pilot

noun

/ˈpaɪlət/

a person who operates the controls of an aircraft, especially as a job飞行员；（航空器）驾驶员
- an airline pilot民航飞机飞行员
- a fighter/helicopter pilot战斗机/直升机飞行员
- The accident was caused by pilot error.这场事故是飞行员的失误造成的。
- The pilot bailed out as the aircraft crashed into the ocean.飞机坠入大海，飞行员跳伞了。
- He has his own plane and a pilot's licence. 他有自己的飞机和飞行员执照。
see also automatic pilot, co-pilot, test pilot
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Topics Transport by aira2, Jobsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- experienced
- licensed
- professional
- …
pilot + verb
- fly (something)
- crash (something)
- bail out
- …
pilot + noun
- error
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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领航员；引水员；领港员Topics Transport by waterc1
a single television programme that is made in order to find out whether people will like it and want to watch further programmes（电视的）试播节目Topics TV, radio and newsc2
(also pilot light)
a small flame that burns all the time, for example on a gas boiler, and lights a larger flame when the gas is turned on引火火种；长明火

Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon ‘oar’, (plural) ‘rudder’.

pilot

verb

/ˈpaɪlət/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they pilot	/ˈpaɪlət/ /ˈpaɪlət/
he / she / it pilots	/ˈpaɪləts/ /ˈpaɪləts/
past simple piloted	/ˈpaɪlətɪd/ /ˈpaɪlətɪd/
past participle piloted	/ˈpaɪlətɪd/ /ˈpaɪlətɪd/
-ing form piloting	/ˈpaɪlətɪŋ/ /ˈpaɪlətɪŋ/

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pilot something to fly an aircraft or guide a ship; to act as a pilot驾驶（航空器）；领航（船只）
- The plane was piloted by the instructor.飞机由教练员驾驶。
- The captain piloted the boat into a mooring.船长把船驶向泊位。
pilot something (through something) to guide somebody/something somewhere, especially through a complicated place or system引导；使通过（尤指复杂的地方或系统）
- 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。
pilot something to test a new product, idea, etc. with a few people or in a small area before it is introduced everywhere试点；试行
- Several centres have been asked to pilot the new qualification.几个中心已被要求试行新的资格。
- The recycling boxes have been successfully piloted in a number of areas.回收箱在一些地区试点过后取得成功。
- The scheme is already being piloted in Germany.该计划已经在德国进行了试点。

Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon ‘oar’, (plural) ‘rudder’.

pilot

adjective

/ˈpaɪlət/

[only before noun]

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done on a small scale in order to see if something is successful enough to do on a large scale试验性的；试点的
- a pilot project/study/survey试验性项目／研究／调查
- a pilot episode (= of a radio or television series)（广播剧或电视剧的）试播集
Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon ‘oar’, (plural) ‘rudder’.