The coach driver made several pickups before heading for the airport.是什么意思？

The coach driver made several pickups before heading for the airport.

长途汽车开往飞机场之前,司机停了几次搭载乘客.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

coach

n. 教练，（铁路）旅客车厢，长途客运汽车，四轮大马车；vt.& vi. 训练，辅

例句
It is understood he had a blow-up with coach Chris Anderson...
据了解，他和教练克里斯·安德森之间爆发了激烈争吵。

driver

n. 驾驶员，司机，驱动器，驱动程序，驱逐者，驱赶者，（高尔夫球）球棒；

例句
They were astonished to find the driver was a six-year-old boy.
令他们吃惊的是，开车的居然是个6岁的小男孩。

made

adj. …制的，（人工）做成的，拼成的，虚构的，保证成功的；v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Single people are treated as an aberration and made to pay a supplement.
独身者被当成异类，而且要付一笔额外的费用。

several

adj. 几个的，专有的，各自的，分别的；pron. 几个，数个，一些；

例句
He's already altered several of the proposals in his economic plan to accommodate demands of special interests.
他已经改动了经济计划中的几项提议以迁就特殊利益集团的要求。

pickups

N-COUNT 皮卡；轻型货车；N-SING （贸易或经济的）好转，改善；N-COUNT 接人；取走物品；提货；N-COUNT （以发生性关系为目的的）搭识，搭讪；

例句
During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat...
今年前 8 个月，大型货车的销售量增加了 14％，而小轿车的销售仍然不景气。

before

prep. 在…之前，先于，优于，当着…的面，与其…；conj. 在…之前，在…以前，比…早些，与其…；adv. 先前，从前，在前，在前方；

例句
He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

heading

n. 标题，题名，信头，[航]航向，斩首；v. 用头顶(head的现在分词)；

例句
Holiday mad Brits are packing their buckets and spades and heading for the sun.
酷爱假日的英国人正收拾小桶和锹铲前往阳光充足的地方。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

airport

n. 机场，航空站；

例句
...Heathrow Airport, the busiest international airport in the world.
希思罗机场，世界上最繁忙的国际机场