automate

automate — verb

1. to set up a job, step, or system so that machines or computer programs carry it

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to set up a job, step, or system so that machines or computer programs carry it out on their own, with little or no need for a human worker.

例句

The Toyota factory has automated most of the welding work on the car frames.

automate + noun (factory process)

Ines wrote a small script to automate her weekly sales report.

automate + noun (routine office task)

同義詞
  • mechanize

    stresses replacing manual labour with machinery, often heavy industrial equipment

  • computerize

    narrower — specifically using computers to handle records or tasks

  • streamline

    broader — simplify a process, not necessarily by handing it to machines

反義詞
  • manual

    adjective form; describes work still done by hand rather than by machine

文法句型

automate + noun (process/task/system)

用法筆記

Object is almost always a process, task, system, or job — not a person. Frequently appears in the passive when the focus is on which work has been taken over by machines.

常見錯誤

❌The factory automated 200 workers.
✅The factory automated the packing line and let go of 200 workers.
💡you automate the work, not the people doing it.
❌I want to automate to send emails every Monday.
✅I want to automate sending emails every Monday.
💡use a noun or -ing form after 'automate', not a to-infinitive.