a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer
(尤指可由计算机编程序的)自动机,自动控制装置。
(especially in science fiction)a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically
(尤指科幻小说中的)机器人,机械人。
used in similes and metaphors to refer to a person who behaves in a mechanical or unemotional manner
机器般的人;行动机械呆板的人
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terminally bored tour guides chattering like robots. 极感厌烦、像机器人般地说个不停的导游。
〈南非〉 自动交通信号机。
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