routine

英 [ruː'tiːn] 美 [ruː'tiːn]

• n. 例行公事；常规；无聊
• adj. 常规的；例行的；乏味的

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C][U]例行公事,惯例,惯常的程序

   fixed and regular way of doing sth

adj. (形容词)

1. [A]例行的,常规的

   regular; according to rule

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 例行公事，惯例，常规
2. 日常工作
3. 惯常的程序
4. 固定剧目
5. 一套固定舞步
6. 【计】例行程序，例程
7. 生活方式，生活程序
8. 刻板的生活，正轨
9. 公式
10. 正常顺序

adj. 形容词

1. 常规的，日常的，例行的
2. 平淡的，平凡的，一般的，乏味的
3. 一定不变的，按规定的
4. 惯常的，平常的
5. 轻而易举的
6. 正常的

英英释义

Noun:

1. an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

2. 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"
   

3. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. We must introduce some system into our office routine.
   我们须在我们日常公务中建立一些制度。
2. They did it as a matter of routine.
   他们那样做只是例行公事。
3. This type of work rapidly becomes routine.
   这种工作很快就变得乏味无聊。
4. You just need to break out of that boring routine.
   你只需改变一成不变的无聊生活。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The film is a love story, with routine portraits of a conductor and a violinist.
   那部电影是一个爱情故事,对於乐队指挥和小提琴手之间的爱情描写都是老一套。
2. Routine office jobs have no relish at all for me.
   我对坐办公室那种刻板的工作毫无兴趣。
3. It was a rather routine performance.
   那是很一般的演出。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The security men changed their usual routine and collected the money at a different time.
   保安人员改变了他们通常的做法,在不同的时间取款。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. It's just a routine medical examination; nothing to get worried about.
   这只是例行的体格检查,没有什么可担心的。
2. Asking these questions is routine work.
   问这些问题是例行公事。

经典引文

• His regular routine, working ten hours..sleeping the rest.

  出自： N. West

• Ageing people..are apt to become preoccupied..with routine.

  出自： W. Plomer

• Neither..was..suited to the routine of office life.

  出自： J. Briggs

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• break the routine 打破常规
• build〔establish〕 a routine 建立常规〔程序〕
• change a routine 改变惯常的做法
• follow the (old) routine 墨守成规
• perform the routine 履行常规

形容词+～

• daily〔ordinary〕 routine 日常工作,每天的例行公事
• dull routine 枯燥的日常工作
• mechanical routine 机械的日常事务

名词+～

• business routine 例行业务手续
• input routine 输入程序
• school routines 学校一天的课程

介词+～

• a matter〔question〕 of routine 例行手续的问题

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• routine duties 日常职责
• routine procedure 常规程序
• routine report 例行报告
• routine test 定期测验
• routine treatment 常规疗法

词语用法

1. 在作名词表示“例行公事，常规”等时，routine既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词。

   As soon as she learns the office routine she will be an excellent assistant.
   她一旦熟悉了办公室的日常事务，就会成为一名优秀的助手。

2. routine在解释为“固定剧目”或“一套固定舞步”时是可数名词。

   The Marx brothers were famous for their comedy routine.
   马克斯兄弟因表演一套喜剧剧目而出名。

3. routine可作形容词，意为“例行的，常规的”，例如a routine medical examination（常规体格检查）。

词源解说

• ☆ 1676年进入英语，直接源自法语的routine，意为常人走的路，符合常理的行为。

近反义词

【近义词】

• arrangement
• custom
• method
• practice
• normal
• regular
• typical
• usual

【反义词】

• different
• irregular
• special
• unusual