| 单词 | pilot |
| 释义 | pilot pilot // noun, verb, adjective
■ noun [C]
AUTOMATIC PILOT
1 a person who operates the controls of an aircraft, especially as a job: a commercial/an airline pilot The accident was caused by pilot error.
2 a person with special knowledge of a difficult area of water who guides ships through it
3 a single television programme that is made in order to find out if people will like it and want to watch further programmes
■ verb [+ obj]
1 to fly an aircraft or guide a ship; to act as a pilot: The plane was piloted by the instructor. The captain piloted the boat into a mooring.
2 pilot sth (through sth) to guide sb/sth somewhere, especially through a complicated place or system: She has piloted the company through a period of successful growth. He piloted a bill on the rights of part-time workers through parliament.
3 (Marketing ) to test a new product, idea, etc. with a few people or in a small area before it is introduced everywhere: We are considering piloting the software with small businesses in the London area. The new device is being piloted by four local authorities.
■ adjective [only before noun]
done on a small scale in order to see if sth is successful enough to do on a large scale: a pilot project/study/survey/test a pilot episode (= of a radio or television series) ◆ They asked if we would like to be part of a pilot study of wireless banking. It began as a pilot project in 10 locations before being introduced at a national level. |
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