单词	guru
释义	gurugu‧ru /ˈɡʊruː/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINguru Origin: 1600-1700 Hindi, Sanskrit Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a nutrition guru It soon became apparent that Colin was the guru of the whole department. Peter Drucker, the management guru, has just published a new book. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But a quasi guru, given he refused to accept any such role. Could it be that the guru of the environmental left had been wrong? In walks a skinny, intense, angry little guy, obviously the boss guru. More often, we opted for the quick fix or the solution offered by the management guru of the month. The guru or the spiritual director will have to tell the novice when he has reached the limits of his ability. Twenty-five years ago he was enthroned as the guru of the avant-garde; today he is isolated, some would say megalomaniac. Years ago in Manchester, my husband was taught to meditate by a Yiddishe guru in Didsbury. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who advises people► adviser British /advisor American someone whose job is to give advice, especially in business, law, or politics: financial/legal/careers etc adviser: · Talk to an independent financial adviser before you invest your money.adviser on: · the Prime Minister's personal adviser on economic affairsadviser to somebody: · She's been appointed as scientific advisor to the President. ► consultant someone who gives special technical advice to companies or other organizations: · He's left his job as a computer programmer and is working as a consultant for a German firm.consultant on: · Booth is a consultant on language with one of the national press agencies.consultant to somebody: · As a consultant to NASA, Cockburn had access to confidential details of the US space program. ► counsellor British /counselor American someone who gives professional advice and emotional support to people, especially about personal problems: · I never realized you were so depressed. Have you been to see a counselor?· Children in the summer camp can see a trained counselor if they have any problems.· The hospice is appealing for more people to work as bereavement counsellors. ► guru informal someone who is highly respected within their area of work, and to whom people go for advice: · Peter Drucker, the management guru, has just published a new book.· It soon became apparent that Colin was the guru of the whole department. ► focus group a group of ordinary people who are brought together and asked for their opinions about a particular subject or product by a company, political party etc, in order to help them plan what to do or produce in the future: · The government's excessive use of focus groups to sound out public opinion has come under a lot of criticism.· A focus group gave its responses to the proposed advertising campaign. ► think-tank a committee of people with experience in a particular subject that an organization or government establishes to produce ideas and give advice: · a right-wing political think-tank WORD SETS► Hinduism ashram, nounBrahman, nounDiwali, nounenlightenment, nounfakir, nounguru, nounHindu, nounkarma, nounmaharishi, nounmahatma, nounmandala, nounmantra, nounnirvana, nounsadhu, nounsuttee, nounswami, noununtouchable, adjectiveVeda, nounyoga, nounyogi, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► become · Associates who has become a nationally recognized guru on Super Bowl advertising.· In time, Fallows also became a splendid computer guru, a genuine rarity among top public policy analysts. 1informal someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and gives advice to other people:  a management guru a fashion guru2a Hindu religious teacher or leader
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