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/ˈɑːtəmeɪt/ · /ˈɔːtəmeɪt/
To start using computers or machines to do a job instead of people doing it by hand.
使自動化
過去式 automated過去分詞 automated-ing automating三單 automates
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.
可以想成一份原本要靠一雙手的工作:每個星期五有人坐下來,把同樣的數字一筆一筆輸進去。後來這件事交給機器或程式,它自己…更多收起
可以想成一份原本要靠一雙手的工作:每個星期五有人坐下來,把同樣的數字一筆一筆輸進去。後來這件事交給機器或程式,它自己就會跑。工作沒有消失,改變的是「誰在做」——人退到後面,機器不用每次被交代一遍,時間到了就自動做完。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,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/
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To replace or enhance human labor with machines.
- Many offices still need to automate.
- We saved time and money by automating the process.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。