mindmap root((过程)) process is esp. appropriate when progress from definite beginning to a definite end is implies and the sequence of events can be divided into a sequence of steps or stages: the ~ of digestion. procedure stress method followed or routine to be followed: achieved success despite disdain for normal ~. proceeding applies not only to sequence of events, actions, operations but also to any one of these and stresses items involved rather than their relation or end in view: had little patience with bureaucratic proceedings.