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- a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed programme惯例; 固定程序; 例行公事; 日常工作：
I settled down into a routine of work and sleep
我安定下来, 整天就是例行的工作和睡觉
mass noun as a matter of routine a report will be sent to the director.按照惯例要向主任提交一份报告。
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- a set sequence in a performance such as a dance or comedy act（舞蹈或喜剧表演等）固定顺序; 固定节目; 一套固定舞步（或动作）：
he was trying to persuade her to have a tap routine in the play.
他正试图说服她在戏中跳固定的踢跶舞步。
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- Computing a sequence of instructions for performing a task that forms a program or a distinct part of one【计算机】例行程序; 程序。
- performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason例行的; 日常的; 常规的：
the Ministry insisted that this was just a routine annual drill.
国防部坚持说这只是一次年度常规演习。
with obj.
- rare organize according to a routine〈罕〉按惯例安排：
all had been routined with smoothness.
一切都按惯例顺利安排好了。
派生词
routinely
adverb词源
late 17th cent. (denoting a regular course or procedure)： from French, from route 'road' （see ROUTE）.