pilot

1. N-COUNT A pilot is a person who is trained to fly an aircraft. 飞行员

He spent seventeen years as an airline pilot. 他当了17年的航空公司飞行员。

2. N-COUNT A pilot is a person who steers a ship through a difficult stretch of water, for example, the entrance to a harbour. 领航员

It seemed that the pilot had another ship to take up the river that evening. 似乎该领航员那天晚上还要引领另一艘船沿河而上。

3. V-T If someone pilots an aircraft or ship, they act as its pilot. 驾驶 (飞机); 为 (船只) 领航

He piloted his own plane part of the way to Washington. 他驾驶自己的飞机飞行了去华盛顿的部分路程。

4. ADJ A pilot plan or a pilot project is one that is used to test an idea before deciding whether to introduce it on a larger scale. 试验性的

The plan is to launch a pilot programme next summer. 计划是在明年夏天实施一个试验性方案。

5. V-T If a government or organization pilots a programme or project, they test it, before deciding whether to introduce it on a larger scale. 试行 (计划或方案)

Teachers are piloting a literature-based reading programme. 老师们正在试开一门以文学为基础的阅读课程。