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automatic

🇬🇧 UK/.ɒ:tә'mætik/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Capable of operating without human control; done without conscious thought; inevitable

自动的;无意识的;必然的

n.

A car with automatic transmission; a semi-automatic pistol

自动挡汽车;半自动手枪

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
autoself
+
matself-acting, machine, automatic
+
icadjective-forming suffix
=automatic

Common Collocations

  • 1.automatic door自动门
  • 2.automatic transmission自动变速器

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The automatic door opens when someone approaches the store.

  • 2.

    Breathing is an automatic biological function we don't consciously control.

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