1 a book, magazine, etc that gives information or help on a subject 指南;手册:
Your Guide to Using the Internet因特网使用手册Have we got a TV guide for this week?你有没有本周的电视节目表?
2 (also guidebook) a book that gives information about a place for travellers and tourists 旅游指南:
The guide says that it was built 500 years ago.旅游指南上说,它建于500年前。
3 a person who shows tourists or travellers where to go 导游:
She works as a tour guide in Venice.她在威尼斯当导游。
4 something that helps you to judge or plan sth 指导;指引:
As a rough guide, use twice as much water as rice.一般来说,一份米里要放两份的水。
5Guide a member of an organization (the Guides)that teaches girls practical skills and organizes activities such as camping 女童子军
☞The similar organization for boys is the Scouts. 男童子军叫做the Scouts。
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/gaɪd ||; gaɪd/verb[T]
1 to help a person or a group of people to find the way to a place; to show sb a place that you know well 给(某人)带路:
He guided us through the busy streets to our hotel.他领着我们穿过繁嚣的街道到旅馆去。☞ Look at the note at lead. 参看lead的注释。
2 to have an influence on sb/sth 影响:
I was guided by your advice.我照着你的话做。
3 to help sb deal with sth difficult or complicated 指导;帮助:
The manual will guide you through every step of the procedure.这本手册告诉你办手续的每一道步骤。
4 to carefully move sb/sth or to help sb/sth to move in a particular direction 使按特定方向移动:
A crane lifted the piano and two men carefully guided it through the window.起重机把钢琴吊起来,两名男子小心翼翼地让它从窗里搬进去。