英语词汇“guide”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	guide
释义	guide I. \ˈgīd\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English gide, from Middle French guide, from Old Provençal guida, from guidar to guide, direct, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wītan to look after, depart, witan to know — more at wit 1. a. : a person who leads or directs another in his way or course (as in a strange country or through difficult terrain) b. : a person who exhibits and usually discusses or explains points of interest (as of a city, a museum collection, or a building) to sightseers c. : something (as a guidebook, signpost, or instruction manual) that provides a person with guiding information d. : one (as a teacher) who directs a person in his conduct or course of life : director, supervisor < no boy ever had a better guide than I in the fundamental decencies of life > 2. a. : a contrivance for directing the motion of something; especially : such a contrivance (as in a tool) having a directing edge, surface, or channel b. : a device (as a ring or loop) made usually of metal or agate and attached to a fishing rod to hold the line in position c. : the groove in which the plow used in bookbinding moves d. : a small device for guiding threads or strands of fiber on a spinning, winding, quilling, or other textile machine e. : a device in a printing press or folding machine for holding and releasing a sheet f. : a grooved director for a surgical probe or knife g. : a sheet of metal or other material or a card with projecting edge or tab for labeling that is inserted in a card catalog, index, or other file to facilitate reference 3. a. : a person or vehicle upon whom the movements or alignments of a military command are regulated — used especially in commands < guide right > < guide center > b. : a warship on which others in a formation regulate their positions 4. a. : girl guide b. : an 11-year-old to 16-year-old girl guide — distinguished from brownie II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English giden, guiden, from Middle French guider, alteration (influenced by guide, n.) of Old French guier, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wītan to look after, depart, witan to know — more at wit *transitive verb* 1. : to act as guide to : direct in a way : conduct, pilot < guided us through the city > 2. a. : to regulate and manage : direct or supervise especially toward some desirable end, course, way, or development b. : to superintend the training or education of : instruct, advise, counsel < his studies were guided by one of the great educators of the day > 3. Scotland : to treat or handle especially another person or an animal < guided her ill > *intransitive verb* : to act or work as a guide Synonyms: lead, steer, pilot, engineer: guide may apply to the act of conducting or directing along a course as performed by one with certain, specific, or intimate knowledge or by something equally trustworthy < guided by a native on their expedition through the mountains > < guide patrons to their proper seats > < inspired and galvanized by the personality of a great man who was guiding them in their art — Stephen Williams > < be guided by good judgment — C.S.Kilby > lead suggests preceding to show the way; sometimes, in addition, it indicates keeping those following in order; it may refer to taking initiative, determining procedure, or assuming a director's role < led his men to safety > < led the caravan west > < leading the supporters of the amendment > < the man leading the research project > steer suggests the action of one planning or adhering to a course with concomitant controlling, governing, or maneuvering < steering the ship past the sandbars into the harbor > < deftly steered the Council of the International Congress through its problems concerned with the place of the next session — A.L.Kroeber > < secure in the faith that his reasoned intelligence will steer him correctly at all times — H.N.Maclean > pilot suggests leading or steering over a dangerous, intricate, or complicated course or route < pilot the ship through the channel > < wagon trains piloted by bearded scouts > < took his sister's arm and piloted her to a safe corner > < piloting important bills through the senate — Current Biography > engineer may refer to planning and supervising construction; it often indicates carrying through, executing, or effectuating with contriving, maneuvering, manipulating, and calculating < the influential Americans in Hawaii, with the connivance of United States Minister Stevens and the “moral” support of American marines, engineered a revolution, deposed the Queen — J.W.Ellison b.1891 > < spokesman for the party when graceful adjustments were to be made or delicate compromises engineered — S.H.Adams > < behind it all was the Soviet leviathan skilfully, though at times crudely, pulling strings, engineering, manipulating, staging, and, if need be, intimidating and compelling — Alexander Dallin >
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