automate
gb/ˈɔtoʊmˌeɪt/ us/ˈɔtoʊmˌeɪt/
B2
英语
~ 6600
义项
0 个义项
动词
B2
action
1
use machines/software to run a process
To use machines or computer programs to do work that people did before.
用法模式：
to automate [a task / a process / a system]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes say *"make it automatic"* instead of *"automate it"*. Use **automate** as a verb with an object: *"We automated the system"*, not *"The system became automate"*. Also avoid confusing **automate** (verb) with **automatic** (adjective): *"an automatic system"* vs *"to automate a system"*.
近义词
mechanize (Often used for using machines in physical or industrial work; slightly more about hardware than software.)
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computerize (Focuses on using computers specifically, often for information and office work rather than physical tasks.)
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streamline (Means making a process simpler and more efficient; it can include automation but does not have to.)
反义词
manualize (Less common, but describes making something manual; the opposite of using machines or software.)
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de-automate (Rare and mainly technical, but refers to removing automation so people do the work again.)
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do by hand (Everyday phrase contrasting with letting machines or software do the work.)
搭配
automate a process
|automate tasks
|fully automate
|automate production
|automate workflows
|automate customer service
主题
technology
|business
|work
|industry
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The company plans to automate most of its customer support using chatbots.
- We automated the billing process to reduce errors and save time.
- Many factories have automated their production lines to stay competitive.
- Our goal is to automate repetitive tasks so employees can focus on creative work.
- They are working on software to automate data entry from paper forms.
学习者例句
- The factory wants to automate part of its work.
- We use this program to automate sending emails to customers.
- The bank automated many simple jobs at the counter.
- They automated the test so a computer runs it every night.
- She is trying to automate her daily report using a script.
语法
词典原形
automate
IPA
GB/ˈɔtoʊmˌeɪt/
US/ˈɔtoʊmˌeɪt/
音节与重音
auto - mate （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (auto)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: automate
- 3rd Person Singular: automates
- Present Participle: automating
- Past: automated
词族
Forms
Core family
Related words
automator
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unautomated
adjective
Advanced or less common
automatization
noun
automatize
verb
相关表达
automate away
1/ˈɔtoʊmˌeɪt əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
eliminate something through automation
To remove work that people do by using machines or software instead, so people no longer need to do that work.
例句
- The new software is designed to automate away many routine accounting tasks.
- Some fear that artificial intelligence will automate away a large number of office jobs.
be automated out of a job
1/bˈi ˈɔtoʊmˌeɪtɪd ˈaʊt əv ə d͡ʒˈɑb/
fixed phrase
lose your job to automation
To lose your job because machines or computer programs now do your work.
例句
- Many workers worry they will be automated out of a job as robots become cheaper.
- He was almost automated out of a job, but the company moved him into a new role instead.