rou‧tine 1 W3 / rutin / 名词

1 [可数和不可数名词] the usual order in which you do things, or the things you regularly do :

John’s departure had upset their daily routine .

Try to get into a routine (= develop a fixed order of doing things ) .

my daily exercise routine

Dressing is a task which we do every day as a matter of routine (= done regularly and not unusual ) .

2 [可数名词] a set of movements, jokes etc that form part of a performance :

a dance routine

3 [可数名词] technical a set of instructions given to a computer so that it will do a particular operation

— routinize / rutinaɪz, rutinaɪz / 动词 [及物动词] American English

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + routine

sb’s daily routine Make exercise part of your daily routine.

sb’s normal/usual/regular routine Although he’d gone, I continued with my normal routine.

sb’s morning routine His morning routine started with a cup of tea followed by a shower.

the old routine I get sick of the same old routine day after day.

a familiar routine Cats and dogs like a familiar routine.

动词

get (somebody) into a routine (= develop a fixed order of doing things, or make someone do this ) Try to get your baby into a routine.

slip/fall/settle into a routine (= get into a routine without making any difficulty ) The team slipped quickly into a routine.

break a routine (= do something different ) Bella didn’t break her routine for anyone.

disrupt/upset sb’s routine She disliked things that disrupted her routine.

短语

a matter of routine This briefing is a matter of routine whenever a new minister takes office.

a break from routine (= a change ) I needed a break from routine.