saved automatically as you
work g g zgfpf#;
§ ► auto-save verb [VN]
auto-sug'gestion noun [U] (psychology ^i>) a process that makes you believe
sth or act in a particular way according to ideas that come from within
yourself without you realizing it )
auto-tel ic /.oitau'telik;
NAmE ,o:tou-/ adj. (technical A iff) (of an activity or work of art "ŁA?S^i5c zlAiSr) having a purpose or meaning
simply by the fact of actually existing, being done, or having been created
A#^^
mm g^gra
auto troph /‘aitatrauf; NAmE -trouf/ noun (biology X) a living thing that is able to make its
own food using simple chemical substances such as carbon dioxide g
#xt/ ()
—
compare heterotroph ► auto troph ic /.aita'trofik;
NAmE -'traifik/ adj.
auto-wind /'artauwaind; NAmE 'oitou-/ (also auto-winder /'o:tauwainda(r); NAmE ’artou-/) noun 1 [sing.] part of a camera which
automatically winds the film forwards so that you can take the next picture ( ) g zfr#
2
[U] the ability of a camera to do this (
(g ) gzft^XAlii ►auto-wind verb [V] au tumn 0*w /'o:tam/
(especially
BrE) (NAmE usually fall) noun [U, C]
the season of the year
between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes
colder $cA; A: in
the autumn of 2004 2004
A
o in earlyAate autumn W / Rfcfk 0 the autumn term (= for example at a
school or college in
M o autumn
colours/leaves fk.EE/ n f o It’s been a very mild autumn this year. It fit Scfflo
au-tum-nal /o:‘tAmnal/
adj. [usually before
noun] like
or connected with autumn fk
A (g ; A StI: autumnal
colours fkA#
aux il iary /oig'ziliari/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 (of workers X A) giving help or support
to the main group of workers $] EY771 ancillary :
auxiliary
nurses/workers/services gfj M ±; M Mb X / 2 (technical A in) (of a piece of
equipment fir) used if there is a problem with the main piece of equipment
noun (pi. -ies) 1 (also auxiliary ’verb) (grammar 1%'$;) a verb such as be, do and have used with main verbs to show tense, etc.
and to form questions and negatives #j^jiS| 2 a worker who gives help or
support to the main group of workers Uj X
; Sh A M ■: nursing
auxiliaries igJJJilijAM
au xiliary language noun a language used by
speakers of different languages to communicate gj iHHf: Esperanto was invented as an
auxiliary language.
auxin /'oiksin/ noun [u] a hormone found in plants ( fit
tnxxt
AV /,ei 'vi:/ abbr. audio-visual avail /a'veil/ noun, verb
m noun IT5T771 to little/no a'vail
(formal) with little or no
success A; The
doctors tried every
thing to keep him alive but to no avail. EX X A Wit
of little/no a'vail (format) of little or no use A $3 &L; : Your
ability to
argue is of little avail if the facts are wrong. MX
m, vmra
• verb [VN] (formal or old-fashioned) to be helpful or
useful tosb^SsBij; Wlnt; BUSS a vail yourself
of sth
(formal) to make use of sth, especially an
opportunity or offer #ij X ( ) : Guests are encouraged
to avail themselves of the full range of hotel facilities.
avail-able On /a'veilabl/ adj.
1
(of things AM) that you can get, buy or find fg; X fg
M; Pf n fg: available resources/facilities o readily/freely/publicly/generally
available nflMWJs / Xf? / it/kfk / iK i^#®] 0 Tickets
are available free of charge from the school