pilot
n
1 person who operates the controls of an aircraft (飞行器的)驾驶员; 飞行员.
2 person with special knowledge of a canal, the entrance to a harbour, etc who is licensed to guide ships through them (船舶的)领航员, 领港员.
3 person or thing acting as a guide 作向导的人或事物. pilot, adj [attrib 作定语]
done as an experiment, esp on a small scale, to test sth before it is introduced on a large scale 试验性的; 试点的
a `pilot project, study, survey, etc 试验性工程、 研究、 勘察等
a pilot edition of a new language course 新语言教程的试用版
a pilot scheme to vaccinate children against German measles 为儿童接种抗风疹疫苗的试验计画. pilot, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (through sth)
(a) act as a pilot of sth 驾驶(飞行器); (为船)引航: pilot a plane 驾驶飞机
pilot a ship through the Panama Canal 引领一船通过巴拿马运河.
(b) guide sb/sth 带领、 指引或引导某人[某事物]
pilot sb through a crowd 带领某人穿过人群.
(c) (in Parliament) make sure that sth (esp a bill) is successful (在议会中)使(尤指法案)顺利通过
pilot a bill through the House 使法案在议会中获得通过.
2 [Tn] test (sth) by means of a pilot scheme 试行, 试用(某事物)
Schools in this area are piloting the new maths course. 这一带的学校正试用新的数学教程.
John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!