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单词 process
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process
(proʊses , US prɑːses )
Word forms: processes , processing , processed
1. countable noun B2
A process is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result.
There was total agreement to start the peace process as soon as possible.
They decided to spread the building process over three years.
The best way to proceed is by a process of elimination. [+ of]
Synonyms: procedure, means, course, system  
2. countable noun B2
A process is a series of things which happen naturally and result in a biological or chemical change.
It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the ageing process.
The regularity with which this occurs suggests that the process is genetically determined.
3. verb B2
When raw materials or foods are processed, they are prepared in factories before they are used or sold.
...fish which are processed by freezing, canning or smoking. [be VERB-ed]
The material will be processed into plastic pellets. [be VERB-ed + into]
...diets high in refined and processed foods. [VERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun]
Process is also a noun.
...the cost of re-engineering the production process.
processing uncountable noun B2
America sent cotton to England for processing.
...nuclear fuel processing plant.
4. verb B2
When people process information, they put it through a system or into a computer in order to deal with it.
...facilities to process the data, and the right to publish the results. [VERB noun]
The information gathered by the telescopes will be processed by computers. [VERB noun]
processing uncountable noun B2
...data processing.
The advances in communications altered the nature of information processing.
5.  See also word processing
6. verb [usually passive] B2
When people are processed by officials, their case is dealt with in stages and they pass from one stage of the process to the next.
Patients took more than two hours to be processed through the department. [be VERB-ed]
7. in the process of phrase
If you are in the process of doing something, you have started to do it and are still doing it.
The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan.
Her novel is in the process of being turned into a television series.
Synonyms: in the course of, in the middle of, in the midst of  
8. in the process phrase
If you are doing something and you do something else in the process, you do the second thing as part of doing the first thing.
He finished ahead of the Spaniard, and in the process picked up his first time trial win as a pro.
You have to let us struggle for ourselves, even if we must die in the process.
Collocations:
appeals process
Activists said that the case highlighted the lack of justice in military trials, where defendants are not allowed a full appeals process.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As is normal practice, an employment tribunal will handle the appeal process.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The appeals process is lengthy and complex.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
application process
During the university application process I received leaf lets from businesses that wanted to make my first year at university more enjoyable.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The superior technology has streamlined the application process and cut the cost of processing a mortgage application by about one third.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The application process placed too much emphasis on financial stability and too little on the quality of care.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
appointments process
As things stand, personal referrals and being part of the right networks still play big parts in the appointments process.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He is also considering making the board appointment process more transparent and recommending a best practice code for headhunters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Officials said that the formal appointments process will take at least six months.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
approval process
The company has begun the regulatory approval process required to complete the purchase.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
New regulations have overhauled the approval process that banks must undertake when approving loans.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
New drugs have to go through incredibly complex approval processes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
consultation process
In the case of the new railway, there will first be a public consultation process, expected in the autumn.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You should ensure that your objections are made throughout the current consultation process.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Officials said this remained an option, with a consultation process launched in the autumn.
The Sun (2015)
difficult process
To acquire parental status we had to go through the lengthy and difficult process of jointly adopting our own children.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
As for the survivors, they face a long and difficult process of healing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It can be a difficult process and one that requires time and patience.
The Vitality Diet (1990)
disciplinary process
The police officer had been suspended during the disciplinary process.
The Sun (2016)
He will be dealt with under the disciplinary process that covers all players in the domestic leagues.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The group is also reviewing its disciplinary process.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
evolutionary process
This is bound to lead to new ways of thinking about what environmental and evolutionary processes do when they are at work on our planet.
EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
But it will be a slow, evolutionary process.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
After the origin of life, we had evolutionary processes which can be observed in fossils.
Infinite in All Directions (1989)
formal process
The formal process of finding a buyer for the heavily loss-making business begins today.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So we will be taking some time to consider our objectives before we trigger that formal process of negotiation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The formal identification process is under way.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
gradual process
Remember, you are making a lifestyle change and it is very much a gradual process.
The Sun (2015)
But evolution is a gradual process.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The recovery from a groin injury like mine is a gradual process.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
interview process
Further talks will be held over the weekend before the full board convene on Monday and begin the interview process.
The Sun (2008)
Many of the attributes of a good employee cannot be established by any interview process or testing method.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The interview process for that job will begin next week.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
lengthy process
Jury selection for the civil case began last Tuesday, but it is a notoriously lengthy process.
The Sun (2013)
The hearing was delayed by a lengthy legal process in Italy.
The Sun (2014)
Moreover, organising for vital documents to be replaced can be a lengthy process.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
long process
The rock is then crushed and goes through a long process at the mill to get the gold out.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Those looking to buy a home should be prepared for a longer process.
The Sun (2014)
It has been a long learning process.
The Sun (2013)
ongoing process
Risk management is an ongoing process.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The civil case is an ongoing process that won't end any time soon.
The Sun (2015)
Once you have mastered the basics you will find that meditation is an ongoing process.
M.E. and You - a self-help plan (1988)
process a signal
Subsequent electronics are then used to process this signal to get a digital waveform that can be more readily counted and timed.
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The sensors detect movement and the computer processes the signals to identify approaching cyclists and motorcyclists.
Times, Sunday Times
Such base stations can be easily reprogrammed to process the signals used in new cellular standards.
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A minicomputer controls the radar and processes the signals and the operator can communicate with the system through a portable keyboard terminal.
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process a transaction
Cards may be handy but the time taken to process a transaction can vary massively between banks.
The Sun
Not to be confused with the fee paid by a retailer to the bank of a cardholder to process a transaction, also cunningly called an interchange fee.
Times, Sunday Times
Substitute checks, or digital images of the original check, can be utilized to process the transaction.
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The rules tend not to apply if the company that processed your transaction was not the same company that provided the goods or services.
Times, Sunday Times
Campaigners say that the actual cost to the banks of processing the transactions could be as little as 2.50.
Times, Sunday Times
process of writing
The emphasis he places on the process of writing can be seen in the descriptive language he uses to recount his theory.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
That's a hard thing to live with because the book loses something in the process of writing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The process of writing and rewriting clarifies their thoughts and strengthens their hold on their own ideas.
Marius, Richard A Short Guide to Writing About History (1995)
process waste
The plans include financial incentives to encourage utilities to build fermentation plants that process waste material into 'biogas' for injection into the national gas network.
Times, Sunday Times
It can also process waste consumer batteries and other materials, including heavy metal sludges, and refinery catalysts (waste streams that would generate valuable metal alloys).
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Low protein diets may also lighten the work done by kidneys to process waste.
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Waste autoclaves process waste either in batches or in continuous-flow processes.
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Due to these treatments, however, his body can not process waste properly, resulting in his skin turning bright yellow and making him smell like rotting meat.
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production process
Flexible Production One result of automation is greatly increased flexibility in the production process.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
Experts suggest that the burns experienced by villagers are most likely to be caused by caustic soda, which is frequently used in the production process.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Then when the laborers complete the production process, the capitalist sells the commodities for more money.
Hunt, E. K. Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies (1995)
The diagram below shows how value gets added to a product in a two stage production process.
Harrison, John Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1989)
If the Mass is considered as a kind of production process, it again proves impervious to economic and cultural fads.
Christianity Today (2000)
psychological process
On top of that there's another psychological process beloved of business coaches: visualisation.
Times, Sunday Times
How do we accurately discriminate genuine, spiritual discernment from our own idiosyncratic psychological processes?
Christianity Today
Entrepreneurial and family firms, with their specific management models and complicated psychological processes, often fell short by comparison.
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Implicit and explicit psychological processes are also studied since they shape interactions.
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Psychological processes known to influence physical health are now called psychosomatic.
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reconciliation process
There has been no truth and reconciliation process.
Times, Sunday Times
There are two critical steps in the reconciliation process: (1) making definite the choice to reconcile and (2) communicating that recommitment clearly.
Christianity Today
Those ceasefires brought about the peace process, brought about the reconciliation process which we should all be pleased about.
Times, Sunday Times
But as leaders who want to influence others to embrace this reconciliation process, we need to know how to move past this resistance to change.
Christianity Today
And it hurts a lot of people-so the recovery and reconciliation process can be longer and more difficult.
Christianity Today
recovery process
Support your body by helping it to relax and so speed up the recovery process.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but were afraid to put into practice (2001)
This is of course very convenient and tends to speed up the recovery process no end.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but were afraid to put into practice (2001)
This suggests when we cry for emotional reasons, we are literally releasing stress from our bodies and crying is an essential part of the recovery process.
The Sun (2016)
It is part of the body's natural recovery process from stress and upsets.
The Sun (2016)
By building a portfolio of stocks at different stages in the recovery process, he aims to deliver good returns year after year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
reform process
It decided to extend its experiment now rather than delay a year and risk destabilising the reform process.
Times, Sunday Times
For such a programme to have any chance to be introduced, let alone to work, the reform process must have two characteristics.
Times, Sunday Times
Nobody would argue the end of the reform process has been reached and all anomalies ironed out.
Times, Sunday Times
The whole reform process has to be the priority.
The Sun
Precisely because the reform process was exposing the problem, it looked like it was creating it.
Times, Sunday Times
regulatory process
We are arguing for a regulatory process fit for purpose.
Times, Sunday Times
They will have to go through the regulatory process, though this should prove no problem.
Times, Sunday Times
Mining industry insiders said that the regulatory process had become highly politicised as governments sought to protect national industries that had been buffeted by the economic crisis.
Times, Sunday Times
How long will the regulatory process take?
Times, Sunday Times
The judgment reveals the limitations of the regulatory process, which has taken five months to reach this stage.
Times, Sunday Times
repeat the process
This process is repeated five or six times, usually accompanied by the trigger word ' swish'.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Turn the dough and repeat the process until the dough is smooth.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Brush lightly with the butter then repeat the process until all the filo sheets have been used up.
The Sun (2015)
By the time they are offered work they fear taking it lest it dries up and they have to repeat the process all over again.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Remove them from the pan and repeat the process with the nigella seeds.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
reverse a process
Then they reverse the process, return home, and say 'seen this, done that'.
Times, Sunday Times
We're beginning to ask the right questions about how to reverse that process.
Christianity Today
If you reverse the process, you are in danger of scrambling the eggs before the sauce has had a chance to thicken.
Times, Sunday Times
However, while 19th-century builders put grand houses along big boulevards and cheaper ones in the mews streets behind, today's developers tend to reverse the process.
Times, Sunday Times
Soon the junta will reverse the process, leaving numerous names with no bodies.
Times, Sunday Times
review process
Their review process is based on a treatment's cost effectiveness and efficiency.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was surprised to learn that a lengthy ethical review process governs all publicly funded research.
Christianity Today (2000)
The criteria for applicants and the review process remain unchanged.
Houston Chronicle (2001)
rigorous process
We want to make sure independent schools are subject to a rigorous inspection process and we are working with organisations to make sure this continues.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Within a structure like the Civil Service there should be a more rigorous process.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And it was his performance on that summer programme that he thinks landed him the job - albeit after another rigorous recruitment process.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
screening process
In Calais aid workers heaped further doubt on the screening process.
The Sun (2016)
Men were called forward for a screening process and their identity was verified against photographs on a computer database.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The screening process is time-consuming, and so far only two closed areas have been reopened.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
selection process
Applicants face a rigorous selection process that assesses a number of core values.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The final stage in the selection process is the interview, often accompanied by an invitation to attend an assessment centre for a round of tests.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
After a difficult selection process, our judges have chosen five finalists each representing a different region.
The Sun (2007)
simplify a process
That may sound overly simplistic but the more you simplify the process in any stressful occupation, the greater the chance of success.
Times, Sunday Times
In theory, they shield customers from price rises and simplify the process of organising a funeral at a difficult time.
Times, Sunday Times
So, how were the researchers able to simplify the process so dramatically?
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The administrators must simplify the process and tell referees to be less pedantic.
Times, Sunday Times
The website will try to simplify the process.
Times, Sunday Times
slow process
Building work cannot properly begin until all the rubble has been cleared - a slow process due to the lack of diggers and dumper trucks.
The Sun (2010)
If house prices were simply to mark time while earnings rose, this would make housing more affordable, but it would be a slow process.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A man of presence, product of vast experience as a player and a long, slow process of self-mastery.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Heat pumps will displace gas boilers, but that will be a slow process.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The digital realm has given us instant access to information, but not the slow process of learning that fosters wisdom and serenity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
streamline the process
The current planning system has been a significant barrier so moves to streamline the process are welcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was a streamlined process as it was unnecessary to hold the meetings of shareholders and creditors normally required for a creditors' voluntary liquidation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There has been some progress: planning laws were changed in 2010 to streamline the process of getting approval to build new reactors.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That difficulty is planning delays and he is calling for government to streamline the process.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He recently began seeking proposals for streamlining the process.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
time-consuming process
We talked again that week, and I could see this was going to be a time-consuming process.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is a time-consuming process, as it needs to be done properly.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
If he had done his research, he would realise that it is a very time-consuming process.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
transfer process
Some people leave their old accounts open for a few months in case anything was missed in the transfer process.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The proposals will force the new service provider to take charge of the transfer process.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This will be useful in the transfer process and to work out how much you may be owed (or how much you owe to your previous supplier).
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And why, in this electronic age, must the transfer process take even 15 days?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The emissive states of carbon dots have been tuned by controlling the charge transfer process.
Shengliang Hu, Yanbing Wang, Wenyu Zhang, Qing Chang, Jinlong Yang 2017, 'Multicolour Emission States from Charge Transfer between Carbon Dots and Surface Molecules', Materials
transformation process
In these cases a physical transformation process may be required since the underlying data format can change significantly.
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Since his operation he has written poetry and memoirs about his transformation process.
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Those imprisoned within the crystals can be freed by an outside force, or free themselves if sufficiently motivated, interrupting the transformation process before it's complete.
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As a result of the transformation process the organizational structure was restructured and the number of faculties was decreased to six.
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A tool can be anything used in the transformation process, including both material tools and tools for thinking.
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transition process
He knew it was just a case of growing pains, the natural transition process from small-time local supplier to major distributor.
Clancy, Tom WITHOUT REMORSE (2003)
There are some early signs that the transition process is nearing its end.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The transition process has to happen rapidly.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
transparent process
Football has to find a new figurehead who can make the selection of the World Cup an honest and transparent process.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The new initiatives will give business practical help, such as a transparent appeals process for businesses turned down.
The Sun (2010)
It establishes a transparent process accessible and equal to all.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
undergo a process
In tests this reduced campylobacter rates by 80 per cent, but only 30 per cent of its chicken would undergo this process.
Times, Sunday Times
But such questions of address and intention become the more uncertain when they undergo a process of revision.
The Times Literary Supplement
When islands emerge, they undergo the process of ecological succession as species colonize the island (see theory of island biogeography).
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Once a contest sponsor receives all the logs from the competitors, the logs undergo a process known as cross-checking.
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Macaque troops usually undergo a process known as fission when their number approach this level.
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whole process
The whole process has been very stressful.
The Sun (2016)
We look after the whole process, from the growing of plants to the bottling and distribution of the drink.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The whole process took only about five minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Translations:
Chinese: 过程
Japanese: 過程
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