automatic
adj
1 (of a machine) working by itself without direct human control; self-regulating (指機器)自動的; 自動調整的
an automatic washing-machine 自動洗衣機
automatic gears, ie in a motor vehicle 自動排擋(機動車輛中的自動變速裝置)
an automatic rifle, ie one that continues firing as long as the trigger is pressed 自動步槍(只要一直扣?quot;饣憧閃浠韉牟角梗?
2 (of actions) done without thinking, esp from habit or routine; unconscious (指動作)未加思索而做出的(尤指基於習慣或因襲陳規者); 無意識的
For most of us breathing is automatic. 我們大多數人的呼吸都是無意識的.
3 following necessarily 必然隨之而來的
A fine for this offence is automatic. 對於這種過失, 罰款是必然的. automatic, n
1 automatic machine or gun or tool 自動的機器或槍炮或工具.
2 car with automatic transmission 自動汽車(有自動變速器的汽車).