machinelike

1. He stood up, took his hat with his left hand, put it on his head with a machinelike movement and left the house without another word.
   他站起身来，左手拿起帽子，戴在头上，动作就跟机器似的，没再说一句话，就出了家门。

adj

1. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
   1. an automatic `thank you'
   2. machinelike efficiency

   Synonym:    automaticautomatonlikerobotlikerobotic