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'guest room noun a bedroom that is kept for guests to use#*;

'guest worker noun a person, usually from a poor country, who comes to another richer country in order toworkthere (AIhAg3?H63 ) #fflA,

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guff IgAfl noun [U] (informal) ideas or talk that you think are stupid SSLil; MA3I; IIWSS;

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guffaw /ga'fo:/ verb to laugh noisily AA;

[V] They all guffawed at his jokes. Ifllr A1^63

[also V speech] ► guff aw noun: She let out a loud guffaw.

GUI /,d3i: ju: 'ai/ c?bbr. (computing if) graphical user inter­face (= a way of giving instructions to a computer using things that can be seen on the screen such as symbols and menus)

guid ance /'gaidns/ noun [U] 1 ~ (on sth) help or advice that is given to sb, especially by sb older or with more experience |§ If ,; 31II1;        guidance for teachers on

how to use video in the classroom

If- 0 Activities all take place under the guidance of an experienced tutor. Jjlff iSsftf

o (NAmE) a guidance counselor (= sb who advises students) ( ^ A ) ^ ® ® |r] — see also marriage guidance 2 the process of controlling the direction of a rocket, etc., using electronic equipment ( Afr#63 ) frjlf,  a missile guidance system #

guide 0"w /gaid/ noun, verb

mnoun

►                 BOOK/MAGAZINE 4§fiJ 1 ~ (to sth) a book, magazine, etc.

that gives you information, help or instructions about sth It®;  a Guide to Family Health ^EMJitli®

0 Let’s have a look at the TV guide and see what’s on. P@

@      § o 2 (also guide-book)

- (to sth) a book that gives information about a place for travellers or tourists        ) : a guide

to Italy MAfJifcB*® o travel guides

►                 PERSON A 3 a person who shows other people the way

to a place, especially sb employed to show tourists around interesting places      ® If: a tour guide

If IS? O We hired a local guide to get us across the mountains. & fll j£ T - £ 1 Jib A ft ® # # $S He f]» lb Miltto 4 a person who advises you on how to live and behave tall1#; It31#: a spiritual guide ##£lalf#

►                 STH THAT HELPS YOU DECIDE It A 63 A 5 something that gives you enough information to be able to make a decision about sth or form an opinion ® If If It A 63 ^

la If 63 ¥   : As a rough guide, allow half a cup of

rice per person. AA#Ao 0 I let

my feelings be my guide.

►                 GIRL A^ 6 Guide (also old-fashioned .Girl 'Guide) (both BrE) (US .Girl 'Scout) a member of an organization (called the Guides or the Girl Scouts) which is similar to the Scouts and which trains girls in practical skills and does a lot of activities with them, for example camping AH A^ — compare brownie(3)

■ verb [VN]

►                 SHOW THE WAY |f* T ~ sb (to/through/a round sth) to

show sb the way to a place, often by going with them; to show sb a place that you know well ^£A$5& ( WL If ft? ) ; la 31: She guided us through the busy streets to the cathedral. ^«*fl*ja*1t»***A*3|. <> We were guided around the museums.

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►                 INFLUENCE BEHAVIOUR 2 to direct or influence

sb’s behaviour #, Bm ( SAM It A ) ^ He was always guided by his religious beliefs, |&63 g fr&JIkKJt i

►                 EXPLAIN ® BJ 3 ~ sb (through sth) to explain to sb how to do sth, especially sth complicated or difficult ( A A A ) IS#, SI 63: The health and safety officer will guide you through the safety procedures.

►                 HELP SB MOVE W Bh 9     4 to help sb to move in a

particular direction; to move sth in a particular direc­

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$3 ) : She took her arm and guided her across the busy road.      o He

guided her hand to his face.      ^ ftlk 63 A 3\     ± „

— see also guiding

guide-book /'gaidbuk/ noun = guide n.(2) guided /'gaidid/ adj. [usually before noun] that is led by sb who works as a guide #?glf63; ®fa-^63; ®#ft?63: a guided tour/vvafk #lf ft? 63 21A; / Afr2lA .guided 'missile noun a missile that can be controlled while in the air by electronic equipment If#

'guide dog (NAmE also .Seeing Eye dog™) noun a dog trained to guide a blind person Ifgf A; guide-line /'gaidlain/ noun 1 guidelines [pi.] rules or instructions that are given by an official organization telling you how to do sth, especially sth difficult It If A #; It If W. fj; fr zft M      : The government has

drawn up guidelines on the treatment of the mentally ill     2 [C] some­

thing that can be used to help you make a decision or form an opinion # #: The figures are a useful guide­line when buying a house. flHft o

Gui-der /'gaida(r)/ (also 'Girl Guider) noun (BrE) an adult leader in the Guides AH A^ fa If M' guide-way /'gaidwei/ noun a channel or track along which sth moves If fit; *f$l; ff5& guid ing /'gaidir)/ adj. [only before noun] giving advice and help; having a strong influence on people A fit If 63 ; ® B P|r1 63 : She was inexperienced and needed a guiding hand.     0 a guiding

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guild /gild/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] 1 an organization of people who do the same job or who have the same interests or aims ( ffik ) 33 A: the Screen Actors’ Guild 2 an association of skilled workers in the Middle Ages ( ®ttt£B63 )

guil der /'gilda(r)/ noun the former unit of money in the Netherlands (replaced in 2002 by the euro)

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guild-hall /'gildhorl/ noun (BrE) a building in which the members of a guild used to meet, now often used for meetings and performances ( ff & ^]WJ ik £ 63 ) ^

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guile /gail/ noun [U] (formal) the use of clever but dishonest behaviour in order to trick people $e A;

BEES deceit

guile-less /‘gaillas/ adj. (formal) behaving in a very honest way; not knowing how to trick people J¥iS63; #^63; >P3F!&63 ► guile-less-ly adv. guil le mot /’gilimnt; NAmE -ma:t/ noun a black and white bird with a long narrow beak that lives near the sea*&(H&fe, Hi;), guil lo tine /'gilatiin/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 [sing.] a machine, originally from France, for cutting people’s heads off. It has a heavy blade that slides down a wooden frame. 13,^ ( Aft S >•.) 2 (BrE) (US 'paper cutter) [G] a device with a long blade for cutting paper isAMU;     3 [sing.] (BrE, politics $k)

the setting of a time limit on a debate in Parliament

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■ verb [VN] 1 to kill sb by cutting off their head with a guillotine ffi(^A)j£±$rA£2 (BrE) to cut paper using a guillotine (  ) ij], ij]$r 3 (BrE, politics

fljft) to limit the amount of time spent discussing a new law in Parliament ( A ) Rlrtt^i&BtlB]: to guillo­tine a bill ®rTO^63#ifcflA'0| guilt /gilt/ noun [U] 1 ~ (about sth) the unhappy feelings caused by knowing or thinking that you have done sth wrong ®    ; 1# iM : She had feelings of guilt about

leaving her children and going to work.      S 2.63

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a sense of guilt. ®      0 a guilt

complex (= an exaggerated sense of guilt) ® ‘If 2 the fact that sb has done sth illegal IP; IP It ; ® IP: His guilt was proved beyond all doubt by the pros­ecution.  o an admis­

sion of guilt A ® IP raua innocence 3 blame or