| 单词 | routine |
| 释义 | routine (once / 406 pages) 1nadj 2n 3n A routine is like a habit or sequence that doesn't vary. There are daily routines and dance routines, and maybe even daily dance routines. Something routine isn't unusual: routine things happen all the time. Most jobs have a routine — things that must be done on a regular basis. People often get surprised by things that aren't part of their routine, or "shake up their routine." Computer routines are predetermined and predictable. Singers and dancers also have routines — the planned performances they've (hopefully) been practicing. WORD FAMILYroutine: routinely, routines, subroutine+/subroutine: subroutines USAGE EXAMPLESHe said the heart problem was discovered during a routine medical checkup. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) At the core of every habit is a neurological loop with three parts: A cue, a routine and a reward. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) Ma kept up the routine for more than a decade. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n an unvarying or habitual method or procedure Syn|Hypo|Hyper modus operandi rat race an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation groove, ruta settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape procedure, process a particular course of action intended to achieve a result 2adj found in the ordinary course of events 2it was a routine day Syn everyday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workaday ordinary not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree n a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program 3she had a catchy little routine Syn|Hypo|Hyper act, bit, number, turn show-stopper, showstopper, stopper an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down performance, public presentation a dramatic or musical entertainment n a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program Syn|Hypo|Hyper function, procedure, subprogram, subroutine cataloged procedure a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name contingency procedurean alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises library routinea debugged routine that is maintained in a program library random number generatora routine designed to yield a random number recursive routinea routine that can call itself reusable routinea routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly executive routine, supervisory routinea routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines tracing routinea routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program service routine, utility routinea routine that can be used as needed dump routinea routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium input routinea routine that writes from an external source to an internal store output routinea routine that controls an output device computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory |
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