usher
UK ['ʌʃ.ər] US [-ɚ] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go 引导；引领；把…引往•She ushered us into her office and offered us a coffee.她把我们领进她的办公室，给我们倒了两杯咖啡。 •Officials quickly ushered the protesters out of the hall.官员们很快就把抗议者送出了大厅。
UK ['ʌʃ.ər] US [-ɚ] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
Phrasal Verbs [M] usher sth in
■to be at the start of a new period, especially when important changes or new things happen, or to cause important changes to start happening 开创（尤指重大的变化或新事物）；（尤指重大的变化或新事物）开始；开启•Yesterday's match between Arsenal and Spurs ushered in the start of the new football season.昨天阿仙奴队和热刺队的比赛揭开了足球新赛季的序幕。 •Banksie threw a huge party to usher in (= celebrate) the New Year.班克西举办了一场迎新年大型晚会。 •The legislation should usher in a host of new opportunities for school leavers.这项立法应该会给毕业生带来很多新机会。
UK ['ʌʃ.ər] US [-ɚ] noun countable
■a man who shows people where they should sit, especially at a formal event such as a wedding or at a theatre or cinema （尤指婚礼等正式场合或剧院、电影院的）引座员 |