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autopilot n.自动驾驶仪 (1) 自动驾驶系统也可提供控制输入。(2) 飞机发动机，自动驾驶仪和导航系统绝对可靠。 When a plane is on autopilot, it's not exactly flying itself, but it's set to maintain a course or altitude while the pilot concentrates on other details of operating the airplane. Autopilot is short for automatic pilot, and the first such system for aircraft was invented in 1912. The nickname came later, in the 1930s. The slang meaning of autopilot is "out of habit," as when a sleep deprived worker goes through his whole day on autopilot.

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英 ['ɔːtəʊpaɪlət] 美 ['ɔːtoʊpaɪlət] (1) The autopilot system also provides a control input.(2) The aircraft engines, autopilot and navigation system are absolutely reliable. Autopilot is a system that controls the course of an airplane or ship. If the captain of a ship is using autopilot, she can take a break from manning the controls herself. 1  →see: automatic pilot；

英语单词	autopilot
英美音标	英 ['ɔːtəʊpaɪlət] 美 ['ɔːtoʊpaɪlət]
中文释义	n.自动驾驶仪
英语例句	(1) The autopilot system also provides a control input. (2) The aircraft engines, autopilot and navigation system are absolutely reliable.
中文例句	(1) 自动驾驶系统也可提供控制输入。 (2) 飞机发动机，自动驾驶仪和导航系统绝对可靠。
vocabulary简明	Autopilot is a system that controls the course of an airplane or ship. If the captain of a ship is using autopilot, she can take a break from manning the controls herself.
vocabulary扩展	When a plane is on autopilot, it's not exactly flying itself, but it's set to maintain a course or altitude while the pilot concentrates on other details of operating the airplane. Autopilot is short for automatic pilot, and the first such system for aircraft was invented in 1912. The nickname came later, in the 1930s. The slang meaning of autopilot is "out of habit," as when a sleep deprived worker goes through his whole day on autopilot.
柯林斯解释	1 →see: automatic pilot ；

Autopilot System Aircraft Controls Pilot 英 ɔːtəʊpaɪlət] 美 ɔːtoʊpaɪlət