automatic
adj
1 (of a machine) working by itself without direct human control; self-regulating (指机器)自动的; 自动调整的
an automatic washing-machine 自动洗衣机
automatic gears, ie in a motor vehicle 自动排挡(机动车辆中的自动变速装置)
an automatic rifle, ie one that continues firing as long as the trigger is pressed 自动步枪(只要一直扣?quot;饣憧闪浠鞯牟角梗?
2 (of actions) done without thinking, esp from habit or routine; unconscious (指动作)未加思索而做出的(尤指基於习惯或因袭陈规者); 无意识的
For most of us breathing is automatic. 我们大多数人的呼吸都是无意识的.
3 following necessarily 必然随之而来的
A fine for this offence is automatic. 对於这种过失, 罚款是必然的. automatic, n
1 automatic machine or gun or tool 自动的机器或枪炮或工具.
2 car with automatic transmission 自动汽车(有自动变速器的汽车).