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a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result （为达到某一目标的）过程；进程 the consultation/planning process 咨询/规划过程 Each time we have to go through the whole decision-making process again. 我们每次都要重新走整个决策程序。 Repeat this process until the entire area is tiled. 重复此过程，直到整个区域平铺。 I'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process. 做任何改革恐怕都会是个缓慢的过程。 Coming off the drug was a long and painful (= difficult) process for him. 戒毒对他是个漫长、痛苦的过程。 mental/cognitive/thought processes 心理/认知/思维过程 - process of doing something
They began the difficult process of reforming the education system. 他们开始了改革教育制度的艰难过程。 - process for doing something
The company has introduced a new process for handling complaints. 该公司引进了一种处理投诉的新程序。 Find which food you are allergic to by a process of elimination. 用排除法找出你对哪种食物过敏。 - in the process of doing something
We're in the process of selling our house. 我们正在出售自家的住宅。 - in the process
I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process (= while I was doing it). 我在搬动家具时把脚给崴了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicea2Any design process evolves over time as new information surfaces. 由于新信息不断出现，任何设计过程都会随着时间的推移而不断改进。 As part of the registration process, the applicant will report certain information. 作为注册过程的一部份，申请人要提供某些信息。 Churches are taking a key role in the democratic process. 教会正在民主进程中起着极为重要的作用。 Disputes and negotiations have slowed down the process. 争端和谈判使得这个过程慢了下来。 I was beginning to understand his thought processes. 我开始理解他的思维过程。 Protests disrupted the electoral process in the southern region. 抗议活动打乱了南部地区的选举进程。 Students use thinking processes and skills to gain a knowledge of history. 学生靠思考和熟记获取历史知识。 The company doesn't have a formal complaints process. 该公司并没有正式的投诉流程。 The entire process was completed in less than 24 hours. 整个过程在 24 小时内就完成了。 The selection process takes place over a period of two weeks. 选拔过程费时大约两周。 These processes require careful scheduling. 这些过程都需要精心安排。 They all have to go through a vetting process. 他们都必须通过审批的过程。 This is part of the process by which musical works are created. 这是音乐创作流程的一部份。 a legal process for dealing with defrauders 处理诈骗犯的法律程序 a painstaking process of trial and error 不辞劳苦的反复试验过程 a stalemate in the peace process 和平进程的僵局 places where the process of urbanization is being reversed 城市化进程正在逆转的地方 the bidding process for media rights 媒体版权的竞标过程 the long review process for his application 对他的申请的漫长的审核过程 the tedious process of creating receipts and invoices 开具收据和发票的繁琐过程 It's a simple process, but it can take some time. 这是一个简单的过程，但可能需要一些时间。 This was a complex process involving four or more steps. 这是一个复杂的过程，包括四个或更多的步骤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gradual
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a series of things that happen, especially ones that result in natural changes （事物发展，尤指自然变化的）过程，步骤，流程 It's a normal part of the learning process. 那是学习过程中的正常现象。 The drug has been found to significantly speed up the healing process. 人们发现这种药物能显著加快愈合过程。 - during a process
During the ageing process, the rum acquires a golden colour. 在陈酿过程中，朗姆酒呈现金黄色。 Everything is in a process of change. 一切都在变化中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gradual
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a method of doing or making something, especially one that is used in industry 做事方法；工艺流程；工序 manufacturing processes 制造方法 She is involved in the production process from start to finish. 她从头到尾都参与了生产过程。 - process for doing something
a new process for rustproofing car bodies 车身防锈新工艺
Language Bank processprocessDescribing a process 描述过程 This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made. 这个图说明了造纸的过程。
First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips. 首先，原木被运送到造纸厂，在那里去掉树皮，然后被切成木片。
Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine. 接下来，用化学品或磨浆机把木片化成浆。
Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed. 制浆过程使木材的内部结构分解，从而去除木材里的天然油。
Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed. 木材制成浆后，将其漂白以去除杂质。
The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt. 下一步便是将纸浆送入制纸机，与水混合后再倒入金属传送带。
As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper. 当纸浆沿传送带传送时，水分蒸发，使得固体物质沉到底部，形成一层纸。
At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time. 这时，新出的纸仍然是湿的，故让其经过几个巨大的热滚筒，挤压脱水并同时烘干。
The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls. 最后一步是将纸卷在巨大的卷轴上。
Extra ExamplesMost of the process is automated. 大部份的过程已自动化。 His job is to develop new products and processes. 他的工作是开发新产品和新工艺。 The process was invented in the 19th century. 这个过程是在19世纪发明的。 They are made using the most advanced manufacturing processes. 它们是用最先进的制造工艺生产出来的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gradual
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see also due process of law
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French proces, from Latin processus ‘progression, course’, from the verb procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’. Current senses of the verb date from the late 19th cent.