■
Mow/?
1 a gun that can fire bullets continuously
as long as the trigger is pressed
自动手枪（或步枪）2 (Br£) a car with a
system of gears that operates without direct action from the driver自动变速汽车;自动换挡汽车 —compare stick shift(2)
.automatic
'pilot (also
auto-pilot)
noun a device in an
aircraft or a ship that keeps it on a fixed course without the need for a
person to control it (飞机的）自动驾驶
仪；（船的）自动操舵装置11^1 be on .automatic 'pilot to do sth without
thinking because you have done the same thing many times before 习 1性地做； 机械性地做：I got up and dressed on automatic
pilot. 我习惯性地起床穿衣。
.automatic
trans'mission noun [u, C} a
system in a vehicle that changes the gears for the driver auto- matically、（机动车的）自动壶速器
.automatic
'writing noun [u] writing which is believed to have been
done in an unconscious state or under a supernatural
influence (无意识状态或在超
自然力影的）苜书动作
auto-ma-tiori /.orta'meijn/ noun [U] the use of machines to do work that was previously
done by people 自动 化：Automation meant the loss of many
factory jobs. 自动化意，着许事工/：工人秀业。 au-toma-tism /oi'tomatizam; NAmE o:'ta:m-/ noun [U] (fl/t 美术）a method of painting
that avoids conscious thought and allows a free flow of ideas 自动主义（避免
意识思维、任凭想象力自由发挥的绘画方法） au-toma-ton,/〇:_tmn3tan;A//4mfc):_ta:m-//7〇wn(p/.au-
toma-tons
or
au-tom-ata
/-ta/) 1 a person who behaves
like a machine, without thinking or feeling anything 不动脑筋机械行事的人robot 2 a machine that moves without human
control; a small robot 自动操作 装置；小机I器人
auto.mo.bile
/’aitamabiil/
now/? (A//Am£) a car 汽车：the automobile industry 0 an automobile accident
车祸
auto-mo-tive /.oita'mautiv; NAmE
-'mou-/ adj. (formal) connected with
vehicles which are driven by engines 汽车的；机动车辆的：the automotive
industry汽车工业
auto nom ic
ner vous sys tem /.oitanDmik 'n3：vas sistam; NAmE pitanaimik
'n3：rv0s/ noun the
part of your nervous system that
controls processes which are unconscious, for example the process of your heart
beating自主神经系统，植物性神经系统（控制心跳等无
意识运动）
au-tono-mous /oi'tonamas;
NAmE o:'ta:n-/ adj. 1 (of a country，a region or an
organization 国家、地区、组织） able to govern itself or control its own affairs 自治的； 有自治权的 independent ： an autonomous
repubHc/state/province 自治共和国 /
州 /
省 2
(of a person 人）able to do things and
make decisions without help from anyone else 自主的；有自主权的
►
au-tono-mous-ly adv.
au-tori'Omy
/oi'tDnami;
NAmE o:'ta:n-/ noun [U] 1 the freedom for
a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently 自治；自治权 H171 independence ：a campaign in Wales for greater autonomy 威尔士争取更大自治权的运动2 the ability to act
and make decisions without being controlled by anyone else 自主■自主权：giving I’ndi’Wdua/s greater aiitonomy h
their own 〖ives在生活中给个人更大自主权的
auto-pilot
/'oitaupailat;
NAmE 'D：tou-/ noun = automatic pilot
aut-opsy /'o:tDpsi;
NAmE 'o:ta:psi/ noun {pi. -ies) an official
examination of a dead body by a doctor in order to discover the cause of death 验尸；尸体解剖
post-mortem ： an autopsy report 脸尸报告◊ to per/orm _an
autopsy.进行尸体剖验
'auto
racing noun [u] {NAm£) - motor racing auto-rickshaw /'oitau rikjo:; NAmE 'oitou-/
noun a covered motor vehicle with three wheels, a driver's seat
in front and a seat for passengers at the back, used especially in some Asian
countries 有篷机动三轮车（载
客用，尤见于某些亚洲国家）
auto-save /'ortauseiv; NAmE 'oitou-/ noun
[sing.] {computing if) the fact that
changes to a document are