| 单词 | pilot |
| 释义 | pilot n. & v. --n 1. a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. 2. a person qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving harbour. 3. (usu. attrib.) an experimental undertaking or test, esp. in advance of a larger one (a pilot project). 4. a guide; a leader. 5. archaic a steersman. --vtr. (piloted, piloting) 1. act as a pilot on (a ship) or of (an aircraft). 2. conduct, lead, or initiate as a pilot (piloted the new scheme). Phrases and idioms pilot balloon a small balloon used to track air currents etc. pilot-bird a rare dark-brown Australian babbler, Pycnoptilus floccosus, with a distinctive loud cry. pilot chute a small parachute used to bring the main one into operation. pilot-cloth thick blue woollen cloth for seamen's coats etc. pilot-fish a small fish, Naucrates ductor, said to act as a pilot leading a shark to food. pilot-house = wheel-house. pilot-jacket = PEA-JACKET. pilot-light 1. a small gas burner kept alight to light another. 2. an electric indicator light or control light. pilot officer Brit. the lowest commissioned rank in the RAF. Derivatives pilotage n. pilotless adj. Etymology: F pilote f. med.L pilotus, pedot(t)a f. Gk pedon oar |
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