guiding

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++guid·ing /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/ adjective  1  guiding principle ADVISEsomething that helps you decide what to do in a difficult situation 指导性的原则 Fairness, rather than efficiency, is the guiding principle. 指导原则是公平，而不是效率。2  guiding light/hand/star someone whose ideas and advice people follow 指路明灯/指导者/引路明星 Eddie was his hero – his guiding light. 埃迪是他的英雄，他的指路明灯。 He really needed a guiding hand. 他很需要有人指引。

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guiding• The time seems ripe to change these guiding beliefs.• It is guiding principle, abiding truth.• They are the guiding principle in his life and work and must be clearly visible in any evaluation.• They can do this by establishing clear guiding principles against which all actions need to be evaluated.• I think certain guiding principles can help and offer starting- points for reflective thinking.

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guiding
guid‧ing /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/ adjective
1. guiding principle something that helps you decide what to do in a difficult situation:
    Fairness, rather than efficiency, is the guiding principle.
2. guiding light/hand/star someone whose ideas and advice people follow:
    Eddie was his hero – his guiding light.
    He really needed a guiding hand.

guid·ingBrE /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] giving advice and help; having a strong influence on people 给予指导的；有影响的◆She was inexperienced and needed a guiding hand. 她缺乏经验，需要有人指导。🔊🔊◆a guiding force有影响的力量