autobiography /ˌɔ:təbaɪ'ɒɡrəfɪ/

In her autobiography The Story of My Life, Helen Keller tells how unruly she was as a young child.

 

-- story of a person's life written by the person himself

 

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n. 自传

在她的自传《我的一生》中，海伦·凯勒描述她孩提时是多么任性。

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autocrat /ˈɔ:təkræt/

 

The autocrat was replaced by a ruler responsible to the people.

 

-- ruler exercising self-derived, absolute power; despot

 

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n. 独裁者

那个独裁者被一位对人民负责的统治者取代了。

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autograph /'ɔ:təɡrɑ:f/

 

The baseball star wrote his autograph for an admirer who came up to him with a pencil and scorecard.

 

-- person's signature written by himself

 

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n. 亲笔签名

那个棒球明星为一位带着铅笔及计分卡的球迷签名。

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automation /ˌɔ:təˈmeiʃən/

 

Many workers have lost their jobs as a result of automation.

 

-- technique of making a process self-operating by means of built-in electronic controls

 

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n. 自动化；自动操作

许多工人由于自动化而失去了工作。

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automaton /ɔ:'tɒmətən/

 

An autocrat prefers his subjects to be automatons, rather than intelligent human beings.

 

-- (literally, "self-acting thing") purely mechanical person following a routine; robot

 

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n. 机器人

独裁者希望他的人民都是机器人，而不是聪明人。

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autonomy /ɔ:'tɒnəmɪ/

 

After World War Ⅱ, many colonies were granted autonomy and became independent nations.

 

-- right of self-government

 

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n. 自治权

第二次世界大战后，许多殖民地获得了自治权，成为独立的国家。

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autopsy /'ɔ:tɒpsɪ/

The cause of the actor's sudden death willnot be known until the autopsy has been performed.

 

-- (literally, "a seeing for one's self") medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death;

postmortem examination

 

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n. 验尸

验尸后才能知道这位演员突然死亡的原因。

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authentic /ɔ:ˈθentɪk/

When you withdraw money, the bank compares your signature with the one in its files 

to see if it is authentic.

 

-- (literally, "from the master himself") genuine; real; reliable; trustworthy

 

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adj. 可靠的；真正的

提款时，银行会拿你的签名与其档案里的比较，

以查对那是不是真迹。

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automatic /ˌɔ:təˈmætik/

You do not have to defrost the refrigerator because it is equipped with an automatic defroster.

 

-- acting by itself; independent

 

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adj. 自动的

你不必给这个冰箱除霜，因为它配有自动除霜器。

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autonomous  /ɔ:ˈtɒnəməs/

 

The Alumni Association is not under the control of the school. It is a completely autonomous group.

 

-- self-governing; independent

 

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adj. 自治的；独立的

校友会不在学校的控制之下，它完全是一个独立的团体。

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