usher n. (fem. -ette ) 1.看門人,門房;傳達(dá);〔美國(guó)〕(戲院的)引座員,領(lǐng)票(員),(婚禮中的)迎賓(員);〔英國(guó)〕皇室禮賓官。 2.〔英國(guó)〕〔戲謔語(yǔ)〕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(huì)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(gè)電腦新世紀(jì)的到來(lái)。 vi. 作招待員;擔(dān)任前導(dǎo)。 usher in 迎接(來(lái)客);傳報(bào),預(yù)報(bào),告訴(來(lái)臨等)。 usher out [forth] 送出。
usher in 揭開(kāi)序幕; 開(kāi)辟;創(chuàng)始;宣告...的來(lái)臨; 宣告...的來(lái)臨, 引; 迎接,開(kāi)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.