单词	routine
释义	routine1 nounroutine2 adjective routinerou‧tine1 /ruːˈtiːn/ ●●○ W3 noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINroutine1 Origin: 1600-1700 French, Old French route; ➔ ROUTE1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES His routine consisted of work, dinner, then TV and bed. I was looking for a way out of the monotonous routine at the factory. Most babies soon develop a daily routine of eating and sleeping. She does not like having her work routine interrupted. The daily routine starts early, around 6:00 a.m. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS By representing words in the definitions as integers, storage requirements decrease dramatically and efficient sorting routines become easily applicable. Now, with hearing loss, the routine needs to be reviewed, to plan when to talk and when not to. Still, others managed to maintain their daily routines. The starlings' daily routine in the Park begins at dawn. These routines are written in assembly language but called as procedures or functions from Pascal modules. This practice should be based on proven principles, acceptable to all, and not on routine and ritual. You should still play a full part in Arrange definite times and a workable routine. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhat people usually do► habit something that you do regularly without thinking about it, because you have done it so many times before: · My father had some rather strange habits, like reading the newspaper in the bath.be in the habit of doing something: · She was in the habit of taking a walk in the early evening.not be in the habit of doing something: · I'm not in the habit of going to bars during the day.get into the habit of doing something: · He had got into the habit of phoning home during the day. ► routine a series of things that someone usually does in the same order, especially when it is the same every day: · His routine consisted of work, dinner, then TV and bed.· Most babies soon develop a daily routine of eating and sleeping.· She does not like having her work routine interrupted. ► standard practice the way that something is usually done in a particular situation or within a particular organization: · Checking police records of new staff is standard practice these days.it is standard practice (for somebody) to do something: · In the 1930s, it was standard practice for workers to have seven days' holiday a year.· It's standard practice for the architects and builders to haggle over costs. WORD SETS► Computers access, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + routine► somebody’s daily routine · Make exercise part of your daily routine. ► somebody’s normal/usual/regular routine · Although he'd gone, I continued with my normal routine. ► somebody’s morning routine · His morning routine started with a cup of tea followed by a shower. ► the old routine · I get sick of the same old routine day after day. ► a familiar routine · Cats and dogs like a familiar routine. verbs► get (somebody) into a routine (=develop a fixed order of doing things, or make someone do this)· Try to get your baby into a routine. ► slip/fall/settle into a routine (=get into a routine without making any difficulty)· The team slipped quickly into a routine. ► break a routine (=do something different)· Bella didn’t break her routine for anyone. ► disrupt/upset somebody’s routine · She disliked things that disrupted her routine. phrases► a matter of routine · This briefing is a matter of routine whenever a new minister takes office. ► a break from routine (=a change)· I needed a break from routine. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a routine check (=happening as a normal part of a process)· I went to the doctor for a routine health check. ► routine chores (=done regularly)· Who does most of the routine chores in your house? ► a comedy routine (=the jokes that form a comedy show)· He always has a brilliant comedy routine. ► a dance routine/sequence (=a set of movements that are part of a dance)· She was practising a complicated dance routine. ► a routine examination · I made an appointment at the dentist's for a routine examination. ► an exercise programme/routine/regime British English, an exercise program American English (=a plan that includes different types of exercise)· The athletes follow an intensive exercise programme.· I’m finding it quite hard to stick to my exercise routine. ► a dull/routine existence · I was overjoyed at the prospect of leaving my routine existence behind. ► a routine flight (=a normal flight)· They were on a routine flight when their helicopter developed engine trouble ► a routine inspection (=an ordinary inspection that happens regularly)· A routine inspection revealed that several lorries were not roadworthy. ► routine maintenance  The theatres were closed on Saturday and Sunday for routine maintenance. ► a routine operation (=an operation that is often performed)· a routine operation to remove an appendix COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► daily · It's become part of my normal daily routine.· For corporate employees, getting up in the morning has been the beginning of daily routines basic to their individual lives.· Cleanse your whole body Advocates believe that crystals can even play a big part in your daily beauty routine.· Instead, they must work hard throughout the period of change until they have integrated new behaviors into daily routines.· In the centre, we record part of my daily routine for self-help holistic medicine which includes pectoral muscle exercises.· Ultimately the individuals must integrate new behaviors and skills into daily routines so that only one job remains.· If not, there are simple relaxation routines which you can follow for yourself and fit into your daily routine.· Flying out to Happy Valley became a daily routine. ► familiar · It's a familiar routine, as Bush continues to work the centre ground in his presidential contest with Al Gore.· The familiar routine of anti-invasion preparations was soon well under way.· But the surroundings grew familiar, a routine established itself.· Caroline fell easily into the old, familiar routine.· Seemingly familiar with the routine, she cradled my head in her arms in a practised manner and stood waiting.· All too familiar routines Wherever I have described these results, I get instant recognition from executives. ► normal · It's become part of my normal daily routine.· Otherwise, there was no change in the normal routine.· It's his normal cut-off-his-nose-to-spite-his-face routine.· I continue with my normal routine after I run.· Poindexter acknowledged that he had deleted computer messages, but claimed that this was part of his normal routine.· However, people living normal routines also can benefit from a knowledge of what their body clocks are telling them.· Do not try to perfect your normal eating routine.· I had plenty to do between normal routine work at Felixstowe and preparation connected with taking over Searcher. ► old · It always took some time after her departure to get back into the old routine again ... into the old pleasant routine.· We're back to the old routine now.· Caroline fell easily into the old, familiar routine.· Life took up its old monotonous routine.· Instead I closed him out, continued without him and became absorbed in my old routine. ► regular · It is expected that this in turn can be eliminated as part of regular daily routines.· We want as few surprises as possible because we want to have our regular routine as much as possible.· Therefore, a regular daily routine should be developed so that care of personal appearance and hygiene is automatic.· Getting fit is about small amounts of physical exercise, starting slowly and gradually building up a regular routine.· Once you build up a regular routine you will want to get outside whatever the weather is doing. ► simple · If not, there are simple relaxation routines which you can follow for yourself and fit into your daily routine.· In the past simple morphological systems have used simple affix-stripping routines to determine the morphemes present in a word. ► usual · I'd like you, Sergeant, to get on with organising the usual routine.· Late-night telephone calls, unexplained absences and other minor but significant changes in his usual routine.· This will be quite different to their usual routine, of course, when they may sleep for quite long periods.· In the autumn there was to be a break in his usual routine.· Plan out some ordinary ways to increase exercise as part of your usual routine.· They stopped my client, asked him what he was there for, his name and address, the usual routine.· Many good exercise programmes stop when life and the usual routine starts to get chaotic or change for some reason.· He did all the usual morning routine in silence. NOUN► dance · No experience is necessary and all dance routines will be taught by the club's choreographer.· It's a very young role and she has to lead the gypsy dance routine.· Suzi Hoflin came in with two of her pupils and put Ingrid through a reasonable enough gypsy dance routine.· To the outsider the movements of a kata resemble a dance routine.· She'd rehearsed a number at her house with our choreographer the evening before, a whole dance routine.· Three o'clock in the morning, bopping through a weird limb-jerking dance routine, and she looks like a child at playschool.· My costume fits O.K.; the tight velvet pants worked well in the dance routine work-through this morning.· I've been practising this mega dance routine. ► exercise · Videos are often available of exercise routines so you can see exactly what you should be doing.· The exercise routines are slow and easy to learn.· Do encourage them to do this exercise routine too.· He became interested in merging different exercise routines used in Western society and those used in Eastern society.· As the 80s came to an end, punishing exercise routines had become almost an alternative religion for many people.· Like clockwork the three nurses and I followed along with the male radio voice and did a ten-minute exercise routine.· These exercises can easily be incorporated into an exercise routine, with each exercise repeated a number of times.· So he changed his swing, changed his exercise routine and started a stretching program. VERB► change · Most hair care worries can be sorted out by changing your basic routine or using products to suit your hair type.· Experiment with a different hair style or food. Change your daily routine.· Your first battle will be changing the routine, gently but firmly so that everyone knows that things will be different from now on.· So he changed his swing, changed his exercise routine and started a stretching program.· Do something with your hands, tapestry work or knitting, change your daily routine or try relaxation exercises.· As later chapters will show, advice can be given to travellers and shift-workers who have recently changed their routines.· If you always crave the same food at the same time, change your routine.· Such requests could be met by providing new processes rather than by changing existing routines. ► establish · One engineer had established a part-time routine that she felt happy with.· Not finding that possible in the established routine of a firm practice, he retreated to academe.· Be positive and determined, and establish disciplined routines.· Joe established a prison routine that sustained him through most of his time at Stanley.· I had time to establish a routine.· It is an established migrant routine.· Take the time to sit back and listen and establish a routine for yourself. ► follow · Take this book into the library and follow the above routine for yourself.· It is necessary to follow the routines exactly to obtain the best results.· Those choking fits, for instance, and the way in which she followed her routine so unerringly.· At Canjuers we followed the same routine as at Orange.· I followed routines and simple homely menus.· I could not follow my routine.· He follows the camp routines well, but at times he becomes disinterested and a little slow in carrying them out.· These advanced techniques involve partnering up with a fellow student and following a step-by-step routine of attack, defence and counter-attack. ► perform · Is it depressing to perform the same routines with the same people? ► settle · With Marguerite she settled into an amiable routine.· We quickly settled into a routine.· Joining them, Charlotte settles into a routine, roving by day and writing at night.· Our lives settled into routines, some old, some new.· The Sunday school had closed on its opening day, but everything else was settling into a routine. ► start · That was when he started writing routines.· With children it is important to start this routine at an early age.· Dixie has shown me the circuit, today I start the routine.· In true body-building style, the effects are cumulative so start your routine now!· Do not be tempted to start a harder routine at the beginning as this will almost certainly detract from the potential gains. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► as a matter of course/routine Voters expected as a matter of course that candidates would not keep all their promises. Blood samples should be taken to measure the client's electrolyte and urea levels as a matter of routine. By May first, I was able to walk from ten to twelve yards as a matter of routine. Enemy redoubts were strewn with booby traps as a matter of course. If they meet as a matter of course throughout the year they can review and plan on a regular basis. Search at the police station should not be undertaken as a matter of routine but only where justified under Lindley v. Rutter. Their general health is better and they do not suffer repeated or unwanted pregnancies as a matter of course. They are very learned about cooking in San Francisco-people seem to expect as a matter of course things which we consider luxurious. 1[countable, uncountable] the usual order in which you do things, or the things you regularly do:  John’s departure had upset their daily routine. Try to get into a routine (=develop a fixed order of doing things). my daily exercise routine Dressing is a task which we do every day as a matter of routine (=done regularly and not unusual).2[countable] a set of movements, jokes etc that form part of a performance:  a dance routine3[countable] technical a set of instructions given to a computer so that it will do a particular operation—routinize /ruːˈtiːnaɪz, ˈruːtiːnaɪz/ verb [transitive] American EnglishCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + routinesomebody’s daily routine· Make exercise part of your daily routine.somebody’s normal/usual/regular routine· Although he'd gone, I continued with my normal routine.somebody’s morning routine· His morning routine started with a cup of tea followed by a shower.the old routine· I get sick of the same old routine day after day.a familiar routine· Cats and dogs like a familiar routine.verbsget (somebody) into a routine (=develop a fixed order of doing things, or make someone do this)· Try to get your baby into a routine.slip/fall/settle into a routine (=get into a routine without making any difficulty)· The team slipped quickly into a routine.break a routine (=do something different)· Bella didn’t break her routine for anyone.disrupt/upset somebody’s routine· She disliked things that disrupted her routine.phrasesa matter of routine· This briefing is a matter of routine whenever a new minister takes office.a break from routine (=a change)· I needed a break from routine. routine1 nounroutine2 adjective routinerou‧tine2 /ˌruːˈtiːn◂/ ●●○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A major electrical fault was found during a routine safety inspection. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? It's just routine. It was on a Saturday 15 years ago that during a routine visit to the doctor, I learned I had cancer. My job at the newspaper had become routine. Police found the heroin during a routine inspection of a ship. Systems need to be updated on a routine basis. The fault was discovered during a routine check of the plane. The hospital carried out some routine tests. The infection was detected during a routine blood test. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But United, lacking six regular players, dismantled Leicester's presumptuousness with the routine efficiency of a surgeon removing an appendix. Cabinet scandals in every administration, regardless of party, are practically routine. His frustration with not carrying the ball at this time of year is as routine as the end of daylight savings time. I stay through two more routine calls, and we've run out of subjects by five-thirty. Stick rigidly to saying things that are routine and standard. There were no other petitioners waiting, and they had routine work to do. Thesaurus THESAURUS► normal usual, typical, and as you would expect it to be: · Is this cold weather normal for the time of year?· It had been another normal working day in the office. ► ordinary (also regular especially American English) not special, unusual, or different from normal: · They lived in an ordinary three-bedroomed house.· It looks like an ordinary car, but it uses solar power.· Would you like a regular salad or a Caesar salad?· I just want an ordinary bicycle, not a mountain bike. ► average [only before noun] around the usual level or amount: · She is of average height.· He is of above average intelligence.· The average price of a pint of milk has gone up. ► standard normal – used about methods of doing something, or about the size, shape, features etc of products: · It’s standard practice to X-ray hand-baggage at most airports.· We stock shoes in all the standard sizes. ► routine used about things that are done regularly as part of a series of things: · The fault was discovered during a routine check of the plane.· routine tasks such as shopping and cooking ► everyday [only before noun] used about things that happen or that you use as part of normal life: · He painted scenes of everyday life in France.· Sally was still dressed in her everyday clothes. ► common used about birds and plants that are of the most usual type, and in the phrase the common people (=people who are not rich and powerful): · the common goldfish· an alliance between the aristocracy and the common people ► conventional [only before noun] of the kind that is usually used – used when comparing this with a different or special type: · The engine is more efficient than a conventional diesel engine.· the drugs used in conventional medicine· conventional weapons (=not nuclear, chemical, or biological)· conventional ovens and microwaves Longman Language Activatornot special or unusual► ordinary ordinary things are not special or unusual: · It's just an ordinary house in an ordinary street.· He wore an ordinary business suit with a white shirt and tie.· Can you get connected to the Internet through an ordinary telephone line?· Gillman's known for her photographs of ordinary household items. ► normal something that is normal is just as you would expect it to be, because it is not special or different: · The new Ford looks like any normal car, but it has a special advanced engine.· January 2nd is a public holiday in Scotland, but in England it is a normal working day.· Once the pain has gone away, you can resume your normal activities.perfectly normal: · It was a perfectly normal flight until the plane suddenly started to shake.it's normal: · It may have seemed unusually cold recently but experts say it's normal for this time of year.above/below normal: · Tides will be six feet above normal this afternoon. ► average an average thing is a typical example of a particular type of thing: · The average bagel has 190 calories.· In an average week I watch about 20 hours of TV. ► standard normal - use this especially about products or methods that are the most usual type, without any special features: standard model/size/shape/pattern (=not special): · We make shoes in all standard sizes.· Prices start at $15,489 for the standard model.standard practice/procedure (=the way a job is usually done): · All hand-baggage was X-rayed - this is now standard practice at most airports.· Drug tests are a standard procedure following train accidents.standard English/pronunciation/spelling (=normally accepted as correct): · Students are encouraged to learn standard English because this is what they will need to know in the business world. ► routine use this about something that is done regularly as part of the normal system and not because of any special problem: routine check/inspection/examination etc: · The fault was discovered during a routine check of the plane.· Police found the heroin during a routine inspection of a ship.· It was on a Saturday 15 years ago that, during a routine visit to the doctor, I learned I had cancer. ► conventional a conventional method, piece of equipment, weapon etc is of the normal type that has been used for a long time - use this especially when you are comparing one thing with something else that is new or different: · A microwave cooks food much faster than a conventional oven.· The hospital provides both conventional and alternative medical treatments.conventional weapons/arms/bombs etc (=not nuclear weapons): · a new proposal to limit conventional weapons in Europe ► day-to-day use this about the ordinary work, activities, and problems that happen every day: · As Managing Director, I am responsible for the day-to-day management of the company.· Reeve decided to immerse himself in the day-to-day affairs of his company until business improved. ► regular especially American ordinary but good enough for a particular purpose: · If they don't have Tylenol, just get me regular aspirin.· Even though the dye is quite strong, a regular shampoo will remove it. ► mainstream mainstream books, ideas, organizations etc are not strange or extreme in any way, and are therefore popular with or suitable for most ordinary people: · After starting out as a romance novelist, she decided to try writing mainstream fiction.· Most disabled students are integrated into the mainstream educational system.· The mainstream political parties are losing support to smaller, more radical organizations. ► everyday ordinary, usual, or happening every day: · Noland makes sculptures out of everyday objects.· Arthritis made it difficult for him to do everyday things like take out the garbage or mow the lawn.· The first week of the course is spent teaching students English phrases needed for everyday life. usual► usual use this about something that usually happens or something that someone usually does or uses: · She was sitting in her usual chair by the fire.· All the usual people were there.colder/better/slower etc than usual: · It seemed colder than usual in the house.· We've sold more than the usual amount of coal this year.it is usual for somebody to do something: · Is it usual for him to be so late? ► normal someone's normal behaviour or habit is what they usually do in a particular situation: · She went to bed at her normal time of eleven o'clock.· It used to be normal practice to live at home with your parents until you got married.normal for: · Don't worry if Mike seemed rude - that's normal for him.be normal for somebody to do something: · It's normal for young children to misbehave sometimes. ► be the norm to be the thing that most people do or think: · Going to church on Sunday used to be the norm in most households.· In the building industry, short-term employment contracts are the norm.· Smoking is no longer the norm but the exception. ► customary usually done on a particular occasion or at a particular time of year: · We were presented with the customary bottle of champagne.it is customary to do something: · It's customary to kiss the bride at a wedding.as is customary: · As is customary, you will be paid a fixed fee for the job. ► routine something that is routine is done as part of the normal process of working, doing a job etc: · A major electrical fault was found during a routine safety inspection.· The hospital carried out some routine tests.· Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? It's just routine. ► same old informal use this about something that you have seen or heard many times before: · They always come up with the same old excuses for why they can't deliver on time.· They still sing the same old songs, but the audiences love it!the same old story (=use this when it is annoying that the same thing always happens): · It's always the same old story. They're two or three goals up, and then they relax and end up losing. ► stock stock phrases, questions, answers, excuses etc are the ones that people usually use - use this about phrases, questions etc that have been used so often that they are no longer effective: · Her speech contained all the stock phrases about increasing productivity and reducing costs.· The same questions seem to be asked every time, and he gives his stock answers. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYnouns► routine maintenance · The system will be shut down overnight for routine maintenance. ► routine work · We need more junior staff to help out with the routine work. ► a routine operation/procedure (=medical operation)· Many routine operations had to be cancelled. ► a routine check · Police stopped the vehicle for a routine check. ► routine monitoring/screening/inspection · the routine screening of milk for contamination COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a routine check (=happening as a normal part of a process)· I went to the doctor for a routine health check. ► routine chores (=done regularly)· Who does most of the routine chores in your house? ► a comedy routine (=the jokes that form a comedy show)· He always has a brilliant comedy routine. ► a dance routine/sequence (=a set of movements that are part of a dance)· She was practising a complicated dance routine. ► a routine examination · I made an appointment at the dentist's for a routine examination. ► an exercise programme/routine/regime British English, an exercise program American English (=a plan that includes different types of exercise)· The athletes follow an intensive exercise programme.· I’m finding it quite hard to stick to my exercise routine. ► a dull/routine existence · I was overjoyed at the prospect of leaving my routine existence behind. ► a routine flight (=a normal flight)· They were on a routine flight when their helicopter developed engine trouble ► a routine inspection (=an ordinary inspection that happens regularly)· A routine inspection revealed that several lorries were not roadworthy. ► routine maintenance  The theatres were closed on Saturday and Sunday for routine maintenance. ► a routine operation (=an operation that is often performed)· a routine operation to remove an appendix COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► activity · The formal processes of the law, indeed, do not loom large in the field officer's routine activities.· Thus, girls generally spent more of their time than boys on work and associated routine activities. ► business · Only junior representatives were sent to sessions of the Council in order for routine business to be carried out.· She deals with all routine business other than reservations, keeps the general accounts and calculates wages.· Even in the years of his greatest fame, he continued with the routine business of publishing. ► check · When the two men drove away, the Garda stopped them on a routine check.· The reporters had learned of him while making some routine checks.· But doctors did not spot the hairline fracture until a routine check on the plates after she left.· Forty thousand pounds worth of the drug was found in a car that was stopped in a routine check.· Earlier in the day, a police officer was shot and wounded during a routine check on a van.· He was carrying a false passport when he arrived from London but was recognised during a routine check.· Hakkinen was taken to the circuit for a routine check after suffering minor concussion when his car crashed into a barrier. ► day · Consideration of some of the routine day to day techniques of molecular biology allows this to be illustrated.· We never had a routine day, it varied from day to day.· A memorable strike from Paul Scholes and a deserved goal for the influential David Beckham completed a routine day for the champions.· I tried to forget about it and to go about my routine day as usual.· Ray Shepherd looked up at them as coolly as if he had just driven in to work on a routine day.· It was a routine day at the cricket, according to the Sri Lankan Board's media relations officer. ► job · It is dangerous therefore to allow people to think they have routine jobs.· Capable accountants and auditors should advance rapidly; those having inadequate academic preparation may be assigned routine jobs and find promotion difficult.· What's more, routine jobs bore people. ► maintenance · His tip was for handrails to be provided around the Laundry Building, to prevent people falling during routine maintenance access.· Mr Stanley had been carrying out routine maintenance work.· Checklists Checklists are used in the pre-start mode, for routine maintenance and for fault-finding.· They were noticed during routine maintenance checks.· In the routine maintenance revenue account the resurfacing of Beech Hill and the construction of a footpath were being treated as priorities. ► matter · However, it is not at present a routine matter to extend such measurements over an appreciable portion even of one vibration-rotation band.· It was a routine matter concerning a query on an invoice, something to do with prices.· Neither are lorries subjected to delays by Customs as a routine matter. ► operation · They claim that he removed healthy wombs and bungled routine operations, leaving them with bladder, kidney and liver damage.· For one, with so little time in the field, there was insufficient information about routine operations.· It would be very different unloading the skip across the beach to the routine operation in Marchwood Military Port.· An Ayrshire man is considering legal action against Crosshouse Hospital after his wife died following a routine operation.· The simulations involved real-time, interactive, routine operations, such as the actions of hanger and flight deck operators.· For a routine operation in which everybody knows what they are doing high involvement and high intensity are less critical.· In other words, the routine operation of reason is not just a matter of routine.· It is now a relatively routine operation available in the national health service. ► part · Parading captives on the screen is now a routine part of war. ► policing · All these sorts of considerations are also aspects of routine policing.· What in Northern Ireland does routine policing consist of? ► procedure · After that, it was a matter of routine procedure.· Application Forms Using application forms Application forms are not just a routine procedure.· Administrator: carrying out routine procedures. 5. ► screening · To deny older women access to routine screening is both contra-indicated and explicitly discriminatory.· But routine screening of milk for contaminants should have disclosed higher lead levels by mid-October.· The germ, a strain of klebsiella which is resistant to most antibiotics, was found during routine screening. ► task · Automatic equipment meant that many of the relatively routine tasks could be done more quickly and more accurately.· When the first tourists of the morning arrive, he joins other workers below for the routine tasks of the day.· I have little patience with routine tasks such as washing up, filling in forms, etc. 2.· He had to devote all his attention to the routine task of driving, finally pulling over to recover.· A good forward planner, he delegates detailed and routine tasks.· Driving instructors say most of the time they spend in cars with students is occupied by routine tasks. ► test · She was undergoing what were described as routine tests.· Most insurers cover routine tests for older women, however.· In Britain there's no routine test for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy, in spite of evidence that two in 1,000 women here are affected. ► use · Despite the routine use of cyclosporin only two patients had a plasma creatinine concentration above 175 µmol/l.· If this is done, then two of the three products of ilmenite reduction will be in routine use.· Possibly, selected or routine use of intraoperative cholangiography could have prevented or diagnosed some of the injuries.· The performance is then monitored and maintained in routine use by means of control charts.· Much of the improvement in survival has resulted from the now routine use of cyclosporin as an immunosuppressive agent. ► work · Much of the routine work was done by girl students eager to earn a little extra towards their fees.· There were no other petitioners waiting, and they had routine work to do.· At present, crews typically rotate between 999 and routine work making it difficult to designate crews for higher pay.· Luckily the weather was so awful that nothing was flying, so there was only routine work to attend to.· Here he gained valuable experience and, though occupied with much routine work, commenced innovative research.· But in her routine work there is ample opportunity for teaching.· It is exhilarating, stimulating personnel in a way that routine work can not do. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► as a matter of course/routine Voters expected as a matter of course that candidates would not keep all their promises. Blood samples should be taken to measure the client's electrolyte and urea levels as a matter of routine. By May first, I was able to walk from ten to twelve yards as a matter of routine. Enemy redoubts were strewn with booby traps as a matter of course. If they meet as a matter of course throughout the year they can review and plan on a regular basis. Search at the police station should not be undertaken as a matter of routine but only where justified under Lindley v. Rutter. Their general health is better and they do not suffer repeated or unwanted pregnancies as a matter of course. They are very learned about cooking in San Francisco-people seem to expect as a matter of course things which we consider luxurious. 1happening as a normal part of a job or process:  You mustn’t worry. These are just routine enquiries. routine maintenance work a routine operation► see thesaurus at normal2ordinary and boringroutine jobs/tasks routine tasks such as washing upCOLLOCATIONSnounsroutine maintenance· The system will be shut down overnight for routine maintenance.routine work· We need more junior staff to help out with the routine work.a routine operation/procedure (=medical operation)· Many routine operations had to be cancelled.a routine check· Police stopped the vehicle for a routine check.routine monitoring/screening/inspection· the routine screening of milk for contamination
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