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a/an [adj] pilot
[adj]表示描述性形容词。
He is a skilled pilot.
他是一名技术娴熟的飞行员。
飞行员
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
飞行员
a person licensed to operate an aircraft
He is a skilled pilot.
他是一名技术娴熟的飞行员。
飞行员
someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
引航员
a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
试播集
a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
The pilot announced that we would land in twenty minutes.
飞行员宣布我们将在二十分钟后着陆。
A local pilot helped the captain guide the ship into the harbor.
一名当地引航员帮助船长引导船舶进港。
The network ordered pilots for three new shows.
电视台为三部新剧订购了试播集。
[adj]表示描述性形容词。
He is a skilled pilot.
他是一名技术娴熟的飞行员。
She wants to become a pilot.
她想成为一名飞行员。
work as表示职业。
He works as a pilot for a major airline.
他是一家大型航空公司的飞行员。
Not this
He is pilot.
Use this
He is a pilot.
中文中“他是飞行员”没有冠词，但英语可数名词单数前必须加不定冠词a/an。
Not this
He is a plane driver.
Use this
He is a pilot.
中文“飞机司机”直译导致错误，英语中驾驶飞机的人称为pilot，而非driver。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
民航飞行员
He works as an airline pilot for a major carrier.
他在一家大型航空公司担任民航飞行员。
试点项目
The school launched a pilot program to test new teaching methods.
学校启动了一个试点项目来测试新的教学方法。
试点研究
A pilot study was conducted to assess the feasibility of the experiment.
进行了一项试点研究来评估实验的可行性。
试播集
The pilot episode of the series received positive reviews.
该系列的试播集获得了积极评价。
飞行员执照
She earned her private pilot license after months of training.
经过几个月的训练，她获得了私人飞行员执照。
飞行员失误
The crash was attributed to pilot error.
坠机事故归因于飞行员失误。
Use pilot naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将pilot拆为“批”和“lot”，想象飞行员需要批准大量（lot）飞行任务。
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可数名词，指飞行员
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