automatic pilot

英 [ˌɔːtəmætɪk ˈpaɪlət]

美 [ˌɔːtəmætɪk ˈpaɪlət]

n. (飞机的)自动驾驶仪; (船的)自动操舵装置

习惯用语

be on automatic pilot

习惯性地做；机械性地做
to do sth without thinking because you have done the same thing many times before
I got up and dressed on automatic pilot.
我习惯性地起床穿衣。

noun

（飞机的）自动驾驶仪；（船的）自动操舵装置
a device in an aircraft or a ship that keeps it on a fixed course without the need for a person to control it

PHRASE 轻车熟路;驾轻就熟;习惯性地做
If you areon automatic pilotoron autopilot, you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before.
1. You've made that same trip so many times before that you're on automatic pilot...
  这一行程你以前已经走过多次了，早就了如指掌了。
2. My body was on autopilot as I trailed through passport control, baggage reclaim and customs.
  我机械性地跟着通过了过境检查、行李认领和海关。
自动飞行仪
Anautomatic pilotor anautopilotis a device in an aircraft that automatically keeps it on a particular course.

noun

a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
Synonym:autopilotrobot pilot
a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
1. she went about her chores on automatic pilot
2. too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot
3. she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot
Synonym:autopilot