autofire

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A feature on a joystick or gamepad that permits automatic firing, as though the player were repeatedly pressing the fire button. uncountable
    — You start off with just seven clips of ammo and five grenades — so all you autofire merchants are in trouble. Only real soldiers, with an accurate eye and careful trigger finger need apply here.
  2. A feature that allows a weapon to fire automatically. uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To fire automatically.

词形变化

autofires present,singular,third-person autofiring participle,present autofired participle,past autofired past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English auto-
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Germanic *fōr
Proto-West Germanic *fuir
Old English fȳr
Middle English fyr
English fire
English autofire
From auto- + fire.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English auto-
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Germanic *fōr
Proto-West Germanic *fuir
Old English fȳr
Middle English fyr
English fire
English autofire
From auto- + fire.
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