usher
verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] uk/ˈʌʃ.ər/ us/ˈʌʃ.ɚ/
引导;引领;把…引往
to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go
She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee. 她把我们领进她的办公室,给我们倒了咖啡。
Officials quickly ushered the protesters out of the hall. 官员们很快就把抗议者送出了大厅。
Synonym: show
Phrasal verb
usher something in 开创(尤指重大的变化或新事物);开始;开启
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
These changes could usher in a period of dramatic economic growth. 这些改变有可能开启一个经济急剧增长的时期。
His inventions helped usher in the era of skyscrapers. 他的发明推动开启了一个摩天大楼的时代。
Niemeyer was one of the young intellectuals who revolutionized Brazilian society by ushering in new styles of music, art, and cinema. 尼迈耶是那一批年轻的知识分子之一,他们通过创立新兴风格的音乐、艺术和电影而给巴西社会带来了一场革命。
usher
noun [ C ] uk/ˈʌʃ.ər/ us/ˈʌʃ.ɚ/
(尤指婚礼等正式场合或剧院、电影院的)引座员
a man who shows people where they should sit, especially at a formal event such as a wedding or at a theatre or cinema