autopilot
noun🔊/ˈɔːtəʊpaɪlət/
🔊/ˈɔːtəʊpaɪlət/
(also automatic pilot)
[countable, uncountable]Idioms a device in an aircraft or a ship that keeps it on a fixed course without the need for a person to control it Topics Transport by waterc1, Transport by airc1(飞机的)自动驾驶仪;(船的)自动操舵装置
Idioms
be on autopilot
to do something without thinking because you have done the same thing many times before 习惯性地做;机械性地做 I got up and dressed on autopilot. 我起身穿着自动驾驶仪。