Ingles

guidebook

gb/ɡˈaɪdbˌʊk/ us/ɡˈaɪdbˌʊk/
B1 Ingles
Mga kahulugan
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Pangngalan B1 entity
1

book of travel information

a book that tells you about a place to visit

Padron ng paggamit: a guidebook to [place] | a guidebook for [place]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Don't confuse guidebook (a book) with tour guide (a person).
Mga kasingkahulugan
travel guide (Often used for the same thing; can also refer to a guide section in a website or magazine.) | tourist guide (Can mean a book, but also commonly means a person; guidebook avoids that ambiguity.)
Mga kolokasyon
travel guidebook |tourist guidebook |city guidebook |a guidebook to Paris |a guidebook for Japan |buy a guidebook |carry a guidebook |guidebook recommendations |guidebook maps |an up-to-date guidebook
Mga tema
travel |tourism |books |maps |daily_life
Mga Halimbawa
  • We bought a guidebook to Rome and planned our route from the maps inside.
  • The guidebook suggested a small guesthouse near the station.
  • Her guidebook was out of date, so some restaurants had already closed.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • I bought a guidebook for London.
  • This guidebook has a map.
Pangngalan B2 entity
2

book of practical instructions

a book that teaches you how to do something

Padron ng paggamit: a guidebook to [topic] | a guidebook for [activity/group]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
A guidebook is usually practical and step-by-step; textbook is more for formal study.
Mga kasingkahulugan
handbook (Often shorter and more reference-like; common in workplaces and courses.) | manual (Often more technical or focused on operating equipment or a system.) | how-to book (Emphasizes practical instructions in an informal, accessible style.)
Mga kolokasyon
a guidebook to investing |a guidebook for new parents |a practical guidebook |a comprehensive guidebook |a beginner's guidebook |a step-by-step guidebook |an official guidebook |a guidebook for teachers |a guidebook on leadership |publish a guidebook
Mga tema
education |work |books |self_help
Mga Halimbawa
  • The charity produced a guidebook for volunteers on how to support new arrivals.
  • She wrote a guidebook to starting a small business.
  • The guidebook explains the basic rules and includes sample forms.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • This guidebook shows you how to start a business.
  • I read a guidebook for new teachers.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
guidebook
IPA
GB/ɡˈaɪdbˌʊk/
US/ɡˈaɪdbˌʊk/
Mga pantig at diin
guide - book (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (guide)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
  • Base: guidebook
  • Plural: guidebooks
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Forms
guidebooks noun
Core family
guide noun A2 guidance noun B1
Related words
guideline noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
misguide verb misguided adjective
Mga ekspresyon

a guidebook to [something]

1
/ə ɡˈaɪdbˌʊk tə sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase

practical introduction to a topic

a book that explains a topic in a practical way

Mga Halimbawa
  • She’s looking for a guidebook to composting that explains the basics clearly.
  • The website is designed as a guidebook to the university’s services.
  • They published a guidebook to workplace wellbeing for managers.

straight out of the guidebook

1
/stɹˈeɪt ˈaʊt əv ðə ɡˈaɪdbˌʊk/
idiom informal

completely typical and predictable

used to say something is very typical

Mga Halimbawa
  • His apology sounded straight out of the guidebook—polite, but not very personal.
  • The team scored with a move that was straight out of the guidebook.
  • It was straight out of the guidebook: deny, delay, and hope people give up.

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