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词汇 autopilot
释义 autopilot
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈɔː.təʊˌpaɪ.lət/ us /ˈɑː.t̬oʊˌpaɪ.lət/
a device that keeps aircraft, spacecraft, and ships moving in a particular direction without human involvement: (飞机等的)自动驾驶仪
The plane was on autopilot when it crashed.飞机坠毁时处于自动驾驶仪操作状态。
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Idiom


on autopilot

autopilot | Business English


autopilot
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈɔːtəʊˌpaɪlət/us(alsoautomatic pilot)
TRANSPORT
equipment on an aircraft or ship to make it continue to travel in the correct direction by itself without needing a person to control it:
To shut off the autopilot and free other controls, the pilot must enter the commands into the onboard computers.
 on autopilot
happening automatically or doing something automatically, without having to think about what you are doing:
When your marketing is effective and running on autopilot, you can spend more time on the tasks you like to do.

Examples of autopilot


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The digital auto-pilot and closed loop guidance scheme ensure the required attitude manoeuvre and guide injection of the spacecraft to the specified orbit.
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To make use of the long endurance an auto-pilot was fitted, for comfort the cockpit was 48incm 0 in width.
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Flight and navigation is independent of user-input, and is controlled by an on-board auto-pilot with the help of anti-collision sensors.
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However, the nightmare scenario of floating in mid-ocean while watching one's boat sail away under auto-pilot makes many single-handers very cautious.
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The installation of autopilots in aircraft with more than twenty seats is generally made mandatory by international aviation regulations.
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Although autopilots handle new or dangerous situations inflexibly, they generally fly an aircraft with lower fuel consumption than a human pilot.
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Multi-person flight and cabin crews, autopilots, in-flight meals, newspaper service and other comforts further increased the availability and convenience of non-flight related activities for flight crews during flight time.
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Autopilots have evolved significantly over time, from early autopilots that merely held an attitude to modern autopilots capable of performing automated landings under the supervision of a pilot.
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Throughout the 1960s the company provided navigation systems along with auto-pilot and electric-powered furling mainsails.
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If the player chooses the second fighter they will have the option of choosing auto-pilot, which allows the computer to fly and the player to concentrate on fighting.
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Having proven the reliability and accuracy of the autopilot's ability to flare the aircraft safely, the next elements were to add in similar control of the thrust.
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Additionally, some aircraft are capable of coupling their autopilots to the glideslope/azimuth signals received via data link from the ship, allowing for a hands-off approach.
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The student's moral anguish culminates in a babbled "autopilot" reply about the implied limited knowledge and responsibilities of a medical student and an inquiry about comfort.
I think that he must be on autopilot this evening because he is saying the same thing over and over again.
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If they were left on autopilot, against what would we judge them if we did not have some idea of where we were going?
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