[C, U] fixed and regular way of doing things 固定而有规则性的程序; 例行公事; 常规: She found it difficult to establish a new routine after retirement. 她退休後觉得很难建立起新的生活秩序. * do sth as a matter of routine 按常规办事 * [attrib 作定语] routine tasks, chores, duties, etc 日常工作﹑ 日常事务﹑ 例行职责. 
[C] set sequence of movements in a dance or some other performance 舞蹈等表演的成套动作: go through a dance routine 做一套舞蹈动作.> routine adj usual; habitual; regular 通常的; 惯例的; 例行的: the routine procedure 例行手续 * routine maintenance 定期的保养 * (derog 贬) a rather routine (ie ordinary, undistinguished) performance 很一般的（平淡无奇的）演出. routinely adv.