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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
automatic
auto·mat·ic AW [automatic automatics] adjective, noun BrE [ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk] NAmE [ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk]
adjective
1. (of a machine, device, etc.)having controls that work without needing a person to operate them
•automatic doors
•a fully automatic driverless train
•automatic transmission (= in a car, etc.)
•an automatic rifle (= one that continues to fire as long as the ↑trigger is pressed)
2. done or happening without thinking
Syn: ↑instinctive
• Breathing is an automatic function of the body.
• My reaction was automatic.
3. always happening as a result of a particular action or situation
• A fine for this offence is automatic.
Word Origin:
mid 18th cent.: from Greek automatos ‘acting of itself’, from autos ‘self’. + ↑-ic.
Thesaurus:
automatic adj.
•fully automatic driverless trains
automated • • computerized • • electronic • • digital • • mechanical • • robotic •
Opp: manual
a/an automatic/automated/computerized/electronic/digital/robotic system
a/an automatic/automated/computerized/electronic/robotic machine
a/an automatic/electronic/mechanical/robotic device
Automatic or automated? Automatic usually describes the machines themselves; automated more often describes a process, or the place where such machines are used.
Example Bank:
•Promotion was almost automatic after two or three years.
•The machine is fully automatic.
•He appeared to have been killed with an automatic rifle.
•My camera has manual and automatic functions.
•The automatic doors opened as she approached.
•The line will operate with fully automatic driverless trains.
Derived Word: ↑automatically
noun
1. a gun that can fire bullets continuously as long as the ↑trigger is pressed
2. (BrE)a car with a system of gears that operates without direct action from the driver
compare ↑stick shift
Word Origin:
mid 18th cent.: from Greek automatos ‘acting of itself’, from autos ‘self’. + ↑-ic.
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