automatic

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指无需人工干预即可自行运作的,或形容事物机械、必然、无意识发生的状态。

用法要点

形容词用法

作为形容词时,描述事物自动运行或机械发生,常用于修饰名词,表示无需外部控制。

• automatic door
• automatic response
• automatic transmission

名词用法

作为名词时,主要指自动手枪或自动机械装置,在技术或军事语境中常见。

• fire an automatic
• operate an automatic
• automatic weapon

介词搭配

常与介词'on'或'in'连用,表示在某种模式下或状态下自动运行,如'on automatic'表示自动模式。

• on automatic pilot
• in automatic mode
• set to automatic

基础例句

The doors at the supermarket open automatically when you walk near them.

超市的门在你走近时会自动打开。

My car has an automatic transmission, so I don't need to shift gears manually.

我的车是自动挡,所以我不需要手动换挡。

After years of practice, playing the piano became almost automatic for her.

经过多年练习,弹钢琴对她来说几乎成了自动反应。

高级例句

The factory implemented an automatic quality control system to reduce human error in production.

工厂实施了自动质量控制体系,以减少生产过程中的人为错误。

In cognitive psychology, automatic processes are those that occur without conscious effort, such as breathing.

在认知心理学中,自动过程是指无需意识努力即可发生的,比如呼吸。

The software includes an automatic backup feature that saves data every hour to prevent loss.

该软件包含自动备份功能,每小时保存数据以防止丢失。

高频搭配

verb

become automaticset to automaticoperate automaticallytrigger automaticallyswitch to automatic

adjective

fully automaticsemi-automaticautomatic systemautomatic processautomatic response

noun

automatic doorautomatic transmissionautomatic weaponautomatic pilotautomatic teller machine

adverb

automaticallysemi-automaticallyfully automatically

preposition

on automaticin automatic modewith automatic features

phrase

automatic teller machine (ATM)automatic pilotautomatic responseautomatic renewal

常见错误

❌ 错误:The machine works automatic.
✓ 正确:The machine works automatically.

错误在于将形容词'automatic'用作副词。应使用副词'automatically'来修饰动词'works',表示'自动地工作'。

❌ 错误:He has an automatic habit to wake up early.
✓ 正确:He has an automatic habit of waking up early.

错误在于使用了'to wake'不定式。习惯后应接动名词形式,正确搭配是'habit of waking up',表示'自动早起'的习惯。

近义词辨析

mechanical

'mechanical'强调像机器一样运作,常带贬义,暗示缺乏情感或创造力;而'automatic'更中性,指无需干预的自动化过程。

His response was mechanical (like a robot), but the system's operation is automatic (self-running).

involuntary

'involuntary'主要指生理或本能反应,如反射动作,强调不受意志控制;'automatic'更广泛,可指机械或程序化的自动行为。

Blinking is an involuntary reflex, while an automatic door opens without manual input.