automatic

noun

1. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

Synonym: automatic pistol

2. light machine gun

Synonym: automatic riflemachine rifle

adj

1. operating with minimal human intervention
independent of external control

e.g. automatic transmission
a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts

2. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

e.g. an automatic `thank you'
machinelike efficiency

Synonym: automatonlikemachinelikerobotlikerobotic

3. without volition or conscious control

e.g. the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
a reflex knee jerk
sneezing is reflexive

Synonym: reflex(a)reflexive

1. 自动的;自动化的
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.

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e.g. Modern trains have automatic doors.
现代火车装有自动门。

2. 自动枪
An automatic is a gun that keeps firing shots until you stop pulling the trigger.

e.g. He drew his automatic and began running in the direction of the sounds...
他拔出自动手枪，向声音传来的方向跑去。
e.g. The gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons.
歹徒用自动武器开火了。

3. 自动挡汽车;自动变速汽车
An automatic is a car in which the gears change automatically as the car's speed increases or decreases.

4. 无意识的；不假思索的
An automatic action is one that you do without thinking about it.

e.g. All of the automatic body functions, even breathing, are affected.
身体所有的无意识功能，甚至呼吸，都受到影响。

5. （行为、惩罚等）必然的，当然的
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.

e.g. Those drivers should face an automatic charge of manslaughter...
那些司机必然会受到过失杀人的指控。
e.g. Israel offers automatic citizenship to all Jews who want it.
以色列为所有希望获得公民身份的犹太人敞开大门。

1. 自动的：通过实践,技巧和常规形成了一种自动的(automatic)过程,成为一种能力(proficiency). 比如写了东西,最好是请老师和专家看看,请英美籍教师看看. 可是,在我们国内,要这样做是有很多困难的. 你要练习口语,苦于找不到对话者,写英语找不到读者,

2. 自动机械：自动机械(automatic)的机芯是纯机械的,没有任何电子器件. 自动石英(autoquartz)本质上说是石英表,不过用的是充电电池,由自动陀带动的一个微型发电机进行充电.

3. automatic在线翻译

3. automatic：auto; 自动的