routine
noun
uk/ruːˈtiːn/us/ruːˈtiːn/B1[CorU]
ausualorfixedway of doing things:
惯例，常规；例行公事There's noset/fixedroutine atwork- everydayis different.工作内容不固定——每天都不同。
Mostcompaniesinsurepropertyandequipmentagainstdamageortheftasamatterofroutine.作为常规，大多数公司都为其财产和设备购买损坏或盗窃保险。
[C]
aregularseriesofmovements,jokes, orsimilarthings used in aperformance:
（表演中）一套固定的动作，固定的一套噱头，固定的表演节目anexercise/danceroutine一套固定的练习／舞蹈动作
He went into hisusual"I'm theheadof thefamily" routine(=usualway ofspeaking).他又故态复萌，重弹“我是一家之主”的老调子。
[C]computingspecialized
apartof acomputerprogramthat does aparticularoperation
（计算机的）例行程序- Exercise hasbecomepartof mydailyroutine.
- The routine was the same everyday, with nothing torelievethemonotony.
- Onpage21, sometrickstospeedupyourbeautyroutine.
- Theairlinehas beencriticizedforfailingtoheedwarningsaboutlackofsafetyroutines.
- If you get out of a routine, it's very hard to get back into it.
Standard and routine
- average
- average Joe
- bog-standard
- conformance
- conformity
- conventionalized
- default
- given
- institutionalize
- mainline
- orthodox
- quotidian
- regularity
- regularization
- regularize
- set
- std
- stock
- the/your average bearidiom
- unspectacular
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routine
adjective
uk/ruːˈtiːn/us/ruːˈtiːn/done aspartof what usuallyhappens, and not for anyspecialreason:
常规的a routineinspection/medicalcheck-up常规检查／体检
being part of normal life and not special
- ordinaryHe took ordinary household objects and transformed them into pieces of art.
- everydayComputers are now just a part of everyday life.
- quotidianWe longed for the quotidian rituals, like shopping and tea, that the end of the war would bring.
- day-to-dayDay-to-day operations of the team would be handled by the assistant coach.
- dailyI'm looking for a good daily shampoo that won't damage my hair.
ordinaryand notspecialorunusual:
例行公事的；习惯性的a routinecaseofappendicitis普通阑尾炎病例
Hediedduring a routineoperationwhich wentwrong.他因一次常规手术出错而死亡。
C2disapproving
ordinaryandboring:
平淡的；乏味的Myjobis so routine andboring- Ihateit.我的工作一成不变，枯燥乏味——我厌烦透了。
Standard and routine
- average
- average Joe
- bog-standard
- conformance
- conformity
- conventionalized
- default
- given
- institutionalize
- mainline
- orthodox
- quotidian
- regularity
- regularization
- regularize
- set
- std
- stock
- the/your average bearidiom
- unspectacular
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Tedious and uninspiring