单词 | routine |
释义 | routine routine // noun, adjective
■ noun
1 [C,U] the things you usually do every day or at regular intervals and the way you normally do them: Reporting to my line manager is part of my daily routine. We clean and repair the machines as a matter of routine. They have changed the routine to try to save time.
2 (IT ) [C] a list of instructions that enable a computer to perform a particular task: The program contains two assembly code routines.
■ adjective
1 [usually before noun] done as a normal part of a particular job, situation or process; ordinary and not unusual: routine enquiries/questions/tests The fault was discovered during a routine test. This was a routine problem that could be handled easily. ◆ On a routine basis all calls are logged and monitored. The exercise is now part of routine training.
2 ordinary and boring; the same every day: The work is interesting at first but it soon becomes routine. Most of us lead lives of dull and predictable routine.
routinely adverb: Visitors are routinely checked as they enter the building. This information is now routinely available to anyone with access to a computer. |
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