Tra từ routine - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rou·tine [routine routines routined routining] noun, adjective BrE [ruːˈtiːn] NAmE [ruːˈtiːn]
noun
1. countable, uncountable the normal order and way in which you regularly do things
• We are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping.
• Make exercise a part of your daily routine.
•We clean and repair the machines as a matter of routine.
2. uncountable (disapproving)a situation in which life is boring because things are always done in the same way
• She needed a break from routine.
3. countable a series of movements, jokes, etc. that are part of a performance
•a dance routine
• We need some new material for our routine.
4. countable (computing)a list of instructions that enable a computer to perform a particular task

Word Origin:
late 17th cent. (denoting a regular course or procedure): from French, from route ‘road’, from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.

Thesaurus:
routine noun C, U
•We are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping.
procedure • • process •
a routine/procedure/process for sth
the usual/normal routine/procedure/process
go through a routine/procedure/process

Example Bank:
•Bags of all visitors to the museum are searched as a matter of routine.
•Everyone has their own morning routine.
•I'm sure you know the routine by now.
•It took me a week to settle into a routine.
•The children were confused by the change of routine.
•We go through the same old routine every morning.
•a break in my usual routine
•Admission to hospital involves a change of environment and routine.
•Her aim was to establish some kind of order and routine in the place.
•It was claimed that torture of detainees was routine.
•Make exercise a part of your daily routine.
•She fell into a routine of taking the baby to the park after lunch.
•Their schedules and routines are seldom monotonous.
•We clean and repair the machines as a matter of routine.
•Work out a routine for updating the list regularly.
Derived Word: ↑routinely

adjective usually before noun
1. done or happening as a normal part of a particular job, situation or process
•routine enquiries/questions/tests
• The fault was discovered during a routine check.
2. not unusual or different in any way
• He died of a heart attack during a routine operation.
3. (disapproving)ordinary and boring
Syn: ↑dull, Syn: ↑humdrum
•a routine job
• This type of work rapidly becomes routine.

Word Origin:
late 17th cent. (denoting a regular course or procedure): from French, from route ‘road’, from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.

Thesaurus:
routine adj.
1. usually before noun
•The fault was discovered during a routine check.
standard • • regular • • usual • • traditional • • habitual • • general •
be routine/usual/traditional to do sth
routine/usual/traditional for sb/sth
the routine/standard/regular/usual/traditional/habitual/general procedure/practice
2. usually before noun (often disapproving)
•I have little patience with routine tasks such as washing the dishes.
everyday • • day-to-day • • daily • |disapproving mundane • • humdrum • |written, disapproving prosaic •
routine/everyday/day-to-day/daily/mundane/humdrum activities/existence/tasks/work
routine/everyday/day-to-day/mundane stuff/things/matters/situations/affairs/aspects

Example Bank:
•Hip operations are fairly routine these days.
•Don't worry— these are just routine enquiries.
•Every day we went to our routine, boring and badly-paid jobs.
•For some patients, a very routine existence is preferable.
•He died of heart failure during a routine operation.
•I have little patience with routine tasks such as washing up.
•I'm out at the club most nights, while the wife stops in with the kids— that's fairly routine round here.