[transitive] to treat raw material, food, etc. in order to change it, preserve it, etc.加工；处理◆They have signed a four billion euro contract to process nuclear waste.他们已签署价值四十亿欧元的处理核废料合同。◆Bacteria were found in meat processed at the plant.在这家工厂加工的肉类中发现了细菌。◆The industry is working to reduce the levels of salt in processed food.业界正致力于减少加工食品中盐的含量。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的时间。◆The firm has cut the time it takes to process orders by 50%.这家企业将处理订单的时间缩短了 50%。 (IT 信息技术) to perform a series of operations on data in a computer数据处理◆The statisticians use computers to process large amounts of data.统计人员利用计算机处理大量的数据。◆Database systems process and store information.数据库系统加工和存贮信息。  ➡  data processing , word processing ▸ ˈprocessing

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