飛行員：pilot的用法精講
The neural load to interface with a jaeger proved too much for a single pilot.
——Pacfic Rim
實驗證明與獵人的交互對單一駕駛員的神經負荷過大。
——《環太平洋》
一、你知道pilot有幾種含義嗎？
adj.
試驗性的；引導的 done on a small scale in order to see if sth is successful enough to do on a large scale
We're doing a pilot survey on this product; if it sells well, we'll go into full production.
我們正爲這產品進行實驗性試銷，如果銷路好的話就會全面生產。
n.
1.飛行員，宇航員 a person who operates the controls of an aircraft, especially as a job
The pilot was able to land the plane safely.
這名飛行員安全地着陸了。
2.引航員；舵手 a person with special knowledge of a difficult area of water, for example, the entrance to a harbour , whose job is to guide ships through it
In a calm sea every man is a pilot.
風平浪靜時，人人都可以當舵手。
3.（電視的）試播節目，試點項目 a single television programme that is made in order to find out whether people will like it and want to watch further programmes
A pilot episode of Nothing's Impossible has already been filmed.
《一切皆有可能》的試播集已拍攝出來了。
4.嚮導；帶路人；帶（瞎）乞丐走路的狗（或小孩）guide
He viewed them with the manner of a fatherly pilot, his countenance radiant with benevolence.
他像一位慈父般的老向導那樣看着他們，臉上堆着慈祥的笑容。
v.
1.駕駛 [T] to fly an aircraft or guide a ship; to act as a pilot
He piloted his own plane part of the way to Washington.
乘私人飛機去華盛頓的路上，有一段行程是他自己駕駛的。
2.帶領，指引，引導 [T] guide sb / sth somewhere, especially through a complicated place or system
The manager will pilot you through the factory.
經理會帶領你叄觀工廠。
3.試驗，試用 [T] to test a new product, idea, etc. with a few people or in a small area before it is introduced everywhere
Practically all these devices for saving time and labor have been piloted in the fifties.
這些省時省力的裝置在50年代差不多都試驗過了。
二、詞義辨析：有哪些詞能表示“引導”的意思
direct, conduct, guide, lead, pilot
這些動詞都含“引導”之意。
direct指爲某人指方向，但自己不一定親自引路，也可表示指導一羣人的事或活動。
conduct正式用詞，指引導某人去某處，強調親自帶領；也強調監督管理一羣有共同目的或目標的人。
guide普通用詞，可與
conduct換用，指引導者與被引導者雙方彼此合作，共同努力的關係。
lead指走在前面給某人引路或帶路人共同去達到某一目標。用於抽象意義時，指在某項活動或運動中起主導和組織作用。
pilot從原義“爲飛機、輪船導航”借喻爲指親自帶領某人去某處。
三、含有pilot的常見短語
pilot balloon
n. 測風氣球
pilot boat
n. 領航艇
pilot bread
n. 硬麪包
pilot film
n.電視影集之樣片
pilot lamp
n. 指示燈,領航燈
四、最後，做個填詞遊戲吧
She ______ a bill on the rights of part-time workers through parliament.
她幾經周折終於使兼職人員權利法案在議會中得以通過。
