pilot

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:piloted 過去分詞:piloted 現在分詞:piloting 第三人稱單數:pilots 

詞意辨析：

astronaut, pilot

這兩個名詞者指駕駛飛行裝置的人員。
astronaut: 指在外層空間(outer space)駕駛宇宙飛船、太空梭等飛行裝置的太空人。
pilot: 指不進入外層空間的各類飛機的駕駛員。

direct, conduct, guide, lead, pilot

這些動詞都含“引導”之意。
direct: 指為某人指方向，但自己不一定親自引路，也可表示指導一群人的事或活動。
conduct: 正式用詞，指引導某人去某處，強調親自帶領；也強調監督管理一群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，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“為飛機、輪船導航”借喻為指親自帶領某人去某處。 

英文解釋：

名詞 pilot:

1. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
   同義詞：airplane pilot
2. a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
3. a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
   同義詞：pilot program, pilot film
4. an original model on which something is patterned
   同義詞：original, archetype
5. small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
   同義詞：pilot burner, pilot light
6. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
   同義詞：fender, buffer, cowcatcher

動詞 pilot:

1. fly a plane
   同義詞：fly, aviate
2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
   同義詞：navigate

英文造句：

1. The pilot landed the plane safely.
   駕駛員使飛機安全降落。
2. A pilot must be awake to the changes in the weather.
   飛行員必須警覺天氣的變化。
3. He is an airline pilot.
   他是民航駕駛員。
4. The pilot charted the plane's course.
   飛行員制定了飛機的航線。
5. Schools in this area are piloting the new maths course.
   這一帶的學校正試用新的數學教程。
6. He piloted the old lady through the crowd to her seat.
   他領著這位老人穿過人群走到她的座位上。
7. We are doing a pilot study to see if the new product will sell well.
   我們正在為這種新產品做試銷調查，看它的銷路好不好。
8. Mark used to be a pilot on the Mississippi River.
   馬克曾在密西西比河上當過領航員。