guide
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++guide1 /ɡaɪd/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] 1 for deciding/judging 起决定/判断作用INSTRUCTIONS something that provides information and helps you to form an opinion or make a decision 指导的事物；判断的根据 The polls are not a reliable guide of how people will vote. 根据这些民意测验来判断人们将如何投票并不可靠。 The figures are only a rough guide. 这些数据只是一个大致的参考。2 person 人 a) BODLTsomeone whose job is to take tourists to a place and show them around 导游，向导 a tour guide 导游 an experienced mountain guide 一位有经验的登山向导 b) ADVISEsomeone who advises you and influences the way you live 〔生活上的〕指导者，指引者，导师 my spiritual guide 我的精神导师3 instructions 指南 a) TCNa book or piece of writing that provides information on a particular subject or explains how to do something 指南，指导手册guide to a guide to North American birds 北美鸟类指南 Follow our step-by-step guide. 跟着我们的分步指南去做。 Details of how to use the various programs are in the user guide. 如何使用各种程序，在用户指南里都有详细的说明。 b) TCNa guidebook 旅游指南，旅游手册4 girl 女孩 British English a) DLC the Guides the Guides Association, which teaches girls practical skills 女童子军〔组织〕 → scout b) DLCa member of the Guides Association 女童子军成员
Examples from the Corpus
guide• The $ 9. 95 guides are sold at bookstores or can be ordered by calling 1-800-222-3602.• There is some need for such a guide, but unfortunately Lead on the Brain does not fill it.• You are advised not to enter the Kenyan game reserves without a guide.• A guide for hospital staff will be published shortly, covering everything from simple hygiene to security regulations.• A friend's experience isn't always the best guide for you.• Both guides cost $ 9. 95.• a free guide to financial planning• One of our guides helped me set up the tent.• I shared a canoe with our guide, Kaz.• The two students who had been walking with our guide quickly disappeared into the trees.• Our guide and interpreter said he enjoyed the work because he himself had learned much about the city.• Not sure what that means; we check the press guide.• the Good Schools Guide• This simple guide is essential if you are thinking of taking up hill walking.• A total of 377 schools are featured in the guide - now in its second edition - from across the United Kingdom.• This guide will help you to take the case.• a tour guide• That seems like a question for our experienced tour guide, Monika Koppel.• The book is an extremely useful guide to starting your own business.rough guide• However, as a rough guide, it feels slightly more Gibson-like than it does Fenderish, if that helps.• The latter is calibrated in centimetres, but most people will probably only use the rod as a rough guide.• As a rough guide, first scrub or wash, peel and slice them.• Charges differ throughout the country but 40p per cubic metre is a rough guide.• Charts, then, are only a rough guide to ideal weight.• We assume to start with that the weighted patterns provide a rough guide to playing the game.• Although individuals vary a great deal, a very rough guide is that the liver removes one unit of alcohol each hour.mountain guide• Today the once new but now traditional occupation of mountain guide is one of the most respected in the Alps.user guide• She also helps to produce a user guide for A/V workshops.guide2 ●●○ W3 verb [transitive] 1 TAKE/BRINGto take someone to a place 带领，引导〔某人至某地〕 SYN leadguide somebody along/through etc He guided us through the narrow streets to the central mosque. 他引领我们穿过几条狭窄的街道，来到中央清真寺。► see thesaurus at lead, take2 TAKE/BRINGto help someone or something to move in a particular direction 为…引路guide somebody/something into/towards etc He guided her firmly towards the sofa. 他领着她稳步走向沙发。 Searchlights were used to guide the ship into the harbour. 用探照灯引领轮船进港。3 ADVISEto influence someone’s behaviour or ideas 引导，指导〔某人的行为或观点〕 Teenagers need adults to guide them. 十几岁的青少年需要大人来引导。4 TEACHto show someone the right way to do something, especially something difficult or complicated 指引，指导〔尤指做困难或复杂的事〕guide somebody through something Guide your students through the program one section at a time. 指导学生分节学习这一课程。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
guide• The travellers were guided around the Hindu Kush by local people who had lived there all their lives.• We were always guided by the belief that we would be rescued.• One day, the primary teacher guiding children through their instructional computer program may be able to prevent reading failure altogether.• He guided David Smith's Perth to the world title in 1991.• I guided Doreen away from the grave.• In man also there seems to be a similar principle to guide him on his journey.• Sammler was a huge help, guiding me through the dangers of the city streets.• The constellation of values that these stories promulgate has guided the family for several generations now.• The pilot guided the plane to a safe landing.• Permissive parents, on the other hand, are too lax about guiding their children.guide somebody through something• Tax-preparation programs guide you through the tax form.From Longman Business Dictionaryguideguide1 /gaɪd/ noun [countable]1something that provides you with information, figures etc on which you can base your judgement or method of doing somethingThe key US and foreign annual interest rates below are a guide to general levels but don’t always represent actual transactions.2a book that provides information on a particular subject or explains how to do somethingthe latest version of the company guide3TRAVELJOBsomeone whose job is to show a place to people visiting itSandra, who liked traveling, started a new career in her forties as a professional tour guide.guideguide2 verb [transitive]1to show someone the right way to do something, especially something difficult or complicatedThe Justice Department issued regulations to guide businesses on how to deal with their customers under the new laws.2to take someone through or to a place that you know very well, showing them the wayOn the tour, we were personally guided through five of the rooms in the White House.→ See Verb tableOrigin guide1 (1300-1400) French Old Provençal guidaguide1 nounguide2 verbChinese
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guide
guide1 S3 W2 /ɡaɪd/ 
noun [countable]
The polls are not a reliable guide of how people will vote.
The figures are only a rough guide.
2. PERSON
a. someone whose job is to take tourists to a place and show them around:
a tour guide
an experienced mountain guide
b. someone who advises you and influences the way you live:
my spiritual guide
3. INSTRUCTIONS
a. a book or piece of writing that provides information on a particular subject or explains how to do something
guide 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 guidebook
4. GIRL British English
a. the Guides the Guides Association, which teaches girls practical skills ⇨ scout
b. a member of the Guides Association
guide2 W3 verb [transitive]
1. to take someone to a place
SYN lead
guide somebody along/through etc
He guided us through the narrow streets to the central mosque.
2. to help someone or something to move in a particular direction
guide somebody/something into/towards etc
He guided her firmly towards the sofa.
Searchlights were used to guide the ship into the harbour.
3. to influence someone’s behaviour or ideas:
Teenagers need adults to guide them.
4. to show someone the right way to do something, especially something difficult or complicated
guide somebody through something
Guide your students through the program one section at a time.
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noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: Old Provençal guida
1. FOR DECIDING/JUDGING something that provides information and helps you to form an opinion or make a decision:Language: French
Origin: Old Provençal guida
2. PERSON
a. someone whose job is to take tourists to a place and show them around:
b. someone who advises you and influences the way you live:
3. INSTRUCTIONS
a. a book or piece of writing that provides information on a particular subject or explains how to do something
guide to
b. a guidebook
4. GIRL British English
a. the Guides the Guides Association, which teaches girls practical skills ⇨ scout
b. a member of the Guides Association
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verb [transitive]1. to take someone to a place
SYN lead
guide somebody along/through etc
2. to help someone or something to move in a particular direction
guide somebody/something into/towards etc
3. to influence someone’s behaviour or ideas:
4. to show someone the right way to do something, especially something difficult or complicated
guide somebody through something
both
take to go with sb from one place to another, for example in order to show them sth or to show them the way to a place 指带去、带路、引领 ：◆ It's too far to walk—I'll take you by car. 步行路太远，我开车送你去。 lead to go with or go in front of sb in order to show them the way or to make them go in the right direction 指带路、领路、引领 ：◆ Firefighters led the survivors to safety. 消防队员把幸存者带到了安全的地方。 escort to go with sb in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way 指护卫、护送 ：◆ The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards. 总统在十二名保镖的护送下到达。 drive to take sb somewhere in a car, taxi, etc. 指驾车送（人） ：◆ My mother drove us to the airport. 我母亲开车把我们送到了机场。 show to take sb to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route 指引领、带领 ：◆ The attendant showed us to our seats. 服务员把我们带到我们的座位。 walk to go somewhere with sb on foot, especially in order to make sure that they get there safely; to take an animal, especially a dog, for a walk or make an animal walk somewhere 指陪伴或护送（人）走、牵着或赶着（动物）走、遛（狗） ：◆ He always walked her home. 他经常护送她走回家。 ◆ Have you walked the dog yet today? 你今天遛狗了吗？ guide to show sb the way to a place, often by going with them; to show sb a place that you know well 指给某人领路（或导游）、指引 ：◆ She guided us through the busy streets. 她带领我们穿过了繁忙的街道。 ◆ We were guided around the museums. 我们被领着参观了博物馆。 usher ( to politely take or show sb where they should go, especially within a buildingrather
指礼貌地引往、引导、引领，尤指在建筑物内 ：◆ She ushered her guests to their seats. 她把客人引领到座位上。 direct ( to tell or show sb how to get somewhere or where to gorather
指给某人指路、为某人领路 ：◆ A young woman directed them to the station. 一名年轻女子给他们指了去车站的路。
Patterns
to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide/usher/direct sb to/out of/into sthto take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide sb around/round to take/lead/escort/drive/walk sb home to take/lead/escort/guide sb to safety to lead/show the way