guru

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Related topics: Hinduism

gu·ru /ˈɡʊruː/ noun [countableC]

1 informalADVISE someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and gives advice to other people 专家，权威

a management guru

管理大师

a fashion guru

时尚权威

2. RRHa Hindu religious teacher or leader 古鲁〔印度教的宗教导师或领袖〕

Examples from the Corpus

guru• In walks a skinny, intense, angry little guy, obviously the boss guru.• More often, we opted for the quick fix or the solution offered by the management guru of the month.• Peter Drucker, the management guru, has just published a new book.• a nutrition guru• But a quasi guru, given he refused to accept any such role.• Twenty-five years ago he was enthroned as the guru of the avant-garde; today he is isolated, some would say megalomaniac.• Could it be that the guru of the environmental left had been wrong?• It soon became apparent that Colin was the guru of the whole department.• The guru or the spiritual director will have to tell the novice when he has reached the limits of his ability.• Years ago in Manchester, my husband was taught to meditate by a Yiddishe guru in Didsbury.

From Longman Business Dictionary

gurugu·ru /ˈgʊruː/ noun [countableC] informal

fashion/management etc guru someone who knows a lot about fashion, managing businesses etc, whom people consider to be a leader in their area and whom they go to for advice

Management gurus have looked at world-class firms in the hope of finding the magic formula for success.

a computer-science guru

Origin guru

(1600-1700) Hindi Sanskrit

gu·ru noun

Chinese

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