usher n. (fem. -ette ) 1.看門人,門房;傳達(dá);〔美國〕(戲院的)引座員,領(lǐng)票(員),(婚禮中的)迎賓(員);〔英國〕皇室禮賓官。 2.〔英國〕〔戲謔語〕助理教員,助教。 vt. 1.引導(dǎo),領(lǐng)引,招待。 2.宣告,展示 (in)。 The waiter ushered the guests into the dining room. 服務(wù)員把客人領(lǐng)進(jìn)宴會廳。 She ushered me to my seat. 她把我領(lǐng)到座位上。 usher in a new era of computer 宣告一個電腦新世紀(jì)的到來。 vi. 作招待員;擔(dān)任前導(dǎo)。 usher in 迎接(來客);傳報,預(yù)報,告訴(來臨等)。 usher out [forth] 送出。
usher in 揭開序幕; 開辟;創(chuàng)始;宣告...的來臨; 宣告...的來臨, 引; 迎接,開創(chuàng),宣告
Andrew Usher (1826?1898) was a successful whisky distiller and blender. His father (also Andrew Usher, 1782 ? 1855) had experimented with the blending of whisky in the 1840s.