1 N-VAR [oft NOUN n] [adjective NOUN] 惯例;常规;例行公事 A routine is the usual series of things that you do at a particular time. A routine is also the practice of regularly doing things in a fixed order. 惯例;常规;例行公事
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The players had to change their daily routine and lifestyle.
这些运动员不得不改变他们的日常生活习惯和方式。
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They include the floor exercises as a regular part of their fitness routine.
他们把自由体操做为日常健身运动的固定环节。
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He checked up on you as a matter of routine.
他给你做例行检查。
SYN procedure, programme, way, order
2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 例行的;常规的;惯常的 You use routine to describe activities that are done as a normal part of a job or process. 例行的;常规的;惯常的
SYN usual, standard, normal, customary
3 ADJ-GRADED 普通的;平常的;一般的;乏味的 A routine situation, action, or event is one which seems completely ordinary, rather than interesting, exciting, or different. 普通的;平常的;一般的;乏味的 [disapproval]
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So many days are routine and uninteresting, especially in winter.
许多日子都过得平淡乏味，尤其是在冬天。
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...this routine thriller about a CIA man and a KGB operative.
这部关于一个中情局特工和一个克格勃特务的平淡无奇的惊悚片
SYN boring, dull, predictable, tedious
4 N-VAR 一成不变;平淡乏味 You use routine to refer to a way of life that is uninteresting and ordinary, or hardly ever changes. 一成不变;平淡乏味 [disapproval]
SYN grind [informal] , tedium, monotony, banality
5 N-COUNT 例行程序 A routine is a computer program, or part of a program, that performs a specific function. 例行程序 [computing]
6 N-COUNT [usually n NOUN] （演出中的）一组笑话（或谈话等），一套动作 A routine is a short sequence of jokes, remarks, actions, or movements that forms part of a longer performance. （演出中的）一组笑话（或谈话等），一套动作
SYN performance [informal] , sketch, turn, line
| Word Partnership | Use routine with: |
| N. | exercise routine, work routine 1 morning routine 1 4 routine maintenance, routine tests 2 routine day 3 comedy routine, dance routine 6 |
| ADJ. | daily routine, normal routine, regular routine, usual routine 1 2 |
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