| [/ˈprəuses; US ˈprɔses; ˋprɑsɛs/] n 用法:
1 [C] series of actions or operations performed in order to do, make or achieve sth 步骤; 程序; 过程:
Unloading the cargo was a slow process. 卸货的过程很缓慢. *
Reforming the education system will be a difficult process. 改革教育制度将是一个艰难的过程. *
Teaching him Greek was a painful (ie slow and difficult) process. 教他希腊文是很吃力的事. 用法:
2 [C] method, esp one used in industry to make sth 方法; （尤指）工艺流程:
the Bessemer process of steel production 贝塞麦炼钢法 *
They have developed a new process for rustproofing car bodies. 他们研究出了车身抗 的新方法. 用法:
3 [C] (series of) changes, esp ones that happen naturally and unconsciously 变化（过程）（尤指自然发生的和不知不觉的）:
the processes of digestion/the digestive processes 消化过程 *
the process of growing old 逐渐变老的过程. 用法:
4 [C] (law 律) (a) legal action; lawsuit 诉讼.
(b) summons; writ 传票; 法院令状. 用法:
5 [C] (biology 生) small projecting part of a plant or of the body of an animal （动植物体上的）小的凸起部分, 突, 突起. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) in the `process while doing sth previously mentioned 在进行中:
I started moving the china ornaments but dropped a vase in the process. 我动手搬那些瓷制饰物, 但在移动时摔了一只花瓶. in the process of sth/doing sth performing a particular task 在从事某任务的过程中:
We're still in the process of moving house. 我们还正在搬著家呢. process 2
v [Tn] 用法:
1 put (a raw material, food, etc) through an industrial or manufacturing process in order to change it; treat 对（原材料、 食物等）进行加工; 处理:
process leather to make it softer 鞣制皮革使其变得柔软 *
processed cheese, ie specially treated to preserve it经加工的乾酪（以便保存） *
process (ie develop) photographic film 冲洗摄影胶片. 用法:
2 deal with (a document, etc) officially 审查, 审阅, 处理（文件等）:
It may take a few weeks for your application to be processed. 审查你的申请书也许要等几个星期. 用法:
3 perform operations on (sth) in a computer 用计算机处理（某事物）:
How fast does the new micro process the data? 这新微型计算机处理数据有多快? processor n machine that processes things 加工机械; 处理机:
a food processor 食品加工机. Cf 参看 microprocessor. process 3
[/prəˈses; proˋsɛs/] v [I, Ipr, Ip] walk or move (as if) in procession 列队（似地）行进或移动:
The bishops, priests and deacons processed into the cathedral. 主教、 司铎以及助祭列队走进大教堂. |