常常规的存在更好。
- 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