guideguidesguidedguidingnoun★book/magazine 书刊1★guide(to sth) a book, magazine, etc. that gives you information, help or instructions about sth 指南；手册◆a Guide to Family Health家庭健康指南◆Let's have a look at the TV guide and see what's on.咱们看一下节目表，好知道电视上在放些什么。2★(alsoguide·book)guide(to sth) a book that gives information about a place for travellers or tourists 旅游指南（或手册）◆a guide to Italy意大利旅游指南◆travel guides旅行手册person 人3★a person who shows other people the way to a place, especially sb employed to show tourists around interesting places 导游；向导◆a tour guide导游◆We hired a local guide to get us across the mountains.我们雇了一名当地人做向导带领我们翻山越岭。4a person who advises you on how to live and behave 指导者；指引者◆a spiritual guide神修指导者sth that helps you decide 指导的事物5something that gives you enough information to be able to make a decision about sth or form an opinion 有指导意义的事物；指导的事物◆As a rough guide,allow half a cup of rice per person. 大致定个标准，就是每人半杯米。◆I let my feelings be my guide.我是跟着感觉走。girl 女孩6Guide(alsoold-fashionedˌGirl ˈGuide)( both BrE) (USˌGirl ˈScout)a member of an organization (called the Guidesor the Girl Scouts) which is similar to the Scoutsand which trains girls in practical skills and does a lot of activities with them, for example camping 女童子军☞compare
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(2 ), (3 )verb★show the way 指路1★guidesb (to/through/around sth) to show sb the way to a place, often by going with them; to show sb a place that you know well 给某人领路（或导游）；指引◆She guided us through the busy streets to the cathedral.她带领我们穿过繁忙的街道去大教堂。◆We were guided around the museums.我们在导游的带领下参观了博物馆。☞synonyms at
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influence behaviour 影响行为2★guidesb to direct or influence sb's behaviour 指导，影响（某人的行为）◆He was always guided by his religious beliefs.他的言行总是以自己的宗教信仰为依归。explain 阐明3★guidesb (through sth) to explain to sb how to do sth, especially sth complicated or difficult （向某人）解释，阐明◆The health and safety officer will guide you through the safety procedures.健康安全官员将向你把安全规程解释一遍。help sb move 帮助挪动4★guidesb/sth (+ adv./prep.) to help sb to move in a particular direction; to move sth in a particular direction 搀扶（某人朝…方向）走；（朝…方向）移动（某物）◆She took her arm and guided her across the busy road.她挽着她的手臂领她穿过繁忙的公路。◆He guided her hand to his face.他拉起她的手放到他脸上。☞see also
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guideguide1 /ɡaɪd/ ●●●S3W2 noun [countable]
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1for deciding/judging something that provides information and helps you to form an opinion or make a decision: The polls are not a reliable guide of how people will vote. The figures are only a rough guide.2persona)someone whose job is to take tourists to a place and show them around: a tour guide an experienced mountain guideb)someone who advises you and influences the way you live: my spiritual guide3instructionsa)a book or piece of writing that provides information on a particular subject or explains how to do somethingguide to a guide to North American birds Follow our step-by-step guide. Details of how to use the various programs are in the user guide.b)a guidebook4girl British Englisha) the Guides the Guides Association, which teaches girls practical skills → scoutb)a member of the Guides Association
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1to take someone to a placeSYN leadguide somebody along/through etc He guided us through the narrow streets to the central mosque.► see thesaurus at
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2to help someone or something to move in a particular directionguide somebody/something into/towards etc He guided her firmly towards the sofa. Searchlights were used to guide the ship into the harbour.3to influence someone’s behaviour or ideas: Teenagers need adults to guide them.4to show someone the right way to do something, especially something difficult or complicatedguide somebody through something Guide your students through the program one section at a time.