robot
noun[C]
uk/ˈrəʊ.bɒt/us/ˈroʊ.bɑːt/robotnoun[C](MACHINE)
B1
amachinecontrolledby acomputerthat is used toperformjobsautomatically:
机器人Thesurgerycan becarriedout by robots.手术可以由机器人来做。
abombdisposalrobot拆弹机器人
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Machines - general words
- 3-D printer
- animatronic
- automated
- automation
- backhoe
- chuck
- coffee machine
- convenience
- crankshaft
- flywheel
- Heath Robinson
- hoist
- mill
- shredder
- supersensitivity
- tabulator
- teleprompter
- telerobotics
- touchless
- water cooler
robotnoun[C](PERSON)
disapproving
someone who does things in a veryeffectiveway but nevershowstheiremotions:
像机器一样的人，机械呆板的人Heplayedlike a robot - note-perfect, but with noexpressionordynamicsat all.他演奏得很机械，虽然每个音都准，但是没有一点感情的表达和变化。
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- anti-sentimental
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- hard-bitten
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- internalize
- poker face
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- unresponsive
- unsentimental
- woodenly
robotnoun[C](TRAFFIC LIGHT)
South African English
atrafficlight
自动交通信号灯
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Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads
- amber
- anti-billboard
- Belisha beacon
- billboard
- bollard
- bus lane
- crossing
- lamppost
- milestone
- P, p
- pedestrian crossing
- pelican crossing
- pylon
- reflector
- stop light
- stop sign
- stoplight
- street furniture
- streetlight
- zebra crossing