| 单词 | automated |
| 释义 | automated (once / 6424 pages) adj Something that's automated is controlled by a machine rather than a person. You probably get cash from an automated teller machine, which is sometimes more convenient than going to the bank. Automated comes from the Greek word automatos, meaning “acting of oneself.” Something that is automated can just do what it's meant to do without having a person around to run it. Automated also can be used more figuratively to describe something that seems like it's produced by a machine, like the speeches your principal gives every year on the first day of school. WORD FAMILYautomate: automated, automates, automating, automation USAGE EXAMPLESMost of the highly automated fulfillment centers that focus on handling relatively small items employ more than 3,000 people, according to the company. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Elsewhere, scientists toil with petri dishes and automated pipettes to test new strains. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Rescue personnel arrived soon after with an automated external defibrillator. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) adj operated by automation an automated stoker Syn machine-controlled, machine-driven automatic operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control |
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