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单词 automatic pilot
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈau•toˌmat•ic ˈpi•lot, n. [countable]
  1. Aeronauticsan electronic control system that automatically keeps an aircraft, ship, spacecraft, etc., on course.
    2. Also called autopilot.
Idioms
  1. Idioms on automatic pilot, being operated or controlled by or as if by an automatic device;
    on automatic.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
au′tomat′ic pi′lot, 
  1. Aeronauticsan airborne electronic control system that automatically maintains a preset heading and attitude. Also called automatic, autopilot, gyropilot, robot. 
  2. Idioms on automatic pilot, functioning in an unthinking or reflexive manner.
  • 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
automatic pilot n
  1. Also called: autopilot a device that automatically maintains an aircraft on a preset course
  2. on automatic pilot ⇒ informal acting without conscious thought because of tiredness, shock, or familiarity with the task being performed
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