routine

rou·tine

R0324900 (ro͞o-tēn′)n.1. a. A set of customary or unchanging and often mechanically performed activities or procedures: a routine of housework. See Synonyms at method.b. The practice of such activities or procedures: "Routine had caused stagnation" (Garry Wills).2. A scripted piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater: The audience laughed at the comedian's routine.3. Slang A particular kind of behavior or activity: Must you go into your hurt routine when you don't get your way?4. Computers A set of programming instructions designed to perform a specific limited task.adj.1. In accord with established procedure: a routine check of passports.2. Habitual; regular: made his routine trip to the store.3. Having no special quality; ordinary: a routine day.

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[French, from route, route, from Old French; see route.]

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rou·tine′ly adv.rou·tin′ism n.rou·tin′ist n.

routine

(ruːˈtiːn) n1. a usual or regular method of procedure, esp one that is unvarying2. (Computer Science) computing a program or part of a program performing a specific function: an input routine; an output routine. 3. (Dancing) a set sequence of dance steps4. informal a hackneyed or insincere speechadjof, relating to, or characteristic of routine[C17: from Old French, from route a customary way, route] rouˈtinely adv

rou•tine

(ruˈtin)

n. 1. a customary or regular course of procedure: office routine. 2. habitual, unvarying, unimaginative, or rote procedure. 3. a set of instructions directing a computer to perform a specific task. 4. a rehearsed act, performance, or part of a performance: a comic routine; a dance routine. 5. an unvarying and often repeated piece of behavior or formula of speech: He'd give me that brotherly love routine. adj. 6. of the nature of, proceeding by, or adhering to routine. 7. dull or uninteresting; commonplace. [1670–80; < French, derivative of route route] rou•tine′ly, adv. rou•tine′ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	routine - an unvarying or habitual method or proceduremodus operandiprocedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"rat race - an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxationgroove, rut - a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
	2.	routine - a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"number, act, bit, turnperformance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"showstopper, show-stopper, stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
	3.	routine - a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer programsubprogram, subroutine, procedure, functionsoftware, software package, software program, software system, computer software, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand"computer program, computer programme, programme, program - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"cataloged procedure - a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by namecontingency procedure - an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation ariseslibrary routine - a debugged routine that is maintained in a program libraryrandom number generator - a routine designed to yield a random numberrecursive routine - a routine that can call itselfreusable routine - a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedlyexecutive routine, supervisory routine - a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutinestracing routine - a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer programservice routine, utility routine - a routine that can be used as needed
Adj.	1.	routine - found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamanteveryday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workadayordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

routine

noun1. procedure, programme, way, order, practice, method, pattern, formula, custom, usage, wont The players had to change their daily routine.2. grind (informal), tedium, monotony, banality, groove, boredom, chore, the doldrums, dullness, sameness, ennui, drabness, deadness, dreariness, tediousness, lifelessness the mundane routine of her life3. (Informal) performance, sketch, turn, line, act, bit (informal), piece, spiel (informal) like a Marx Brothers routineadjective1. usual, standard, normal, customary, ordinary, familiar, typical, conventional, everyday, habitual, workaday, wonted a series of routine medical tests
usual different, special, unusual, exceptional, abnormal, irregular2. boring, dull, predictable, tedious, tiresome, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, clichéd, uninspired, mind-numbing, hackneyed, unoriginal, shtick (slang) So many days are routine and uninteresting.

routine

noun1. A course of action to be followed regularly:round (often used in plural), track.2. A habitual, laborious, often tiresome course of action:rut, treadmill.Informal: grind.Slang: groove.3. Slang. A particular kind of activity:Informal: bit.adjective1. Familiar through repetition:accustomed, chronic, habitual.2. Occurring quite often:common, everyday, familiar, frequent, regular, widespread.3. Being of no special quality or type:average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, plain, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable.

Translations

例行公事例行常规的常规

routine

(ruːˈtiːn) noun a regular, fixed way of doing things. one's daily routine; One needs some routine. 例行公事 例行公事 adjective regular; ordinary. routine work. 例行的 例行常规的

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