pilot

🇬🇧 UK/'pailәt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A person licensed to fly an aircraft; a person who guides ships through difficult waters

飞行员;领航员;引航员

v.

To fly or steer an aircraft or vessel; to test something on a small scale before full implementation

驾驶(飞机或船);试点;试行

adj.

Done as a small-scale test or trial before wider implementation

试点的;试验性的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
pilotother
=pilot

Common Collocations

  • 1.airline pilot航空公司飞行员
  • 2.fighter pilot战斗机飞行员
  • 3.pilot program试点项目
  • 4.co-pilot副驾驶

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The pilot calmly announced that the flight would be delayed due to bad weather.

  • 2.

    He trained for years before becoming a commercial airline pilot.

  • 3.

    A harbor pilot guided the massive cargo ship safely into port.

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