automate /ˈɑːtəˌmeɪt/ verb automates; automated; automating
automates; automated; automating
Learner's definition of AUTOMATE
: to run or operate (something, such as a factory or system) by using machines, computers, etc., instead of people to do the work使自动化 [+ object]
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a factory that has yet to automate一家有待实现自动化的工厂
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When companies automate, employees lose jobs.一旦公司实现自动化，员工就会失去工作。
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an automated office system自动化的办公系统
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a fully/highly automated factory完全/高度自动化的工厂
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automated equipment/machinery自动化的设备/机器
— automation
/ˌɑːtəˈmeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]