guard room /'ga:dru:m; -rum; NAmE ‘ga:rd-/ noun a room for soldiers
who are guarding the entrance to a building or for keeping military prisoners
in H ^ g;
guards man /'gcudzman; NAmE 'garrd-/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) a soldier in the
Guards or in the National Guard in the
'guard’s van noun (BrE) the part of a train
where the person who is in charge of the train rides ?ij
guava /'gwaiva/ noun the fruit of a
tropical American tree, with yellow skin and pink flesh HAff? (
tkjh, m^mi&)
gubbins /'gAbinz/ noun [U] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) various things that
are not important 'A# AH: All the gubbins that came with the computer is
still in the box.
gu berna tor ial /,gu:bana'to:rial; NAmE
-barna-/ adj. (formal) connected with the
job of state governor in the
Guern-sey /‘g3:nzi; NAmE 'g3irnzi/ noun 1 a type of cow kept for
its rich milk ftftft ( 7*3511A ) 2 guernsey a thick sweater made
with dark blue wool that has been specially treated so that it does not let
water through, worn originally by fishermen ( IS
Mfe, JO 3 guernsey (Austral E) a football
sweater, especially one of the
type without sleeves worn by Australian Rules players ( AteM
AfJMH get a 'guernsey (AustralE,
informal) to be recognized as being good (originally
meaning to be chosen for a football team) ft
guerrilla (also guerilla) /ga'rila/ noun a
member of a small group of soldiers who are not part of an official army and
who fight against official soldiers, usually to try to change the government W
ft IA M : urban guerrillas (= those who fight
in towns) fe&TlT# ft IAM 0 guerrilla war/warfare (= fought by
guerrillas on one or both sides) oa
guerrilla movement $?ftig3(j
—
compare freedom
fighter
guess 0-w /ges/ verb, noun
» verb 1 ~ (at sth) to try and give an answer or make a judgement about
sth without being sure of all the facts if iff]; {A
if: [V] I don’t really know. I’m just guessing.
# A % it, %
H M M fffJ o 0 We can only
guess at her reasons for leaving. o He
guessed right/wrong. fife if ft / ^ 7 „
0 [V (that)] I’d guess that she’s
about 30. ^ftifMA £3 30 o [V wh] Can you guess where I’ve
been? fftf£ifftfiGftff'AJ(feft7 1%
? 0 [VN] Can you guess his age ? ft if lb fife ft #11?
2 to find the right answer to a question or
the truth without knowing all the facts if M; ft ft; iff!]: [VN] She guessed the answer straight away. ftfe—A ft ft i# ft 7 o [V wh] You’ll never guess what she told me. ft
ft A o 0 [V (that)] You would never guess
(that) she had problems. She’s always so cheerful ft *tfe&«A^*i0
—
see also second-guess 3 I guess (informal, especially NAmE) to suppose that sth is
true or likely $|; IMft: [V (that)] I guess (that) you’ll
be looking for a new job now. 3MSft3»£3Mfe*rX#7»Bo
O ‘He didn’t see me, I guess.’
“ffeffiftfe&1r jALffe 0 ” o ‘Are you ready
to go?’ ‘Yeah, Iguessso.’ “ft?fi&*?ft£7>%? ” “JiW, fSf&am To ” 0 ‘They aren’t
coming, then?’ ‘Iguess not.’
Aift,
MlAfcT? ” "fSHJMo ” 4 guess ... ! used to show that you are
going to say sth surprising or exciting ( 31 )
fti#: [VN] Guess
what! He’s asked me out! ft
if(B. A It! ftfe£*lf£ftft7! 0 [V wh-] Guess who I’ve just seen! ft
if Htl ft JEf'J it 7 ! IRTl keep sb 'guessing (informal) to not tell sb about
your plans or what is going to happen next ih^AiEii TS ( ^171
) : It’s the kind of book that keeps you guessing right to the end. j^ftitftA^f'JAii^ii
Aig„
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noun ~ (about sth) | ~ (at sth) | ~ (that ... ) an attempt to
give an answer or an opinion when you cannot be certain if you are right if
fffj; if £1 : (BrE) to have/
907 guestimate
make a guess (at sth) ( ) ftiffffj 0 (NAmE) to take
a guess ftiff] 0 Go on! Have a
guess! ft of ! if if #! o The article is based on guesses about what might happen
in the future. &ff £ifm«Ji$ftft^lia£ft A*1t (ft ff iffj o 0 They
might be here by 3—but that’s just a
rough guess (= not exact),
ftfefil UJ frg 3 ,£#$] Ail
AS^WItlWo
O My guess is that we won’t hear from him again.
0 At a guess, there
were forty people at the party. ft ft A pg ft
A#fJP 7 Iko 0 If I might hazard
a guess, I’d say she was about thirty. ttflc;ftit(ftft,
0 Who do you think I
saw yesterday? I’ll give you three guesses. ftiflAHfljit
7 ? f£itfti#Hft0 rm anybody’s/'anyone’s
guess (informal) something
that nobody can be certain about it til A ft : What will happen next is
anybody’s guess. ftAft, itlfii.£A?f£0 your guess is as good
as 'mine (informal) used to tell sb that you do not know any
more about a subject than the person that you are
talking to does ft-#AM; ft
A
tfc: ‘Who’s going to
win?’ Your guess is as good as mine. ’ “ it is. ?
” — # A^flito ”
—more at
educated
'guessing
game noun 1 a game in which you have to guess the
answers to questions 2 a situation
in which you do not know
what is going to happen or what sb is going to do
guessti mate (also gues-ti-mate) /'gestimat/ noun (informal) an attempt to calculate
sth that is based more on guessing than on information HH; ABtfTif
guess-work /'gesw3ik; NAmE -W3:rk/ noun [U]
the process of trying to find an answer by guessing when you do not have enough
information to be sure ft M;
:
It was pure guesswork on our part. flf^f]
mi
guest /gest/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a person that you have invited to your
house or to a particular event that you are paying for § A; % % : We have
guests staying this weekend. ASi^A A A A ft o 0 more
than 100 wedding guests * 100 ^ ft o I went to the theatre club as
Helen’s guest. 0 He was the guest
of honour (= the most important
person invited to an event), ftfell0 Liz was not on the guest list.
A
ft M i# A M o 2 a person who is staying at a
hotel, etc. ifc A ; A : We have accommodation for
500 guests. ^cfpAAft 500 ftAAftf!6fJJ^|0]o O a paying guest (= a person who is living in a private
house, but paying as if they were in a hotel) A ( ftUftftftA It ft A ) 0 Guests should
vacate their rooms by 10.30 a.m. 10:30
U(W ft & % [al 0 3 a famous
person or performer who
takes part in a television show or concert AftfH.pt:
a guest
artist/star/singer A A / 0II / A o' Our special
guest tonight is ... IS Cl 0
He made a
guest appearance on the
show.
f1feft;ft7"A@Jt;llAft f±J o 4 a person who is invited to a particular
place or organization, or to speak at a meeting # M M M: The scientists are here as guests of our government.
0 a guest speaker #iifH A ITTfTl be my 'guest (informal) used to give sb permission
to do sth that they have asked to do if ft; Rift: ‘Do you mind if I use the
phone?’ ‘Be my guest.’
”
“itfto ”
■
verb [V] ~ (on sth) to take part in a
television or radio show, a concert, a game, etc. as a visiting or temporary
performer or player f$Aft;
fft#^fHM:
She guested on several chat shows while visiting
fafe m&m 0
'guest
beer noun [U, C] (BrE) a beer that is not
usually available in a particular pub, but which is served there for a limited period,
often at a specially reduced price
'guest house noun 1 (BrE) a small hotel A M tt 2 (NAmE) a
small house built near a large house, for guests to stay in ( AJ^ft^ftAA®ft#J )
Aft
guestimate = guesstimate