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单词 animatronics
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Definition of animatronics in English:

animatronics

plural noun ˌanɪməˈtrɒnɪksˌænəməˈtrɑnɪks
  • treated as singular The technique of making and operating lifelike robots, typically for use in film or other entertainment.

    ask them if they can find out who's doing the animatronics
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He also made use of animatronics to generate an illusion of perfect tiger actors.
    • Using state-of-the-art technology in animatronics and engineering, these life-size dinosaurs are able to move, roar and blink their eyes.
    • This new kid-friendly video series combines live action with cutting edge special effects and animatronics, plus 2D and 3D animation.
    • Rather than use animatronics or other mechanical means, Lima built a 3 - D model of an alien, then scanned it into the computer to create a digital alien that could be inserted into scenes.
    • He has vast experience of stop frame animation, motion control, live action shoots, animatronics, special effects and physical effects.
    • The hound itself will be produced for the first time using state of the art animatronics and computer generated images.
    • Lowe got some former Star Wars designers to help him with the animatronics, and this attraction has been so successful that it has become an item on the Edinburgh tourist trail.
    • While the effects have not exactly held up the test of time, admittedly, one can still appreciate the incredible cleverness that went into the illusion, especially the use of radio-controlled devices and early animatronics.
    • At home, Sabrina is comforted by her black cat Salem (usually an animatronics puppet but sometimes shown as a real cat).
    • The computer generated effects, live action and animatronics courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop are largely convincing, although some of the blue screen work is rough around the edges.
    • The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy - The Exhibition features film footage, props, costumes and artefacts from the movies, including armoury, animatronics and miniatures, as well as computer and mechanical interactives.
    • And so we used 37 Herbies, but we built four robots - animatronics, basically.
    • School children lured no doubt by these impressive animatronics and a 40-foot high tyrannosaurus rex, which we're told boarded Noah's Ark two by two despite its carnivorous grin.
    • Peterson's comments range from funny to interesting (all the fish in the film were either animatronics or rubber).
    • A co-production with the BBC, Dinosaurs is a three-hoar miniseries showcasing advanced computer animation and animatronics.
    • The movie's sole obvious effect - an odd mutated bug/lizard-like creature - I attributed to animatronics, but apparently it was mostly CG.
    • The animatronics and computer effects are as impressive as ever and most of the beasts in the supporting roles are extremely funny.
    • Road Hogs is an action series featuring animatronics from the producers of the Chucky movies.
    • The creatures were a combined result of motorised animatronics (mechanically built) snails and very sophisticated computer graphics
    • Since this set was created in the early 1950s, many of the animatronics are old and need to have various parts replaced.

Derivatives

  • animatronic

  • adjective anɪməˈtrɒnɪkˌænəməˈtrɑnɪk
    • It includes a number of before and after comparisons, as well as scenes where the viewer is challenged to pick out which dinosaurs are CGI and which are animatronic puppets shot live on set.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Coming back from lunch on 56th street I suddenly encountered a four-foot-tall animatronic snowman singing ‘Jingle Bells’ over and over.
      • Just on the market is ‘Jaws,’ an animatronic shark who sings - you guessed it - ‘Mack, the Knife.’
      • Holly is one of four animatronic reindeer working on Andrew Adamson's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe after the living variety struck problems with Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry regulations.
      • He's a cross between Kenny Rogers and one of those animatronic country bears at Disney World.
      • In the new version, the attacks by the hound are handled deftly and one suspects the creature is most likely more animatronic than canine.
      • The adaptation involves more than 100 real animals - pigs, donkeys, horses, ducks - as well as 15 animatronic creations.
      • An animatronic horse apparently malfunctioned and didn't pull the actor's head back as co-star Hiroyaki Sanada swung his sword.
      • All too often in a film like this the musical numbers might stop the action dead with their stagey, almost animatronic feeling.
      • The most interesting portion is when they show the animatronic Demon beside the real dog.
      • It's a slow boat ride that weaves though the darkness amidst illuminated animatronic scenes of pirate mayhem.
      • The film includes ‘never-seen-before’ footage of the Tasmanian Tiger as well as state-of-the-art computer generated imagery and animatronic technology.
      • Although a horde of real live creepy-crawlers slither past as infant-stage anacondas, the big fellas are always either computer generated or animatronic, and neither is convincing.
      • And there were plenty of exhibits to keep them amused and entertained as well, such as Cadabra, featuring Jorvik-style rides but in little cars looking like Noddy's, which took us around displays of animatronic chocolate creatures.
      • The featurette is mostly clips from the movie, with a few interviews and an ever-so-slight look at the animatronic crocodile.
      • The sharks depicted on-screen in Deep Blue Sea are a combination of real sharks, animatronic models, and CG renderings.
      • They both run the large amusement manufacturing plant in town, and have just received a huge order from Santa for animatronic wooden soldiers.
      • Traveling back in time 4,000 years, it plunges unwitting riders into a harrowing journey through ancient Egypt and a confrontation with an animatronic version of the mummy Imhotep, notorious Keeper of the Dead.
      • The writer/director, who also shot and edited the movie, lacked the budget for an animatronic shark, so he hired a ‘shark wrangler’ and used real ones.
      • With the second, the show's creators switched from using a dwarf actor to an animatronic puppet.

Origin

1970s: blend of animated and electronics.

 
 

Definition of animatronics in US English:

animatronics

plural nounˌanəməˈträniksˌænəməˈtrɑnɪks
  • treated as singular The technique of making and operating lifelike robots, typically for use in film or other entertainment.

    ask them if they can find out who's doing the animatronics
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The animatronics and computer effects are as impressive as ever and most of the beasts in the supporting roles are extremely funny.
    • Since this set was created in the early 1950s, many of the animatronics are old and need to have various parts replaced.
    • Road Hogs is an action series featuring animatronics from the producers of the Chucky movies.
    • The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy - The Exhibition features film footage, props, costumes and artefacts from the movies, including armoury, animatronics and miniatures, as well as computer and mechanical interactives.
    • A co-production with the BBC, Dinosaurs is a three-hoar miniseries showcasing advanced computer animation and animatronics.
    • School children lured no doubt by these impressive animatronics and a 40-foot high tyrannosaurus rex, which we're told boarded Noah's Ark two by two despite its carnivorous grin.
    • Lowe got some former Star Wars designers to help him with the animatronics, and this attraction has been so successful that it has become an item on the Edinburgh tourist trail.
    • The hound itself will be produced for the first time using state of the art animatronics and computer generated images.
    • The creatures were a combined result of motorised animatronics (mechanically built) snails and very sophisticated computer graphics
    • At home, Sabrina is comforted by her black cat Salem (usually an animatronics puppet but sometimes shown as a real cat).
    • Rather than use animatronics or other mechanical means, Lima built a 3 - D model of an alien, then scanned it into the computer to create a digital alien that could be inserted into scenes.
    • He has vast experience of stop frame animation, motion control, live action shoots, animatronics, special effects and physical effects.
    • This new kid-friendly video series combines live action with cutting edge special effects and animatronics, plus 2D and 3D animation.
    • The movie's sole obvious effect - an odd mutated bug/lizard-like creature - I attributed to animatronics, but apparently it was mostly CG.
    • While the effects have not exactly held up the test of time, admittedly, one can still appreciate the incredible cleverness that went into the illusion, especially the use of radio-controlled devices and early animatronics.
    • He also made use of animatronics to generate an illusion of perfect tiger actors.
    • Peterson's comments range from funny to interesting (all the fish in the film were either animatronics or rubber).
    • And so we used 37 Herbies, but we built four robots - animatronics, basically.
    • The computer generated effects, live action and animatronics courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop are largely convincing, although some of the blue screen work is rough around the edges.
    • Using state-of-the-art technology in animatronics and engineering, these life-size dinosaurs are able to move, roar and blink their eyes.

Origin

1970s: blend of animated and electronics.

 
 
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