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词汇 automatic
释义 automatic
adjective
uk /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ us /ˌɑː.t̬əˈmæt̬.ɪk/

automaticadjective (INDEPENDENT)


B2
An automatic machine or device is able to operate independently of human control: 自动的;自动化的
automatic doors自动门
automatic focus on a camera照相机的自动调焦装置
An automatic gun is able to keep loading(= adding bullets) and shooting continuously for as long as the trigger is pressed:
The state banned the sale of automatic weapons.
an automatic rifle
The weapon is capable of firing in either an automatic or a semiautomatic mode.
a burst of automatic fire
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semiautomatic
An automatic vehicle or gearbox is one in which the driver does not have to change the gears:
I was thinking of buying an automatic car because my wife has arthritis.
automatic transmissionBoth 5-speed manual and 4-speed automatic transmissions are available.
automatic gearboxFor the UK, it will have a four-speed automatic gearbox only.
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manual
These automatic cameras have a special focusing mechanism.这些自动相机有特殊的对焦装置。
The "voice verification" system involves ringing an automatic call machine which is programmed to recognise your voice.
There is a cable-tow facility, where water-skiers are pulled around the lake by an automatic cable.
Hotels above a certain size must have an automatic fire detection system.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Engineering - mechanical
-engined
air-cooled
artificer
automative
bionics
drive shaft
engage
fan belt
go on
horsepower
mechanize
neutral
oilcan
override
pneumatic
stress test
tick over
tune (something) up
unmechanized
valve

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Guns
Machines - general words

automaticadjective (NOT CONSCIOUS)


C2
done without thinking about it: 无意识的,不自觉的;不假思索的,机械的
Over time, driving just becomes automatic.时间长了,开车也就成了一个机械的过程。
My automatic response was to pull my hand away.我不自觉的反应就是把手抽回。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Not expected or planned
abrupt end
abrupt halt
abruptly
abruptness
ad hoc
inadvertence
inadvertency
inadvertent
inadvertently
inconceivable
sharpness
sine die
spirit
spontaneity
spontaneous
unstarry
unsuspected
untimely
untoward
unwilled

automaticadjective (CERTAIN)


C2
certain to happen as part of the normal process or system: 必然随之发生的;自然而然的
Citizenship is automatic for children born in this country.婴儿出生在这个国家,就自然而然地成为这个国家的公民。
You get an automatic promotion after two years.两年后你就会自动晋升。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Inevitable
all roads lead to Romeidiom
baked in
be (only) a matter of timeidiom
be damned if you do and damned if you don'tidiom
be nothing for itidiom
implacability
implacable
implacably
inalienable
inalienably
inexorable
inexorably
insuppressible
it can't be helpedidiom
relentless
unavoidable
unavoidably
unescapable
unstoppable
unstoppably
automatic
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ us /ˌɑː.t̬əˈmæt̬.ɪk/
a vehicle in which you do not have to change the gears: 自动变速汽车,自动换挡汽车
Kate drives an automatic.凯特开的是一辆自动挡汽车。
In the US, most cars are automatics, while in the UK they are still mostly manual.
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manual
a gun that is able to keep loading(= adding bullets) and shooting continuously for as long as the trigger is pressed:
The gunman opened fire with an automatic.
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semiautomatic
He stepped on the wrong pedal, putting it down to the car being an automatic, where his own car is a manual.
It's an automatic, with 52,000 miles on the clock and a full service history.
The gangster had an automatic in each hand.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Machines - general words
3-D printer
animatronic
applicator
automated
automation
backhoe
chuck
convenience
Heath Robinson
humanoid
immobilizer
machinery
roller
snow thrower
stacker
stump grinder
supersensitivity
synchrotron
valve
workhorse

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Guns

automatic | American Dictionary


automatic
adjective
us/ˌɔ·t̬əˈmæt̬·ɪk/

automaticadjective (INDEPENDENT)


able to operate independently of human control:
The car has a five-speed automatic transmission.

automaticadjective (NOT CONSCIOUS)


(of an action) done without thinking about it:
Soon enough, taking her pill every morning became automatic.

automaticadjective (CERTAIN)


happening according to rules that are certain to be followed, and therefore not needing a decision:
Citizenship is automatic for children born in the US.
People on Social Security get automatic cost-of-living increases each year.

automatic | Business English


automatic
adjective
uk /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/us
an automatic machine, process, or system is able to operate, complete a task, or move by itself without being controlled by a person:
Tick the 'automatic update' box and the date and time will be updated for you.
automatic sliding doors
automatic payment/transfer/withdrawal
happening as a usual result, without the need for extra permission, approval, proof, etc.:
EU nationals have the automatic right to apply for jobs in other countries within the European Union.

Examples of automatic


automatic
In the cotton industry in this country, there are only 15,000 automatics.
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They issued automatics to the police when the police were going after men who were armed and were likely to use arms.
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There is no tipping in the automatics.
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The automatics are only working periodically.
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Humans and nonhumans engage in subconscious automatic behaviors when situations are predictable and require mainly highly trained responses.
In contrast to deliberative modes, which involve serial processing, information can be processed in parallel under automatic modes.
However, even findings regarding the basic processes of speech perception argue against the assumption of automatic processing.
Again, it is difficult to reconcile such phenomena with an automatic priming explanation.
To answer these concerns we need to first explicate our notion of automaticity, and, second, indicate what we assume to be automatic.
We distinguish a system of automatic motor control (dorsal to premotor) from a system of conscious perception and intentional action (ventral to prefrontal).
Although primate calls appear to be largely automatic, this does not mean that they are invariant.
Dream production is an automatic, hard-wired, regularly activated feature of human brain function.
An automatic drinking system was provided in each stable allowing unrestricted access to water.
His research interests include qualitative physics; causal and spatial reasoning about mechanical systems; and automatic design rationale identification.
Two stages in parsing: early automatic and late controlled processes.
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