| [/ˈʌʃə(r); ˋʌʃɚ/] n 用法:
1 person who shows people to their seats in a cinema, church, public hall, etc or into sb's presence （电影院、 教堂、 公共大厅等的）引座员; （将客人领到某人面前的）招待员, 迎宾员. 用法:
2 door-keeper in a lawcourt, etc （法院等处的）门房, 传达员. usher 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn.pr, Tn.p] lead (sb) in the specified direction; escort as an usher 引导（某人）; 担任引座员、 招待员、 迎宾员、 门房:
The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat. 引座小姐带领我沿著通道到我的座位上去. *
I was ushered in, and stood before the Queen. 迎宾员把我带进去, 站在女王的面前. 用法:
2 (phr v) usher sth in (fig 比喻) mark the start of sth; herald sth 开创、 开始或引进某事物; 预报; 预示:
The new government ushered in a period of prosperity. 新政府的成立带来了一个繁荣的时期. |