pilot

noun

1. 飞行员；（飞行器）驾驶员
   a person who operates the controls of an aircraft, especially as a job
   1. an airline pilot
      民航飞机飞行员
   2. a fighter pilot
      战斗机飞行员
   3. The accident was caused by pilot error.
      这场事故是飞行员的失误造成的。
2. 领航员；引水员；领港员
   a person with special knowledge of a difficult area of water, for example, the entrance to a harbour , whose job is to guide ships through it
3. （电视的）试播节目
   a single television programme that is made in order to find out whether people will like it and want to watch further programmes
4. （电视的）试播节目
   a single television programme that is made in order to find out whether people will like it and want to watch further programmes

verb

1. 驾驶（飞行器）；领航（船只）
   to fly an aircraft or guide a ship; to act as a pilot
   1. The plane was piloted by the instructor.
      飞机由教练员驾驶。
   2. The captain piloted the boat into a mooring.
      船长把船驶向泊位。
2. 引导；使通过（尤指复杂的地方或系统）
   to guide sb/sth somewhere, especially through a complicated place or system
   1. She piloted a bill on the rights of part-time workers through parliament.
      她几经周折终于使兼职人员权利法案在议会中得以通过。
3. 试点；试行
   to test a new product, idea, etc. with a few people or in a small area before it is introduced everywhere

adj.

1. 试验性的；试点的
   done on a small scale in order to see if sth is successful enough to do on a large scale
   1. a pilot project/study/survey
      试验性项目 / 研究 / 调查
   2. a pilot episode (= of a radio or television series)
      系列节目试播的一集

1. N-COUNT （飞机）驾驶员;飞行员
   A pilot is a person who is trained to fly an aircraft.
   1. He spent seventeen years as an airline pilot.
      他当了17年的航空公司飞行员。
   2. ...fighter pilots of the British Royal Air Force.
      英国皇家空军的战斗机飞行员
2. （船舶的）引航员,领航员
   A pilot is a person who steers a ship through a difficult stretch of water, for example the entrance to a harbour.
3. VERB 驾驶（飞机等）；为（船舶）引航
   If someone pilots an aircraft or ship, they act as its pilot.
   1. He piloted his own plane part of the way to Washington.
      乘私人飞机去华盛顿的路上，有一段行程是他自己驾驶的。
4. N-COUNT 试验性的方案；试点性的项目
   A pilot scheme or a pilot project is one which is used to test an idea before deciding whether to introduce it on a larger scale.
   1. The service is being expanded following the success of a pilot scheme.
      在试验性方案获得成功后，这项服务正在推广中。
   2. ...a ten-year pilot project backed by the trade and industry department.
      由贸易和工业部支持的为期10年的试点项目
5. VERB 试验；试行
   If a government or organization pilots a programme or a scheme, they test it, before deciding whether to introduce it on a larger scale.
   1. The trust is looking for 50 schools to pilot a programme aimed at teenage pupils preparing for work.
      该信托基金机构正在寻找50所学校，以试行一个旨在帮助青少年学生做就业准备的项目。
6. VERB 使（新的法律或议案）顺利通过
   If a government minister pilots a new law or bill through parliament, he or she makes sure that it is introduced successfully.
   1. We are now piloting through Parliament a new strategy to tackle youth crime.
      我们正促使议会顺利通过解决青少年犯罪问题的一项新策略。
7. N-COUNT （电视的）试播节目，试播集
   A pilot or a pilot episode is a single television programme that is shown in order to find out whether a particular series of programmes is likely to be popular.
   1. A pilot episode of Nothing's Impossible has already been filmed.
      《一切皆有可能》的试播集已拍摄出来了。
8. （煤气灶具、锅炉等用于引火的）常燃小火
   A pilot is the pilot light on a gas cooker or stove, boiler, or fire.
9. See also: automatic pilot test pilot

1. Jack Mann was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot during World War II.
   杰克·曼在第二次世界大战时期是英国皇家空军的战斗机飞行员。
2. The pilot did manage to get airborne.
   飞行员的确设法使飞机升空了。
3. Jim is halfway to attaining his pilot's licence.
   吉姆就快要拿到飞行员执照了。
4. 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。
5. The guerrillas shot down one aeroplane and captured the pilot
   游击队击落了一架飞机，并俘获了飞行员。
6. The pilot told the control tower that he'd run into technical trouble.
   飞行员报告机场控制塔他遇到了技术问题。
7. Luke sat directly behind the pilot and conversed with him
   卢克就坐在飞行员后面，并且和他说着话。
8. He was the very model of the dashing RAF pilot
   他正是风度翩翩的英国皇家空军飞行员的典范。
9. One American pilot was forced to ditch his jet in the Gulf
   一位美国飞行员被迫将喷气式飞机紧急迫降在波斯湾上。
10. He had finally accomplished his dream of becoming a pilot
    他最终实现了成为一名飞行员的梦想。
11. The pilot ejected from the plane and escaped injury.
    飞行员从飞机中弹出，安然无恙。
12. The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.
    机场地勤人员试图阻止这位飞行员驾机起飞。
13. The plane is destroyed, a complete wreck: the pilot must have died on impact
    飞机遭到毁坏，完全成了一堆残骸：飞行员肯定死于撞击。
14. He spent seventeen years as an airline pilot.
    他当了17年的航空公司飞行员。
15. He piloted his own plane part of the way to Washington.
    乘私人飞机去华盛顿的路上，有一段行程是他自己驾驶的。
16. The service is being expanded following the success of a pilot scheme.
    在试验性方案获得成功后，这项服务正在推广中。
17. We are now piloting through Parliament a new strategy to tackle youth crime.
    我们正促使议会顺利通过解决青少年犯罪问题的一项新策略。
18. A pilot episode of Nothing's Impossible has already been filmed.
    《一切皆有可能》的试播集已拍摄出来了。
19. A few minutes after take-off, the pilot radioed that a fire had broken out.
    起飞几分钟后，飞行员用无线电报告说飞机内突然起火。
20. Tomorrow he would tell his pilot to get the aircraft ready
    明天他会告诉他的飞行员准备好飞机。
21. She reminds me of the wife of the pilot who used to work for you
    她让我想到过去为你工作的飞行员的妻子。
22. The pilot decided that Christchurch was too far away, and played it safe and landed at Wellington.
    飞行员认为克赖斯特彻奇距离太远，为求稳妥，就降落在了惠灵顿。
23. Some day I'll be a pilot
    有朝一日，我会成为一名飞行员。
24. The pilot taxied the plane to the end of the runway.
    飞行员将飞机滑行到了跑道尽头。
25. The minutes towards departure ticked by, until finally the pilot arrived
    离出发的时间越来越近，最后飞行员终于到了。
26. Projects included a pilot scheme, underwritten by the trade department.
    项目中包括一个由贸易部出资的试点方案。
27. The pilot guided us through the dangerous reefs.
    这位引航员引导我们通过了危险的暗礁区。

  drive pilot steer【导航词义：驾驶】

  drive v. 开车，驾驶

〔辨析〕通常指驾驶小汽车、卡车、公共汽车等机动车辆，但也可指驾船，强调人是驾驶的主体。

  pilot v. 驾驶；给…领航

〔辨析〕指驾驶飞机或宇宙飞船，也可指给船舶领航。

  steer v. 驾驶

〔辨析〕指驾驶船、车、飞机等，但通常指驾船，强调在行驶方向上的引导。

noun

1. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

   Synonym:    fenderbuffercowcatcher

2. small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

   Synonym:    pilot burnerpilot light

3. something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
   1. this painting is a copy of the original

   Synonym:    originalarchetype

4. a program exemplifying a contemplated series

   Synonym:    pilot programpilot film

5. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

   Synonym:    airplane pilot

6. a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

verb

1. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
   1. Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?
   2. Who was navigating the ship during the accident?

   Synonym:    navigate

2. operate an airplane
   1. The pilot flew to Cuba

   Synonym:    flyaviate