单词 | process |
释义 | process ―process /ˈprəʊ.ses/ aep /ˈprɑː-/ noun [C] B2 a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result: » the peace process» Increasing the number of women in top management jobs will be a slow process.» This decision may delay the process of European unification.» The party has begun the painful (= difficult) process of rethinking its policies and strategy.» Going to court to obtain compensation is a long process.» She arrived at the correct answer by a process of elimination (= by deciding against each answer that was unlikely to be correct until only one was left).Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of achieving thingsB2 a series of changes that happen naturally: » the digestive process» the ageing process» It's all part of the learning process.Thesaurus+: ↑Making progress and advancing , ↑Becoming betterF0 a method of producing goods in a factory by treating natural substances: » They have developed a new process for extracting aluminium from bauxite.Thesaurus+: ↑Industrial processingWord Builder:–Nouns: process, procession, processor, processing–Adjectives: processed–Verbs: process• • • Extra Examples:» Warm air rises by the process of convection.» Her conversion to Buddhism was a very gradual process.» Repairing damaged nerves is a very delicate process.» An enzyme in the saliva of the mouth starts the process of breaking down the food.» A refining process is used to extract usable fuel from crude oil.verb (DEAL WITH) ↑Verb Endings for process B2 /ˈprəʊ.ses/ aep /ˈprɑː-/ [T] to deal with documents in an official way: » Visa applications take 28 days to process.Thesaurus+: ↑Dealing with things or people , ↑Acting and acts , ↑Coping and not coping , ↑Tolerating and enduringF0 /ˈprəʊ.ses/ aep /ˈprɑː-/ [T] If a computer processes information, it performs a particular series of operations on the information, such as a set of calculations. Thesaurus+: ↑PhotographyThesaurus+: ↑Computer conceptsF0 [T] to prepare, change, or treat food or natural substances as a part of an industrial operation: » a waste processing plantThesaurus+: ↑Industrial processingThesaurus+: ↑Preserving and storing foodF0 [T] to make pictures from photographic film: » I need to get those films processed.Thesaurus+: ↑Photographyprocessing /-ɪŋ/ noun [U]► F0» data processingThesaurus+: ↑Computer conceptsWord Builder:–Nouns: process, procession, processor, processing–Adjectives: processed–Verbs: process • • • Extra Examples:» It usually takes about four weeks to get the forms processed.» Don't switch the computer off, it's still processing data.» Sugar is obtained by crushing and processing sugar cane.» I've sent off the film to be processed.» They processed my claim really quickly.verb (WALK) ↑Verb Endings for process ► F0 /prəˈses/ [I + adv/prep] FORMAL to walk slowly: » We watched them process down the aisle.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving gently on foot |
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