7 definitions found
guide /ˈgaɪd/
輔助線引導者,指南,路標(vt.)指導,支配,管理,帶領,操縱(vi.)任嚮導
guide /ˈgaɪd/ 名詞
導(子),標,導則,指南,導軌,導槽,導向裝置,支配,操縱
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Guide v. t. [
imp. & p. p. Guided;
p. pr. & vb. n. Guiding.]
1. To lead or direct in a way;
to conduct in a course or path;
to pilot;
as,
to guide a traveler.
I wish . . . you 'ld guide me to your sovereign's court. --
Shak.
2. To regulate and manage;
to direct;
to order;
to superintend the training or education of;
to instruct and influence intellectually or morally;
to train.
He will guide his affairs with discretion. --
Ps. cxii. 5.
The meek will he guide in judgment. --
Ps. xxv. 9.
Guide,
n.
1. A person who leads or directs another in his way or course,
as in a strange land;
one who exhibits points of interest to strangers;
a conductor;
also,
that which guides;
a guidebook.
2. One who,
or that which,
directs another in his conduct or course of life;
a director;
a regulator.
He will be our guide, even unto death. --
Ps. xlviii. 14.
3. Any contrivance,
especially one having a directing edge,
surface,
or channel,
for giving direction to the motion of anything,
as water,
an instrument,
or part of a machine,
or for directing the hand or eye,
as of an operator;
as:
(a) Water Wheels A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the wheel buckets.
(b) Surgery A grooved director for a probe or knife.
(c) Printing A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy he is setting.
4. Mil. A noncommissioned officer or soldier placed on the directing flank of each subdivision of a column of troops,
or at the end of a line,
to mark the pivots,
formations,
marches,
and alignments in tactics.
Guide bar Mach.,
the part of a steam engine on which the crosshead slides,
and by which the motion of the piston rod is kept parallel to the cylinder,
being a substitute for the parallel motion; --
called also guide,
and slide bar.
Guide block Steam Engine,
a block attached in to the crosshead to work in contact with the guide bar.
Guide meridian.
Surveying See under Meridian.
Guide pile Engin.,
a pile driven to mark a place,
as a point to work to.
Guide pulley Mach.,
a pulley for directing or changing the line of motion of belt;
an idler. --
Knight.
Guide rail Railroads,
an additional rail,
between the others,
gripped by horizontal driving wheels on the locomotive,
as a means of propulsion on steep gradients.
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guide
n 1:
someone employed to conduct others [
syn:
usher]
2:
someone who shows the way by leading or advising
3:
something that offers basic information or instruction [
syn:
guidebook]
4:
a model or standard for making comparisons [
syn:
template,
templet]
5:
someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
[
syn:
scout,
pathfinder]
v 1:
direct the course;
determine the direction of travelling
[
syn:
steer,
maneuver,
manoeuver,
manoeuvre,
direct,
point,
head,
channelize,
channelise]
2:
take somebody somewhere; "
We lead him to our chief"; "
can
you take me to the main entrance?"; "
He conducted us to
the palace" [
syn:
lead,
take,
direct,
conduct]
3:
be a guiding force,
as with directions or advice; "
The
teacher steered the gifted students towards the more
challenging courses" [
syn:
steer]
4:
use as a guide; "
They had the lights to guide on" [
syn: {
guide
on]
5:
guide or pass over something; "
He ran his eyes over her
body"; "
She ran her fingers along the carved figurine";
"
He drew her hair through his fingers" [
syn:
run,
draw,
pass]