process

noun

1. （为达到某一目标的）过程；进程
   a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result
   1. a consultation process
      磋商过程
   2. to begin the difficult process of reforming the education system
      开始进行教育制度改革的艰难历程
   3. 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。
   4. mental processes
      思维过程
   5. 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。
   6. Find which food you are allergic to by a process of elimination .
      用排除法找出你对哪种食物过敏。
   7. We're in the process of selling our house.
      我们正在出售自家的住宅。
   8. I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process (= while I was doing it) .
      我在挪动家具时崴了脚。
2. （事物发展，尤指自然变化的）过程，步骤，流程
   a series of things that happen, especially ones that result in natural changes
   1. the ageing process
      老化过程
   2. It's a normal part of the learning process .
      那是学习过程中的正常现象。
3. 做事方法；工艺流程；工序
   a method of doing or making sth, especially one that is used in industry
   1. manufacturing processes
      制造方法

verb

1. 加工；处理
   to treat raw material, food, etc. in order to change it, preserve it, etc.
   1. Most of the food we buy is processed in some way.
      我们买的大部分食品都用某种方法加工过。
   2. processed cheese
      加工好的干酪
   3. I sent three rolls of film away to be processed.
      我送了三个胶卷去冲印。
   4. a sewage processing plant
      污水处理厂
2. 审阅，审核，处理（文件、请求等）
   to deal officially with a document, request, etc.
   1. It will take a week for your application to be processed.
      审核你的申请需要一周时间。
3. 数据处理
   to perform a series of operations on data in a computer

1. N-COUNT 过程；进程
   A process is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result.
   1. 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。
   2. They decided to spread the building process over three years...
      他们决定用3年时间建成。
   3. 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。
2. N-COUNT （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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
3. VERB 加工；处理
   When raw materials or foods are processed, they are prepared in factories before they are used or sold.
   1. ...fish which are processed by freezing, canning or smoking...
      经过冷冻、罐装或熏制处理的鱼
   2. The material will be processed into plastic pellets.
      这些材料将会被加工成塑料小球。
   3. ...diets high in refined and processed foods.
      包含很多精制食品和加工食品的饮食
   4. Process is also a noun.
      
   5. ...the cost of re-engineering the production process.
      重新设计生产过程的成本
4. VERB 处理（信息）
   When people process information, they put it through a system or into a computer in order to deal with it.
   1. ...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
   2. 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。
5. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
6. PHRASE 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.
   1. The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan...
      政府正在起草和平计划。
   2. 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。
7. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

1. He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise
   他设计了一种能够避免腐蚀或氧化的金丝制作流程。
2. He said parliament and the process of democracy had been debased.
   他说议会和民主程序已遭贬值。
3. Shortening the decision-making process would provide one solution.
   缩短决策过程会是一个解决办法。
4. He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process.
   他称这次会议标志着和平进程进入了一个新阶段。
5. The only question is how fast the process will be.
   唯一的问题是这个过程会有多快。
6. The hand of the military authorities can be seen in the entire electoral process
   整个选举过程中都能看出军方的介入。
7. History is an interpretive process.
   历史是一个阐释的过程。
8. I think life itself is a learning process
   我认为生活本身就是一个学习的过程。
9. We want to legitimate this process by passing a law.
   我们希望通过立法来使这一程序合法化。
10. The whole process started all over again
    整个程序又再次开始了。
11. This process is akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle
    这个过程和拼图相似。
12. 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。
13. They decided to spread the building process over three years
    他们决定用3年时间建成。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. The material will be processed into plastic pellets.
    这些材料将会被加工成塑料小球。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan
    政府正在起草和平计划。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.
    过去这一过渡过程常常很艰难。
25. The process of judicial selection was held up to ridicule
    司法选举的过程成为了笑柄。
26. The selection process is based on rigorous tests of competence and experience.
    选拔过程是基于对能力和经验的严格测试。
27. The debts of both Poland and Hungary are beginning to smother the reform process.
    波兰和匈牙利的债务正开始扼杀改革的进程。
28. The interplay between the new politics and the modern media will unbalance the political process and inhibit its workings.
    新政治和现代媒体之间的相互作用将会扰乱政治进程，妨碍其正常运作。
29. They were in the process of resolving all the unsettled issues
    他们正在着手解决所有悬而未决的问题。
30. I will tell you, sooner or later, all the complicated process.
    我迟早要把这一复杂的过程全部告诉你。