1.drive v. 开车，驾驶
通常指驾驶小汽车、卡车、公共汽车等机动车辆，但也可指驾船，强调人是驾驶的主体。
He taught me how to drive a tractor/truck.
他教我开拖拉机/卡车。
She drives 15 miles to work.
她驾车15英里去上班。
He drives a taxi .
他是开出租车的。
I drove into town and went to a restaurant for dinner...
我驱车到市里一家餐馆就餐。
His daughter Carly drove him to the train station.
他女儿卡莉开车将他送到火车站。
The test qualifies you to drive heavy vehicles.
通过这一考试就有资格驾驶重型车辆。
Someone drove the car away in the night.
有人夜里把车开走了。
2.pilot v. 驾驶；给…领航
指驾驶飞机或宇宙飞船，也可指给船舶领航。
Can you pilot a plane?
你会开飞机吗？
He piloted his own plane part of the way to Washington.
乘私人飞机去华盛顿的路上，有一段行程是他自己驾驶的。。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
The plane was piloted by the instructor.
飞机由教练员驾驶。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
He piloted the boat through the canal.
他引导那条船驶过运河。
The captain piloted the boat into a mooring.
船长把船驶向泊位。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
3.steer v. 驾驶
指驾驶船、车、飞机等，但通常指驾船，强调在行驶方向上的引导。强调的是在驾驶过程中反映出来的操控行为。通常在道路交错的城市里,常用是"drive a car"，而驾驶汽车在草原上行驶，用"steer a car in the plain"就比用drive更能体现那种自由自在的味道。
He believes that anyone can steer this boat in calm waters.
他认为任何人都能够在没有风浪的水域驾驶这艘船。
He took her arm and steered her towards the door.
他抓住她的胳膊，把她带往门口。
Nick steered them into the nearest seats.
尼克将他们领到最近的座位上。
The ship steered into port.
船驶进港口。
I was tremendously interested to see how a ship could be steered into a pot at night with nothing but light-house a compass to guide you.
我非常想看一看船是怎样在黑夜里只凭灯塔和指南针的引导而驶进海港的。
He steered the boat into the harbour.
他把船开进港。
Stop steering with only one hand!
不要只用一只手开车！
You row and I'll steer.
你划桨，我来掌舵。
When I was a kid, about six or seven, she would often let me steer the car along our driveway.
在我小时候，大概六七岁时，她经常让我在自家的车道上开车。
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