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单词 routine
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routinenoun

uk/ruːˈtiːn/us/ruːˈtiːn/

B1 [ C or U ] a usual or fixed way of doing things:

There's no set/fixed routine at work - every day is different.
Most companies insure property and equipment against damage or theft as a matter of routine.

[ C ] a regular series of movements, jokes, or similar things used in a performance:

an exercise/dance routine
He went into his usual "I'm the head of the family" routine (= usual way of speaking).

[ C ] specialized computing a part of a computer program that does a particular operation

More examples

  • Exercise has become part of my daily routine.
  • The routine was the same every day, with nothing to relieve the monotony.
  • On page 21, some tricks to speed up your beauty routine.
  • The airline has been criticized for failing to heed warnings about lack of safety routines.
  • If you get out of a routine, it's very hard to get back into it.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Standard and routine

  • average
  • bog-standard
  • conformance
  • conformity
  • day-to-day
  • default
  • diet
  • institutionalize
  • orthodox
  • regular
  • regularize
  • round
  • routinely
  • set
  • standard
  • staple
  • std
  • stock
  • the daily round idiom

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Habitual behaviour
Spectacles & performances
Computer programming & software

routineadjective

uk/ruːˈtiːn/us/ruːˈtiːn/

done as part of what usually happens, and not for any special reason:

a routine inspection/medical check-up

ordinary and not special or unusual:

a routine case of appendicitis
He died during a routine operation which went wrong.

C2 disapproving ordinary and boring:

My job is so routine and boring - I hate it.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Standard and routine

  • average
  • bog-standard
  • conformance
  • conformity
  • day-to-day
  • default
  • diet
  • institutionalize
  • orthodox
  • regular
  • regularize
  • round
  • routinely
  • set
  • standard
  • staple
  • std
  • stock
  • the daily round idiom

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Tedious and uninspiring
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