automatic
automatic 英 [ˌɔ:təˈmætɪk] 美 [ˌɔtəˈmætɪk]
adj. 自动的；无意识的
名词复数:automatics
- If someone asks, “How are you?” and you reply, “Fine,” without really thinking about it, that’s an automatic reply. Something that’s automatic is done without thinking, almost as if you’re a well-programmed machine.
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- adj. 自动的；无意识的
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1. automatic doors
自动门
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2. a fully automaticdriverless train
全自动无人驾驶列车
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3. automatic transmission
（汽车等内的）自动变速器
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4. an automatic rifle
自动步枪
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5. My reaction was automatic.
我的反应是不由自主的。
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6. Breathing is an automatic function of the body.
呼吸是一种无意识的功能。
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7. A fine for this offence is automatic.
这种违法行为当然要罚款。
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8. The heating switches off automatically.
该供暖系统可自动关闭。
- automatic (adj.) "self-acting, moving or acting on its own," 1812 (automatical is from 1580s; automatous from 1640s), from Greek automatos of persons "acting of one's own will;" of things "self-moving, self-acting," used of the gates of Olympus and the tripods of Hephaestus (also "without apparent cause, by accident"), from autos "self" (see auto-) + matos "thinking, animated," *men- (1) "to think."
- automatic (n.) "automatic weapon," 1902, from automatic (adj.). Meaning "motorized vehicle with automatic transmission" is from 1949.
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