| 单词 | pilot |
| 释义 | pilot (once / 214 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4n A pilot leads the way. An aircraft pilot flies a plane, and a maritime pilot steers a ship. Also, to pilot is to guide to safety, like to navigate a ship out of a harbor or through a sea of zombies. Pilot comes from the Greek pēdon meaning "oar." Like an oar that steers a ship, a pilot steers or directs a plane. A pilot can also be a model or basis for others of its kind. A school might launch a pilot breakfast program for a few students before introducing it to the whole school. The pilot episode of a TV show is like a test program produced to determine viewer interest before making a whole season. WORD FAMILYpilot: co-pilot, pilotage, piloted, piloting, pilotless, pilots USAGE EXAMPLESUpdate from pilot….because customs computers are down…we are the 20th plane in line for a gate. Time(Jan 03, 2017) Sunwing’s gate agents found the pilot’s behavior to be unusual and alerted the co-pilot. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ms. Mills wanted to be a pilot for the military but missed her chance when World War II ended. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper airplane pilot Edward Vernon Rickenbacker the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973) barnstormer, stunt flier, stunt pilot a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting captain, senior pilotthe pilot in charge of an airship combat pilotairplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces co-pilot, copilota relief pilot on an airplane kamikazea pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash test pilota pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them wingmanthe pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation fighter pilota military or naval pilot of fighter planes group captaina commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army strafera combat pilot who strafes the enemy aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer someone who operates an aircraft 2n a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor Hyper Jack, Jack-tar, gob, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar a man who serves as a sailor 3v operate an airplane Syn|Hypo|Hyper aviate, fly fly transport by aeroplane flytravel in an airplane flytravel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft fly blind fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments fly contactfly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference solofly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers test flytest a plane jetfly a jet plane glidefly in or as if in a glider plane hydroplane, seaplaneglide on the water in a hydroplane balloonride in a hot-air balloon flat-hat, hedgehopfly very close to the ground hang glide, soarfly by means of a hang glider kitesoar or fly like a kite sailplane, soarfly a plane without an engine control, operate handle and cause to function 4v act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper navigate astrogate guide in interplanetary travel channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer direct the course; determine the direction of travelling n small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner 3Syn|Hyper pilot burner, pilot light gas burner, gas jet burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame 1n something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies Syn|Hyper archetype, original example, model a representative form or pattern 2n a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors 4Syn|Hyper pilot film, pilot program TV program, TV show, television program, television show a program broadcast by television n an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track Syn|Hyper buffer, cowcatcher, fender framework a structure supporting or containing something |
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