pilot
Từ điển Collocation
pilot noun
ADJ. experienced, professional, qualified, trained | inexperienced, trainee | airforce, RAF | private | airline, bomber, fighter, glider, helicopter, jet | aerobatic | automatic The aircraft was set on automatic pilot. (figurative) She worked on automatic pilot, her hands carrying out the necessary movements.
PILOT + VERB fly (sth) | crash (sth) | bale out, eject The pilot baled out as the aircraft crashed into the sea.
PILOT + NOUN error The air crash is thought to have been caused by pilot error.
More information about JOB
JOB: be, work as ~ She's a well-known writer. Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.
study to be, train as, train to be ~ She trained as a painter and sculptor.
start (work) as ~ He started work as a trainee chef.
become, qualify as ~ She qualified as a vet last year.
employ (sb as), have The company employs more than 1500 engineers.
engage (sb as), get, hire (sb as), recruit, take on ~ They have recruited a new designer.
appoint, appoint sb (as), make sb ~ are usually used with academic, official or highly responsible jobs: He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale. At 39 she was made chairman of the board.
dismiss, fire, sack ~ The club have sacked their coach.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight; airplane pilot
- a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
- a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors; pilot program, pilot film
- an original model on which something is patterned; original, archetype
- small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner; pilot burner, pilot light
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track; fender, buffer, cowcatcher
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. Acronym for Programmed Inquiry, Learning or Teaching. A programming language developed in 1976 by John A. Starkweather and designed primarily for creating applications for computer-aided instruction.
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. A series of popular handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs) designed by Palm and based on the Palm OS operating system. Palm introduced its first Pilot model in 1996, followed in 1997 by the PalmPilot, and thereafter by a series of other Palm handheld models.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
pilots|piloted|piloting
syn.: conductor driver engineer operator