usher
n
1 person who shows people to their seats in a cinema, church, public hall, etc or into sb's presence (電影院、 教堂、 公共大廳等的)引座員; (將客人領(lǐng)到某人面前的)招待員, 迎賓員.
2 door-keeper in a lawcourt, etc (法院等處的)門房, 傳達(dá)員. usher, v
1 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
lead (sb) in the specified direction; escort as an usher 引導(dǎo)(某人); 擔(dān)任引座員、 招待員、 迎賓員、 門房
The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat. 引座小姐帶領(lǐng)我沿著通道到我的座位上去.
I was ushered in, and stood before the Queen. 迎賓員把我?guī)нM(jìn)去, 站在女王的面前.
2 (phr v) usher sth in (fig 比喻) mark the start of sth; herald sth 開創(chuàng)、 開始或引進(jìn)某事物; 預(yù)報; 預(yù)示
The new government ushered in a period of prosperity. 新政府的成立帶來了一個繁榮的時期.