[N-COUNT 可数名词]过程；进程 A process is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result.
[oft supp N]
There was total agreement to start the peace process as soon as possible...
全体一致同意尽快开始和平进程。
They decided to spread the building process over three years...
他们决定用3年时间建成。
The best way to proceed is by a process of elimination.
继续进行下去的最佳方式是实行淘汰制。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（生物或化学的）变化过程 A process is a series of things which happen naturally and result in a biological or chemical change.
It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the ageing process...
这种情况出现在老年人当中，显然是衰老过程的一部分。
The regularity with which this occurs suggests that the process is genetically determined.
这种现象出现的规律性表明这个过程是由基因决定的。
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[VERB 动词]加工；处理 When raw materials or foods are processed, they are prepared in factories before they are used or sold.
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[Also V n]
...fish which are processed by freezing, canning or smoking...
经过冷冻、罐装或熏制处理的鱼
The material will be processed into plastic pellets.
这些材料将会被加工成塑料小球。
...diets high in refined and processed foods.
包含很多精制食品和加工食品的饮食
Process is also a noun.
...the cost of re-engineering the production process.
重新设计生产过程的成本
processing
America sent cotton to England for processing.
美国把棉花运到英格兰进行加工。
...nuclear fuel processing plant.
核燃料处理厂
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[VERB 动词]处理（信息） When people process information, they put it through a system or into a computer in order to deal with it.
[V n]
...facilities to process the data, and the right to publish the results...
处理数据的设备和公开其结果的权利
The information gathered by the telescopes will be processed by computers.
通过望远镜获得的信息将由计算机进行处理。
processing
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word processing
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...data processing...
数据处理
The advances in communications altered the nature of information processing.
通讯技术的进步使信息处理发生了质的改变。
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[VERB 动词]审核；审议；检查；使接受处理 When people are processed by officials, their case is dealt with in stages and they pass from one stage of the process to the next.
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[usu passive]
Patients took more than two hours to be processed through the department.
病人在这个科看病需要两个多小时的时间。
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[PHRASE 短语]在…的过程中；正在做 If you are in the process of doing something, you have started to do it and are still doing it.
[V inflects]
The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan...
政府正在起草和平计划。
Her novel is in the process of being turned into a television series.
她的小说正被拍成电视连续剧。
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[PHRASE 短语]在此过程中；与此同时 If you are doing something and you do something else in the process, you do the second thing as part of doing the first thing.
[PHR with cl]
He finished ahead of the Spaniard, and in the process picked up his first time trial win as a pro...
他领先那个西班牙人到达终点，同时也首次作为职业选手获得计时赛的胜利。
You have to let us struggle for ourselves, even if we must die in the process.
你得让我们为自己拼搏，哪怕我们会在这个过程中死去。
Oxford
pro·cess1★AWL/ˈprəʊses; NAmEˈprɑːses;ˈproʊses/
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verb
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process
2processprocessesprocessedprocessingnoun★1★a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result （为达到某一目标的）过程；进程◆a consultation process磋商过程◆to begin the difficult process of reforming the education system开始改革教育制度的艰难历程◆I'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process.做任何改革恐怕都会是个缓慢的过程。◆mental processes思维过程◆Coming off the drug was a long and painful (= difficult)process for him. 戒毒对他是个漫长、痛苦的过程。◆Find which food you are allergic to by a process of elimination.用淘汰法找出你对哪种食物过敏。◆We're in the process ofselling our house. 我们正在出售自家的住宅。◆I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process(= while I was doing it).我在搬动家具时把脚给崴了。☞see also
peace process
2★a series of things that happen, especially ones that result in natural changes （事物发展，尤指自然变化的）过程，步骤，流程◆the ageing process老化过程◆It's a normal part of the learning process.那是学习过程中的正常现象。3★a method of doing or making sth, especially one that is used in industry 做事方法；工艺流程；工序◆manufacturing processes制造方法verb★1★processsth to treat raw material, food, etc. in order to change it, preserve it, etc. 加工；处理◆Most of the food we buy is processed in some way.我们买的大部份食品都用某种方法加工过。◆processed cheese加工好的干酪◆a sewage processing plant污水处理厂2processsth to deal officially with a document, request, etc. 审阅，审核，处理（文件、请求等）◆It will take a week for your application to be processed.审核你的申请需要一周时间。3processsth ( computing 计) to perform a series of operations on data in a computer 数据处理▶pro·cess·ingAWL/; NAmE/noun[uncountable ]◆the food processing industry食品加工业☞see also
data processing
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word processing
LANGUAGE BANK 用语库processDescribing a process 描述过程■This diagram illustrates the process ofpaper-making. / This diagram shows howpaper is made. 这个图说明了造纸的过程。■First/ First of all,logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips. 首先，原木被运送到造纸厂，在那里去掉树皮，然后被切成木片。■Next/ Second,the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine. 接下来，用化学品或磨浆机把木片化成浆。■Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/ allowsthe natural oils tobe removed. 制浆过程使木材的内部结构分解，从而去除木材里的天然油。■Once/ Afterthe wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order toremove impurities. /…is bleached so thatimpurities canbe removed. 木材制成浆后，将其漂白以去除杂质。■The next stage is tofeed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and thenpoured onto a wire conveyor belt. 下一步便是将纸浆送入制纸机，与水混合后再倒入金属传送带。■Asthe pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causesthe solid material tosink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper. 当纸浆沿传送带传送时，水分蒸发，使得固体物质沉到底部，形成一层纸。■At this pointthe new paper is still wet, soit is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneouslydry the paper. / …dry the paper at the same time.这时，新出的纸仍然是湿的，故让其经过几个巨大的热滚筒，挤压脱水并同时烘干。■The final stage is towind the paper onto large rolls. / Finally,the paper is wound onto large rolls. 最后一步是将纸卷在巨大的卷轴上。■➱ notes at firstly,lastly■➱ Language Banks at conclusion,firstpro·cess/ˈprəʊses; NAmEˈprɑːses;ˈproʊses/pro·cess·ing/; NAmE/pro·cess2/prəˈses; NAmEprəˈses/verb[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.( formal) to walk or move along slowly in, or as if in, a procession列队行进；缓缓前进☞see also
1a series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular result: the Israeli–Egyptian peace process Repetition can help the learning process.process of the process of economic changeslow/lengthy/laborious etc process Getting fit again has been a long slow process. the mental processes involved in decision-making2a series of things that happen naturally and result in gradual changeprocess of the natural process of evolution Coal forms by a slow process of chemical change. the digestive process3be in the process of (doing) something to have started doing something and not yet be finished: The company is in the process of moving to new offices.4be in process if something is in process, it is happening now: There was an armed revolt in process.5in the process while you are doing something or something is happening: I spilt the coffee, burning myself in the process.6process of elimination a way of finding the right answer, the truth etc by gradually deciding that none of the other answers etc are possibleby (a) process of elimination I solved the problem by a process of elimination.7a method of making or producing goods: the car production process Recycling is an industrial process. →
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COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + processslow· Collecting the data is a slow process.long/lengthy· Try to be patient through the long process of healing.laborious (=taking a lot of time and effort)· The copying of manuscripts was a laborious process.complex· Getting a visa can be a complex process.a natural process· Birth is a natural process.a formal process· A decision will only be taken after a formal consultation process.a mental process· Cats have different mental processes from dogs.the learning process· The student is actively involved in the learning process.the peace process· They are frustrated with the lack of progress in the peace process.the decision-making process· Not all staff can participate in the decision-making process.a selection process· An interview normally forms part of the selection process.verbsgo through a process (also undergo a process formal) (=experience a process)· A lot of companies are going through a process of change.· The system underwent a process of simplification.take part in a process (also participate in a process)· We encourage our clients to participate in the process at every stage.
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processprocess2 ●●○AWL verb [transitive]
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1to make food, materials, or goods ready to be used or sold, for example by preserving or improving them in some way: Goats’ cheese may be processed in many ways. Two million workers are employed processing goods for electronic firms.2to deal with an official document, request etc in the usual wayprocess an application/claim/transaction etc All university applications are processed through this system.► see thesaurus at
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3to deal with information using a computer: The new network will enable data to be processed more speedily.4to print a picture from a photographic film →