pro‧ce‧dure S2 W2 AC / prəsidʒə $ -ər / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]

1 a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way → process

procedure for

What’s the procedure for applying for a visa?

correct/proper/normal etc procedure

This is standard procedure for getting rid of toxic waste.

legal/court/parliamentary etc procedures

All schools have disciplinary procedures they must follow .

On board, we were given the usual talk on safety procedures (= what to do if an accident happens, or to prevent an accident ) .

2 a medical treatment or operation :

Liposuction is a minor surgical procedure .

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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + procedure

the correct/proper procedure What’s the correct procedure for applying for a grant?

normal/standard procedure It’s standard procedure to take photographs of the scene of the crime.

a legal procedure Adoption was not made a legal procedure until 1926.

a disciplinary procedure Unacceptable behaviour will be dealt with through our usual disciplinary procedures.

a complaints procedure The company has a standard complaints procedure.

a selection procedure An interview is an important part of our selection procedure.

a safety procedure Apparently the accidents were due to inadequate safety procedures.

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follow a procedure It’s important that you always follow the correct procedure.

go through a procedure We had to go through the whole procedure again.