process

Word family  noun process processing procession processor adjective processed processional verb process

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pro·cess1 /ˈprəʊses $ ˈprɑː-/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun [countable]  1  ORDER/SEQUENCEa series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular result 〔为达到某目标的〕过程，进程 the Israeli–Egyptian peace process 以－埃和平进程 Repetition can help the learning process. 重复对学习过程会有帮助。process of the process of economic change 经济改革的进程slow/lengthy/laborious etc process Getting fit again has been a long slow process. 恢复健康是个漫长的过程。 the mental processes involved in decision-making 决策中包含的思维过程2  ORDER/SEQUENCEa series of things that happen naturally and result in gradual change 〔自然〕变化过程process of the natural process of evolution 自然进化的过程 Coal forms by a slow process of chemical change. 煤是由缓慢的化学变化形成的。 the digestive process 消化过程3  be in the process of (doing) something DEAL WITHto have started doing something and not yet be finished 在（做）某事的过程中，在进行…中 The company is in the process of moving to new offices. 该公司正搬往新的办公室。4  be in process if something is in process, it is happening now 〔某事〕正在进行 There was an armed revolt in process. 一场武装叛乱正在进行。5  in the process DOHAPPENwhile you are doing something or something is happening 同时，在…过程中 I spilt the coffee, burning myself in the process. 我把咖啡洒出来，烫到了自己。6  process of elimination a way of finding the right answer, the truth etc by gradually deciding that none of the other answers etc are possible 排除法，淘汰法〔把错误的答案一一排除以找出正确答案〕by (a) process of elimination I solved the problem by a process of elimination. 我用排除法解出了那道题。7  TIa method of making or producing goods 制作法，工序，工艺流程 the car production process 汽车的生产流程 Recycling is an industrial process. 回收利用是一个工业流程。 → due processn COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + processslowCollecting the data is a slow process.long/lengthyTry 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.complexGetting a visa can be a complex process.a natural processBirth is a natural process.a formal processA decision will only be taken after a formal consultation process.a mental processCats have different mental processes from dogs.the learning processThe student is actively involved in the learning process.the peace processThey are frustrated with the lack of progress in the peace process.the decision-making processNot all staff can participate in the decision-making process.a selection processAn 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.

Examples from the Corpus

process• The bipolar adversary process often involves paying little attention to these wider interests.• the aging process• an advanced industrial process• One process improvement technique, for example, failed to sustain interest.• Clinton even turned snafus in the Northern Ireland peace process into potential political advantage.• the human reproductive process• He has taken out patents for the process and for the chips.• The process of applying to a college is often very time-consuming.• The debate will continue over whether this process involves gain or loss.• But it is, in a sense, a one-way process.mental processes• Asperger adults are tailed by shop security guards, though their inflexible mental processes make it unthinkable they would break the law.• Also, Piaget did infer the existence of internal mental processes.• Short of this position, one must admit the possibility of non-introspectible mental processes.• But the truth was that my mental processes were frightfully complicated, tenaciously mixed.• They have shown that mental processes can be correlated with specific neural changes.• One is a primary teacher who was interested in the mental processes of children tackling simple addition.• Summary Neural networks are rough models of the mental processes their name implies.• William James viewed mental processes as a stream, or river.slow process• This is a slow process normally taking an hour per unit of alcohol.• Even 20 or 30 years ago, finding the fish was a slow process.• A slow process of rapprochement therefore began in the autumn of 1943.• It is important to remember, though, that medical research is an agonizingly slow process.• Background activities generally involve slower processes.• To the extent that proletarianization is occurring, it may be a long, slow process.• The slowest processes come at the top of the hierarchy, and provide the environment for faster processes.• During this slow process, what was happening in the South?production process• Modern production processes are complex and costly.• A project to develop a new production process requires a similar selective use of the concept.• The intent of the project is to identify those parameters which most affect the production process.• Inspection is another important activity in the production process.• Each stage in the production process thus pays tax on the value it has added; hence the tax's name.• The decision to stop the line is with the employee, as is the decision to review the production process.• The production process typically has several stages.• Upper level managers need no longer be geographically close to production processes.

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process2 ●●○ AWL verb [transitive]  1  DFNto make food, materials, or goods ready to be used or sold, for example by preserving or improving them in some way 加工〔食品或其他物质〕 Goats’ cheese may be processed in many ways. 山羊奶干酪可以有多种加工方法。 Two million workers are employed processing goods for electronic firms. 200 万名工人受雇为电子公司加工产品。2  DEAL WITHto deal with an official document, request etc in the usual way 处理〔文件、请求等〕process an application/claim/transaction etc All university applications are processed through this system. 所有大学入学申请都是由这个系统处理的。► see thesaurus at deal3  TDto deal with information using a computer 〔计算机〕处理〔数据〕 The new network will enable data to be processed more speedily. 新网络将使数据处理更迅速。4. TCPto print a picture from a photographic film 冲印〔照片〕 → data processing, word processor→ See Verb table

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process• The milk must be maintained at this temperature until it is processed.• You should allow two weeks for your visa application to be processed.• The smelly and difficult business of processing and printing was placed, conveniently out of sight, in the factory.• Slides were subsequently processed as for tissue sections.• Such information is often laboriously collected by literature-searching and is conventionally processed as text.• Unless you desire the whitest possible loaf, unbleached flour is processed less and certainly white enough for white bread.• Computers have given banks the power to process millions of transactions a day.• The expanding use of automation may make analysts more productive, allowing them to process more data in less time.• That is, until the next day when I started to use the word processing program.• Distillers scrambled to develop processing techniques that would allow them to carve out their own niches.• It will take four to six weeks to process your loan application.process an application/claim/transaction etc• Local sheriffs and police departments then have up to six months to process applications.• Some paradigms are intended especially for signal processing applications.• In London, the Home Office confirmed that it was processing applications for leave to remain on behalf of the three.pro·cess3 /prəˈses/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]  LINE formal to walk or move along in a very slow and serious way, especially as part of a group 列队行进；缓慢而严肃地行进→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionaryprocesspro‧cess1 /ˈprəʊsesˈprɑː-/ noun1[countable] a series of actions taken to perform a particular task or achieve a particular resultsimpler design and manufacturing processesIndustry executives said ABC’s plans would slow down the process.the union’s disciplinary and electoral processes → due process2be in the process of doing something to have started doing something that is not yet finishedGeneral Motors is in the process of beginning discussions with potential partners.processprocess2 verb [transitive]1MANUFACTURING to change a substance as part of the manufacture of a productThe refineries are processing 1.4 million barrels of crude oil a day.The paper will be processed from pineapple and banana leaves.2to deal with a document in the usual wayThe service was started to help process copyright permissions more rapidly.The Securities Industry Automation Corp. processes stock quotations from the major exchanges.3COMPUTING if a computer processes information, figures etc, it uses them to produce a particular resultthe accounts are processed by the Systems Union Sun Account system.facilities for changing, deleting and processing data → see also central processing unit→ See Verb tableOrigin process1 (1300-1400) Old French proces, from Latin processus, from procedere; → PROCEED

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pro‧cess¹ S1 W1 AC /ˈprəʊses $ ˈprɑː-/ noun [countable]1. a 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 change
    slow/lengthy/laborious etc process
    Getting fit again has been a long slow process.
    the mental processes involved in decision-making
2. a series of things that happen naturally and result in gradual change
    process of
    the natural process of evolution
    Coal forms by a slow process of chemical change.
    the digestive process
3. be 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.
4. be in process if something is in process, it is happening now:
    There was an armed revolt in process.
5. in the process while you are doing something or something is happening:
    I spilt the coffee, burning myself in the process.
6. process of elimination a way of finding the right answer, the truth etc by gradually deciding that none of the other answers etc are possible
    by (a) process of elimination
    I solved the problem by a process of elimination.
7. a method of making or producing goods:
    the car production process
    Recycling is an industrial process.
⇨ due process
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meanings 1 & 2)

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + process
   ▪ slow 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.
■ verbs
   ▪ go 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.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ system an organized set of ideas, methods, actions etc that you use to do something: the airport security system | the system for dealing with refugees
   ▪ process a series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular result: the process of teaching children to read | Repeat the same process, until all the sugar has dissolved.
   ▪ procedure the official or usually agreed way of doing something: You must follow the normal complaints procedure. | Large companies have a standard procedure for informing new employees about conditions of work.
   ▪ formula a method or set of principles that you use to solve a problem or make sure that something is successful: The team are hoping to use the same winning formula that they used last season. | There is no magic formula for success (=a method that is certain to succeed).

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process² AC verb [transitive]
1. to 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.
2. to deal with an official document, request etc in the usual way
    process an application/claim/transaction etc
    All university applications are processed through this system.
3. to deal with information using a computer:
    The new network will enable data to be processed more speedily.
4. to print a picture from a photographic film
⇨ data processing, word processor
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ deal with something to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem: We need to deal with problems like pollution and climate change. | I spend most of my day dealing with customer enquiries.
   ▪ handle to deal with a problem or difficult situation by making particular decisions. Used especially when talking about how well or badly someone does this: He handled the situation very well. | Most customers were happy with the way their complaints had been handled.
   ▪ tackle to start to deal with a problem, especially one that is complicated: We need to tackle the issue of drugs in schools. | The government is introducing new measures to tackle online crime.
   ▪ see to/attend to somebody/something to deal with all the practical details of something that needs to be done or organized. Attend to is more formal than see to: My son saw to all the funeral arrangements. | I have some business to attend to.
   ▪ take care of something to do the work or make the arrangements that are necessary for something to happen. Used especially when you do this for someone else so that they do not have to worry about it: My secretary takes care of all the paperwork.
   ▪ process if a company or organization processes a letter, form etc, they do the things that are usually done as part of their official system, in order to deal with it: It will take a minimum of 14 days to process your passport application. | I called their office, and they said that my request was still being processed.

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pro‧cess³ /prəˈses/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
formal to walk or move along in a very slow and serious way, especially as part of a group