pilot/ˋpaIlət; ˈpaIlət/n [C]1 someone who flies a plane 飞行员﹐飞机驾驶员: an airline pilot 航空公司飞行员2 someone who guides a ship through a difficult area of water〔船舶的〕领航员﹐领港员3 pilot study/programme etc a study etc that is done to test whether people like an idea, product etc 试验性研究/计划等—pilot v [T]