- 1vB2/ˈɑːtəmeɪt/ · /ˈɔːtəmeɪt/使自動化
To start using computers or machines to do a job instead of people doing it by hand.
示範例句 · Example
Cash machines automate two basic bank jobs — putting money in and taking money out.
逐字提款機使兩個基本的銀行工作自動化——把錢放進去和把錢拿出來。
「automate」是「讓電腦或機器來做一件本來要人動手做的工作」。核心畫面可以想成：把重複的工作交給機器／程式，讓它自己跑。常見說法：automate a process / job / task、automate production、fully automated。跟 computerize 很近但焦點不同：computerize 多半是「改用電腦處理／存資料」；automate 強調「工作變成自動進行，少靠人手」。名詞是 automation；形容結果常用 automated。
常見搭配
automate a process / job / task
使流程／工作／任務自動化
make a set of steps run by machine or computer
The club automated the lunch-order process with a simple form.
automate production
使生產自動化
use machines to make goods instead of hand work
The toy factory automated production of the small plastic wheels.
fully automated
完全自動化的
done completely by machines or computers, with little hand work
Data collection in the science lab is fully automated now.
automated system / machine
自動化系統／機器
a system or machine that runs a job by itself
An automated system sorts the recycling into paper and plastic.
automate banking / checkout steps
使銀行／結帳步驟自動化
let machines handle everyday money or store steps
Self-scan machines automate checkout steps at the store.
意思相近
computerizemechanizerobotize
用法接近
automatizestreamlinedigitizeprogram
意思相反
manualize
core核心畫面
Picture a job that used to need a pair of hands — someone typing the same numbers in every Friday — and then a machine takes that job over and runs it by itself. The work still happens; what changes is who does it. The hands step back, the machine keeps going without being told each time.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
automateverb/ˈɔːtəmeɪt/
- 1
To replace or enhance human labor with machines.
- Many offices still need to automate.
- We saved time and money by automating the process.
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