| 单词 | automatic |
| 释义 | automatic (ɔːtəmætɪk ) Word forms: automatics 1. adjective B2 An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines. Modern trains have automatic doors. Synonyms: mechanical, robot, automated, mechanized 2. countable noun An automatic is a gun that keeps firing shots until you stop pulling the trigger. He drew his automatic and began running in the direction of the sounds. The gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons. 3. countable noun An automatic is a car in which the gears change automatically as the car's speed increases or decreases. 4. adjective An automatic action is one that you do without thinking about it. All of the automatic body functions, even breathing, are affected. Synonyms: involuntary, natural, unconscious, mechanical automatically (ɔːtəmætɪkli ) adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] Strangely enough, you will automatically wake up after this length of time. Automatically Tommy's hand went to his forehead. 5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If something such as an action or a punishment is automatic, it happens without people needing to think about it because it is the result of a fixed rule or method. Those drivers should face an automatic charge of manslaughter. Synonyms: inevitable, certain, necessary, assured automatically adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADV n/adj] As an account customer, you are automatically entitled to a variety of benefits. Anyone giving in excess of £100 automatically becomes a member of the Trust. Idioms: on automatic pilot or on autopilot acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done something many times before or because you are very tired Steve seemed to be on automatic pilot and able to go on driving without a word of complaint or apparent fatigue. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: automatic approval He earns his position through merit, and his decisions although considered wise do not have the automatic approval of the community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Four postdoctorial fellowships are awarded each year, for one year with an option to renew (nearly automatic approval) for a second year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fines for councils that block or delay new homes, automatic approvals for brownfield sites and new compulsory purchase powers are among other reforms. Times, Sunday Times The chancellor has announced plans for sweeping changes to planning laws, including fines for councils that block or delay new homes and automatic approvals for brownfield sites. Times, Sunday Times It seems a good time to review the automatic assumption that we can provide water for any new housing. Times, Sunday Times There will be an almost automatic assumption that everyone was involved in a cover-up. Times, Sunday Times It can even affect certain automatic assumptions made by the brain, so that others see you in a better light. Times, Sunday Times In sixteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One team earned an automatic bid by winning their regional tournament. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Generally, the best team not receiving an automatic bid (usually from one of the three major conferences) received the at-large bid. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many use conference tournaments, although some conferences award the championship and automatic bid to the regular season champion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Though each conference receives only one automatic bid, the selection committee may select any number of at-large teams from each conference. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People on c2c delayed two minutes or more will get automatic compensation from next year. The Sun Train operators have been urged to introduce automatic compensation for delays across the whole network after research showed that an average 660 trains a day were cancelled last year. Times, Sunday Times Customers cut off from broadband or mobile services for a sustained period will be entitled to automatic compensation. Times, Sunday Times Disruption 'demonstrates the overwhelming case for automated, or automatic compensation schemes', it added. The Sun Households whose broadband or landline providers miss appointments or delay repairs may be entitled to a share of more than 140million in automatic compensation payments. Times, Sunday Times So you get swipe options to archive mail or snooze it, pinning and the automatic detection of messages around a theme. Times, Sunday Times After passing through the sample, a second polarizer, known as the analyzer, rotates either via manual rotation or automatic detection of the angle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fully automatic double seam inspection systems extend this further by adding automatic detection to the various measurement points on the seam. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In some cases, manual configuration with codes entered at boot time can overcome problems with automatic detection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Much of this reliability came from maturity in the source code, extensive stress testing of the system, and automatic detection of many serious errors in drivers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The state pension age has been raised and automatic enrolment has meant that an extra nine million workers have started with schemes. Times, Sunday Times The nudge element of automatic enrolment has been hailed as hugely successful, with only about 10 per cent of workers opting out. Times,Sunday Times First up, then, was the burning issue of automatic enrolment. Times, Sunday Times Experts said it marks the 'end of the beginning' for automatic enrolment - introduced in 2012 to address a looming old age savings crisis. The Sun Well, they've introduced a neat little idea called automatic enrolment. The Sun The car will be given an automatic entry and tracking system and will be unlocked remotely for the renter. Times, Sunday Times The 50 fastest solvers at this year's championship will gain automatic entry to the finals in 2007. Times, Sunday Times The pair would be an automatic entry. Times, Sunday Times But as defending champion, he was given the automatic entry into the meet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An automatic entry for the trial winner was introduced in 2012. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The helicopter - with 17 on board - was hit by a burst of automatic fire. The Sun Then it all started - that familiar sound of automatic fire. The Sun A falling stone attracted a sentry's attention and several bursts of automatic fire. Times, Sunday Times After a quarter of a mile, the front patrol was hit by several bursts of automatic fire. Times,Sunday Times Caught by sniper fire from the flank, he withdrew his platoon to attempt another route to the road block, only to encounter further — and stronger — automatic fire. Times, Sunday Times Other lesser projects include steps leading to the beach areas and an automatic gate that opens the parking area 6 a.m. -9 p.m. daily. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The thieves abandoned the cars when they were unable to open the automatic gates. Times, Sunday Times It also promised to install more automatic gates to catch fare dodgers. Times, Sunday Times Some would be symbolic: to use the automatic gates at our airports, rather than queueing for a passport check. Times, Sunday Times Watch out for the enthusiastic automatic gates - pull your ticket out and proceed quickly through the barrier to avoid its claws. Times, Sunday Times The music was relentlessly martial: mean, metallic, unvaried, the sound of automatic gunfire. Globe and Mail (2003) They fanned out in a line, calmly firing volley after volley of automatic gunfire at shoppers running into the building in search of somewhere to hide. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The burst of automatic gunfire came from inside the building. The Sun (2011) His home also came under automatic gunfire as rebels exchanged fire with bodyguards. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Others yelled support or argued nonchalantly in groups while bursts of automatic gunfire rattled unnoticed from the speakers. The Crossing-Place (1993) It has offered to legislate an automatic mechanism of its own, allowing for spending cuts if it falls short of its goals. Times, Sunday Times An automatic mechanism (i.e. a spring) returns the switch to its default position immediately afterwards, restoring the initial circuit condition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In all art, especially in music, he preferred soul, feeling, and taste, to pedantic knowledge and automatic mechanism, however wonderful and brilliant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The breech automatic mechanism was failing at elevations higher than 60, reducing the rate of fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An automatic mechanism actuated by the sundial used to cause the cannon to be fired every day at noon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Engineers have delivered the ride and comfort to make it a proper car and the clutchless gearbox has an automatic mode selected by a button. The Sun The automatic mode has three options; rain (the most subdued), touring and sport (the liveliest). The Sun So you are right: leaving the car in automatic mode will cater for descents. Times, Sunday Times Initially available with an automatic mode only, the later incarnations added a manual mode. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 General calculations and operations are performed in automatic mode; programs are input in programming mode. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those who miss that date face an automatic penalty of 100 on top of any tax they owe. Times, Sunday Times If they fail to make the date, they will incur an automatic penalty of 100 plus interest on any outstanding tax owed. Times, Sunday Times Any taxpayer who has already registered for self-assessment and online services must file a return and pay any tax owed by midnight on deadline day or receive the automatic penalty. Times, Sunday Times Penalties introduced last year mean that if you miss the tax return deadline you pay an automatic penalty of 100, even if you have no tax to pay. Times, Sunday Times Those caught driving above the new threshold will also face automatic penalties. Times, Sunday Times Politicians do not like to talk of the swing of the pendulum because such an automatic process seems to make their work redundant. Times, Sunday Times The company had delayed distributing the update through the automatic process so that companies could block the patch until after they had fully tested it. Globe and Mail My 1970s fantasy of eliminating all those dud professors will soon be a reality; not by design, but by an automatic process, as the typewriter became redundant in the 1990s. The Times Literary Supplement This made possible the development of an efficient automatic process that enhanced online negotiation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prosecution calculated that this automatic process had occurred 948 times over a ten-year period. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The defendant contended that the risk manager had not been engaged in any automatic processing of the data. Times, Sunday Times This has led to a data explosion, which absolutely requires automatic processing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It allows the user to select the features and pattern classification parameters for the automatic processing of these large image sets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Also, hot cognition has been implicated in automatic processing and autobiographical memory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By using a cylinder to carry the photosensor, automatic processing was enabled. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To come away as an automatic qualifier honestly put a smile on my face. Times, Sunday Times The team was an automatic qualifier for the 2013 tournament. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the qualifying round, nobody needed to take an attempt at the automatic qualifier as the field was down to 12 at 4.55. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sixteen teams were selected to compete in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season, and for some, by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two events remaining, and the top eight automatic qualifiers can still change. Times, Sunday Times His automatic reaction just kicked in. Times, Sunday Times It was an automatic reaction. The Sun It should have been an automatic reaction. Times, Sunday Times The nervous system produces automatic reactions in the body to heat, illness and emotions such as fear. Times, Sunday Times These automatic reactions to stimuli enable infants to respond to the environment before any learning has taken place. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The next time you miss that train, your automatic response will not be anger. The Sun Then they'd get an automatic response and no one would read the email. Times, Sunday Times The automatic response in my case was just to disappear, to introvert totally. Times, Sunday Times My automatic response to stress, good or bad, has always been sugar and carbs, and this time was no different. Times, Sunday Times An automatic response said someone would get back to me within five days. The Sun It was extinguished quickly by an automatic sprinkler system. canada.com The theatre was even equipped with an automatic sprinkler system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are identical to the automatic sprinkler on which they are based, with the heat sensitive operating element removed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tower sustained major damage because firefighting efforts were hampered by non-working automatic sprinkler and standpipe systems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He insisted on automatic sprinklers and other labor-saving devices. Christianity Today It was his second caution of the tournament, resulting in an automatic suspension. Times, Sunday Times It was his second such offence in 12 months, triggering an automatic suspension plus a fine of 20 per cent of his match fee. Times, Sunday Times Nine in any two-year period brings an automatic suspension. Times, Sunday Times An accumulation of nine points means an automatic suspension. The Sun However, analysts said he could face automatic suspension. Times, Sunday Times The human brain has an automatic system and a reflective system. Times, Sunday Times High-risk passengers would be automatically flagged up under an automatic system and blocked from boarding. Times, Sunday Times You will be amazed by the improved plant growth and economy in water use by setting up such an automatic system. The Sun A new system has been announced that combines the fun of a manual transmission with the convenience of an automatic system. Times, Sunday Times In the automatic system, we make decisions immediately, instinctively, without apparently thinking about it. Times, Sunday Times Often anger occurs through automatic thought and irrational beliefs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This can start with imagining a feared situation and practising relaxation techniques as negative automatic thoughts are spoken out loud, then replaced with positive ones. Times, Sunday Times As you work through these you will need to focus on the negative automatic thoughts that flood your brain and distract yourself from catastrophic thinking. Times, Sunday Times Negative automatic thoughts will be challenged and cognitive techniques will be taught - eg, positive 'self talk', distraction, and ways of stopping thoughts. Times, Sunday Times The therapeutic process will help you to learn to manage the physiological anxiety and associated negative automatic thoughts. Times, Sunday Times An automatic timer will make this job easier. Times, Sunday Times Have you ever used the electronic automatic timer function on your oven? Times, Sunday Times Resistive-heat defoggers are usually equipped with an automatic timer to operate for a set time period of 10 to 15 minutes before switching off. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It runs on a 3-hp electric motor set on an automatic timer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the event the lanyard failed an automatic timer would count down and start the engine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What they did not realise was that the automatic transfer system between the tanks had failed. Times, Sunday Times Consider setting up an automatic transfer to a savings account for the next couple of paydays. The Sun But there will be few, if any, replacements because of an automatic transfer embargo. The Sun There's automatic transfer to incoming calls. Times, Sunday Times Various initiatives have been introduced to boost competition, including a seven-day switching service, promising automatic transfer of direct debits. Times, Sunday Times Most smartphones make it simple to switch off roaming and automatic update functions. The Sun Even if you don't actively access the internet, every time your phone carries out an automatic update or receives a 'push' notification, it connects to the web. Times, Sunday Times The developers quickly located and fixed this bug, which was solved with an automatic update. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Any interaction on a view (e.g. selection of an element) implies the automatic update of all views displaying this data. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The automatic update can be either instantaneous or on-demand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can transform a blank wall or fence with troughs and built-in saucers or flower pouches and automatic watering. The Sun If you plan to spend some time away this summer, then automatic watering systems need to be put in place over the next month. The Sun Set behind electric gates, the home has an infinity pool, hot tub, alfresco dining area and automatic watering for the bright regional flowers and shrubs. Times, Sunday Times If you want to spend time away and have containers filled with plants be sure to set up automatic watering systems in good time. The Sun Before she left, she had bought an automatic watering contraption for her plants, but wasn't sure it was working. Times,Sunday Times It's fully automatic and folds neatly in the boot deck. The Sun On the road, with fully automatic gearchanging selected, engine revs tend to stay within a narrow range, maximising available engine torque. Times, Sunday Times The bike features a handlebar gear change, but only versions featuring a fully automatic gearbox will be allowed. The Sun It's the only fully automatic swimming computer. The Sun During the war he led the research, development and production of a fully automatic airborne radar system to warn aircrews of enemy fighters approaching from the rear. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 自动的 Japanese: 自動的な |
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