n.例行公事；常规；无聊
adj.常规的；例行的；乏味的
We must introduce some system into our office routine. 我们须在我们日常公务中建立一些制度。
This type of work rapidly becomes routine. 这种工作很快就变得乏味无聊。
You just need to break out of that boring routine. 你只需改变一成不变的无聊生活。
用作形容词 (adj.)The film is a love story, with routine portraits of a conductor and a violinist. 那部电影是一个爱情故事,对於乐队指挥和小提琴手之间的爱情描写都是老一套。
Routine office jobs have no relish at all for me. 我对坐办公室那种刻板的工作毫无兴趣。
It was a rather routine performance. 那是很一般的演出。
在作名词表示“例行公事，常规”等时，routine既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词。 As soon as she learns the office routine she will be an excellent assistant. 她一旦熟悉了办公室的日常事务，就会成为一名优秀的助手。
routine在解释为“固定剧目”或“一套固定舞步”时是可数名词。 The Marx brothers were famous for their comedy routine.马克斯兄弟因表演一套喜剧剧目而出名。
routine可作形容词，意为“例行的，常规的”，例如a routine medical examination（常规体格检查）。
