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Automatic Timer Human That’s Describe ˌɔːtə'Mætɪk Turns Street

Front automatic
Pron [ˌɔːtə'mætɪk]
Back 【AUTOMATIC】
An automatic timer turns the street light on at night and off in the morning.
路灯的自动开关器在晚上开灯,早上关灯。
【重点词汇】
automatic adj. 自动的
timer n. 计时员, 记时员, 定时器
Vocab
automaticoperating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

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.

The word automatic can be used to describe a machine that works on its own, performing its tasks with little or no human intervention, such as an automatic transmission on a car. Or, automatic can describe a person whose actions are like a machine's. If you flash a smile every time someone walks through the door, it’s an automatic smile, a natural reaction you didn't think about or plan in advance.

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automatic
automatically
automatise
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non-automatic
semiautomatic
semi-automatise
semi-automatize

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