automatically
adverb uk/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˌɑː.t̬əˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
(INDEPENDENTLY)
B2 自动地
If a machine or device does something automatically, it does it independently, without human control.
The camera adjusts the shutter speed automatically. 这架照相机可自动调节快门速度。
- More examples
- If you are continuing on an onward flight, your bags will be transferred automatically.
- The clock automatically readjusts when you enter a new time zone.
- The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.
- Does this camera wind on automatically?
- If the cabin depressurizes, oxygen masks will automatically drop down.
(NOT CONSCIOUSLY)
B2 不由自主地
If you do something automatically, you do it without thinking about it.
I automatically put my hand out to catch it. 我不由自主地伸手去抓它。
(CERTAINLY)
必然地;当然地;自然地
If something happens automatically, it happens as part of the normal process or system.
Employees who steal are dismissed automatically. 盗窃公司财物的雇员理所当然会被开除。