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单词 process
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
proc•ess /ˈprɑsɛs/USA pronunciation   n., pl. proc•ess•es 
    /ˈprɑsɛsɪz, -əsɪz, -əˌsiz/USA pronunciation   v. 
    n. [countable]
    1. a series of actions aimed at accomplishing some result:a process for homogenizing milk.
    2. a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner:the process of decay.
    3. course or passing, as of time:in the process of moving his office.

    v. [+ object]
    1. to treat or prepare (raw materials or the like) by some process, as in manufacturing:The factory processes the fibers and makes cotton sheets.
    2. to handle (persons, papers, etc.) according to a regular procedure:The passport office processes thousands of applications.
    3. to accept, handle, and organize (data), esp. electronically:The computer can process thousands of bits of information.

    adj. [before a noun]
    1. prepared or modified by a special process:processed food.
    Idioms
    1. in the process, at the same time (as);
      simultaneously:Our bombing mission was a success, but in the process we lost over seventy aircraft.

See -cess-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
proc•ess  (proses; esp. Brit. prōses),USA pronunciation n., pl. proc•ess•es 
    (proses iz, -ə siz, -ə sēz′ or, esp. Brit., prōses-, prōsə-),USA pronunciation  v., adj. 
    n. 
    1. a systematic series of actions directed to some end:to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
    2. a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner:the process of decay.
    3. Law
      • the summons, mandate, or writ by which a defendant or thing is brought before court for litigation.
      • the whole course of the proceedings in an action at law.
    4. Photographyphotomechanical or photoengraving methods collectively.
    5. Anatomy, Anatomy[Biol., Anat.]a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage:a process of a bone.
    6. the action of going forward or on.
    7. the condition of being carried on.
    8. course or lapse, as of time.
    9. Clothingconk4 (defs. 1, 2).

    v.t. 
    1. to treat or prepare by some particular process, as in manufacturing.
    2. to handle (papers, records, etc.) by systematically organizing them, recording or making notations on them, following up with appropriate action, or the like:to process mail.
    3. to require (someone) to answer questionnaires, perform various tasks, and sometimes to undergo physical and aptitude classification examinations before the beginning or termination of a period of service:The army processes all personnel entering or leaving the service.
    4. to convert (an agricultural commodity) into marketable form by a special process, as pasteurization.
    5. to institute a legal process against.
    6. to serve a process or summons on.
    7. Computingto carry out operations on (data or programs).
    8. Clothingconk4 (def. 3).

    v.i. 
    1. to undergo the activities involved in processing personnel:The recruits expected to process in four days.

    adj. 
    1. prepared or modified by an artificial process:process cheese.
    2. Printingnoting, pertaining to, or involving photomechanical or photoengraving methods:a process print.
    3. Clothing[Informal.]of or pertaining to hair that has been conked.
    4. Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures.]created by or used in process cinematography:a moving background on a process screen.
    • Latin prōcessus a going forward, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + ced-, variant stem of cēdere to yield (see cede) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action; see cession
    • Old French)
    • 1275–1325; Middle English proces (noun, nominal) (
    pro•ces•su•al  (pro sesho̅o̅ əl or, esp. Brit, prō-),USA pronunciation adj. 
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged operation. Process, procedure, proceeding apply to something that goes on or takes place. A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained:a chemical process.Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs:parliamentary procedure.Proceeding (usually pl.) applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion:Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
      The word process, an early 14th century French borrowing, has a regularly formed plural that adds -es to the singular. This plural, as in similar words like recesses and successes, has traditionally been pronounced (-iz)USA pronunciation: (proses iz, prōses-)USA pronunciation or (prosə siz, prōsə-).USA pronunciation Recent years have seen the increasing popularity of an (-ēz′)USA pronunciation pronunciation for processes, perhaps by mistaken analogy with such plurals as theses and hypotheses, with which it has no connection. This newer pronunciation is common among younger educated speakers.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
process /ˈprəʊsɛs/ n
  1. a series of actions that produce a change or development: the process of digestion
  2. a method of doing or producing something
  3. the course of time
  4. a summons, writ, etc, commanding a person to appear in court
  5. the whole proceedings in an action at law
  6. a natural outgrowth or projection of a part, organ, or organism
  7. (modifier) relating to the general preparation of a printing forme or plate by the use, at some stage, of photography
vb (transitive)
  1. to subject to a routine procedure; handle
  2. to treat or prepare by a special method, esp to treat (food) in order to preserve it: to process cheese
  3. to institute legal proceedings against
  4. to serve a process on
  5. to develop, rinse, fix, wash, and dry (exposed film, etc)
  6. to produce final prints or slides from (undeveloped film)
  7. to perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French procès, from Latin prōcessus an advancing, from prōcēdere to proceed
process /prəˈsɛs/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to proceed in or as if in a procession
Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from procession
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