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pilot sth
用于驾驶飞机或船只。
He piloted the plane through the storm.
他驾驶飞机穿过了风暴。
驾驶；操纵（飞机）
piloted — past of pilot
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驾驶；操纵（飞机）
operate an airplane
He piloted the plane through the storm.
他驾驶飞机穿过了风暴。
驾驶飞机
operate an airplane
担任导航员并规划、指挥、绘制路线
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
pilot
Base
原形
pilots
3rd person
第三人称单数
piloting
-ing
现在分词
piloted
Past
过去式
piloted
Past participle
过去分词
He pilots the plane.
他驾驶飞机。
She piloted the ship across the ocean.
她驾驶船穿越大洋。
They are piloting a new program.
他们正在试行一个新项目。
规则动词：过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing。
She pilots the ship through the narrow channel with great skill.
她驾驶着船熟练地穿过狭窄的航道。
The experienced captain piloted the aircraft safely through the storm.
经验丰富的机长安全地驾驶飞机穿过了暴风雨。
They are piloting a new training program in several schools this year.
他们今年在几所学校试点推行一个新的培训项目。
用于驾驶飞机或船只。
He piloted the plane through the storm.
他驾驶飞机穿过了风暴。
常用于引导项目或提案通过审批流程。
She piloted the new policy through the committee.
她引导新政策通过了委员会。
表示试验性推行或试用新产品。
The company piloted the software in three offices.
该公司在三个办公室试用了该软件。
Not this
He piloted to the airport.
Use this
He piloted the plane to the airport.
Pilot 是及物动词，必须直接跟宾语（如飞机、船只等），不能单独使用。中文学习者常受汉语“驾驶”可省略宾语的影响而漏掉宾语。
Not this
She piloted her car through the city.
Use this
She drove her car through the city.
Pilot 通常指驾驶飞机、船只或引导大型设备，不用于普通汽车。表示驾驶汽车应使用 drive。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
操纵飞机
She learned to pilot a plane during her training.
她在训练期间学会了驾驶飞机。
驾驶船只；引领船只航行
She piloted the ship safely into the harbor.
她驾驶船只安全进港。
引导……通过（航道等）
The captain piloted the tanker through the narrow channel.
船长引导油轮通过了狭窄的航道。
试点项目
The city launched a pilot project to test the new recycling system.
该市启动了一个试点项目来测试新的回收系统。
试播集
The network ordered a pilot episode for the new comedy series.
电视台为这部新喜剧系列订购了试播集。
机械地；不假思索地
After working double shifts, she did the housework on automatic pilot.
连续上双班后，她机械地做完了家务。
Use piloted naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象飞行员pilot（派乐特）在驾驶舱驾驶飞机，同时查看地图规划路线；pilot指驾驶并导航。
语域：mixed 常见场景：aviation operations、maritime navigation、written/news reports 作动词时，多用于航空、航海等专业语境；在航空英语中较为中性常用，在航海或书面叙述中偏正式。日常口语中“驾驶飞机”更常说 fly，“领航”常说 navigate。
常用作及物动词，表示驾驶或引导。
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