Definition of usher in English:

usher

noun ˈʌʃəˈəʃər

1A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.
（尤指剧院、影院或婚礼的）引座员
Example sentencesExamples
- I've also been a wedding usher, which is a breeze by comparison.
- This gave us the special attention of the ushers and great seats in the front row.
- Is it a disappointment to you that a lot of the people behind the scenes, like the ushers and usherettes and yourself, don't get the recognition they deserve?
- The casket, escorted by ushers in white formal attire, was borne on an open white hearse led by eight impressive horses.
- We would like to extend our thanks to all our neighbours and friends, too numerous to mention, who attended the Mass, also a special thanks to the ushers, altar servers, and everyone who helped to make this a memorable occasion.
- Clearly an organized hostess, Lady Feina had hired ushers to seat each of her guests exactly where they were supposed to be seated.
- Sarah and Paul have asked me to be one of the two ushers at their wedding.
- I couldn't believe our luck when we went to get our seats and the usher pointed them out.
- As George, Gary, and I were going to be ushers at his wedding, we had to be at the wedding rehearsal the day before the wedding.
- She steered her mother to the doors, and watched as one of the ushers showed her to her seat in the front pew on the right.
- He allows his ticket stub to be scanned by an usher, who bows as he re-enters the cinema.
- I entered the chapel late, I remember the kind usher who showed me discreetly to my seat.
- The usher at the cinema introduced the movie, and gave away the plot.
- Veteran usher, Neil, has worked at the same theatre for seven years.
- At the top of the climb an usher showed you where to park and pointed out seating in an area outlined by lanterns.
- A female usher was seen at the bottom of the theatre talking on a two-way radio.
- An usher at the cinema said the attendance had been better when the film was first released some weeks ago, but there were no sell-outs.
- Looking at the throng of people waiting to enter the building, Gil was glad that Laurie had instructed him to go to the back door where an usher would escort them to their seats instead of their having to stand in the long line.
- Kay first met Susan Gargary eight years ago while working as a cinema usher.
- Interaction with the performers began as soon as ushers had guided guests to their seats.
Synonyms
attendant, escort, guide
doorkeeper, commissionaire, aide, lackey, flunkey
1. 1.1 An official in a law court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order.
  法庭庭警，法警
  Example sentencesExamples
  The usher vanished under the courtroom table to check and when she re-emerged said: ‘That seems to have managed it’.
  It took several minutes for the crowd to quiet down and ushers to restore order.
  The notice in the jury room does not prevent or discourage notes to the judge being submitted via the court usher.
  If you intend to attend at the next hearing, please leave your name and address with the usher.
  The workers, including ushers, legal clerks and administration staff, are in dispute with their employers over pay.
  The juror then asked the usher to hand to prosecuting counsel a note.
  Staff including court ushers and clerks are involved in the stoppage in England and Wales.
  Court ushers and clerks and immigration officers were joining the walkout as part of a campaign to tackle low pay.
  Volunteers explain court procedure to those giving evidence, take them to the courtroom before trials, and introduce them to the usher and clerk.
  It is also the case that no security problem is perceived to exist there; people coming up the stairs will inevitably meet an usher before reaching those rooms.
  When he heard the verdict, Judge Paul Hoffman said to a court usher: ‘Very well, you may take the jury out.’
  Two long-serving ushers at Kingston Magistrates' Court were compulsorily retired on Friday despite being eager to carry on working.
  Before I could explain that it might not be a good idea, the juror had told an usher, the court official who looks after each jury.
  He appeared to claim that there had been proper evidence but it had been lost by the court, or handed out to the wrong party by the usher after an earlier hearing in the High Court.
  If anybody wants copies of the judgments in either case there are a few copies here which the usher will be able to distribute.
  The court employs a bailiff, an usher, Mrs Henley and four administrators.
  Presumably in order to bring the case to a close by the end of the working week, the court agreed that, with an usher acting as a third party and furnished with a list of questions, the statement could be obtained.
  At the lowest level were thousands of petty jurisdictions, many private, but all fully staffed by a complement of judges, clerks, procurators, ushers, and tipstaffs.
  The passing of a message to the claimants' counsel by the Deputy Judge, or the court usher, or the Deputy Judge's clerk would not, in my view, be regarded by the observer as of any significance whatsoever.
  The trial had started on the Monday and by this time there was a flurry of black-cloaked ushers briskly walking through the building, desperately looking for a policeman.
2. 1.2British A person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions.
  〈英〉领宾员
2archaic An assistant teacher.
〈古〉助教
Example sentencesExamples
- A woman put her hand up and the teacher with an usher went over to her with a microphone.
- It was modest in size, with perhaps 40 pupils taught by one master, assisted by an usher, in the room above the guildhall, both of which survive and are still used by the school.

verb ˈʌʃəˈəʃər

1with object and adverbial of direction Show or guide (someone) somewhere.
引，领
a waiter ushered me to a table
侍者把我引到一张桌子前。
Example sentencesExamples
- Guards swarmed all over the city ushering people and fighting dark clad figures.
- After ushering me to the terrace, she escorted me to one of several free tables.
- He broke off from his schedule, delaying the local media interviews and ushering people out of the room while he had a few words in private with Robinson.
- These events are tailor-made for sponsors, because they draw big crowds and plenty of regional coverage that can usher people into your place of business.
- His assistant ushers me and the photographer past the two staff doing laundry and into a private cinema.
- Before I'm treated to a vocal warm-up, ‘Matron’ becomes available and his assistant ushers me in.
- Alex called to the fleeing girl and boy before ushering the remaining people in the living room out of the house.
- I catch a glimpse of the bald pilot before she ushers me into the main cabin, which consists of one large cushioned seat.
- I barely notice the waiter as I am ushered to my seat and presented with a laminated menu.
- Arean stood at the entrance to the tunnel ushering his people inside.
- There were policemen ushering people away, and some were always going in and out of the bar, which seemed really easy, since the door wasn't there.
- It was dark outside, but Brae could make out more uniformed people, ushering students off of the plane.
- There were no people ushering you around.
- He let them in while his assistant ushered a frightened customer out of the shop.
- He also insisted on personally ushering me to my third period class too.
- He had only gotten to bed four or five hours ago after spending two hours ushering people out of his house and cleaning a small bit.
- As Caspersen ushers the employee out the door, two of her coworkers circle a custom-made round table, sniffing, sipping, and spitting coffee from some two dozen samples.
- A witness working in a nearby shop said he first knew something was wrong when he saw police officers ushering people past his window.
- The man was ushering each person in, and making sure that they were supposed to be there.
- It's like some ritual to usher people into the neighborhood.
Synonyms
escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see, lead, show someone the way, lead the way, conduct, guide, steer, pilot, shepherd, convoy
2with object and adverbial of direction Cause or mark the start of something new.
〈喻〉使开始，开创
the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel
铁路开创了廉价的大众旅行时代。
Example sentencesExamples
- Ultimately it does not sound a very easy task, but we believe the convention ushered in a new spirit and a new thought.
- The second century for the company ushered in a new era as a chemical company.
- It closed a chapter of history that had been ushered in by the October revolution in 1917.
- It is the year the Great Depression was ushered in on the heels of the 1929 stock market crash.
- But the pair have since ushered in a quiet revolution after assembling a brand new team.
- The end of the Cold War has ushered in a new epoch of imperialist conflicts.
- The era of the all-seated stadium had been ushered in by a number of tragic accents at grounds.
- This randomised study is often seen as having ushered in a new era in making fair comparisons of alternative treatments.
- With the walls of the hotel corridors becoming an Art Gallery the hotel has ushered in a new idea for promoting art.
- The Spanish civil war ushered in a new era in which the civilian population was enmeshed in the conflict.
- The year was ushered in by starlit skies, a bright silvery moon and biting cold.
- The era of modernism was really ushered in following the trauma of the First World War.
- But he isn't quite ready to declare that the story has ushered in a new media hierarchy.
- Nevertheless, it'd be nice if he ushered in a new era in professional sportsmanship.
- Finally the age of the dinosaurs is thought to have been ushered in and out by space objects striking the earth.
- A week later as the New Year was ushered in, another bomb was discovered at St George's monastery in Mosul.
- What the country urgently needs is assistance from the World Bank and other co-operating partners to usher its people into a progressive and productive phase devoid of poverty.
- The party's leader, Charles Kennedy, said voters had ushered in a new era of three-party politics.
- Stephenson comes to realise that he's actually the one who's ushered in this new age and decides to revel in it.
- His leaving has ushered in a whole new phase for England rugby - the era of the Robinsons.
Synonyms
herald, mark the start of, signal, announce, give notice of, ring in, show in, set the scene for, pave the way for, clear the way for, open the way for, smooth the path of
portend, foreshadow
start, begin, initiate, introduce, put in place, open the door to, allow to happen, inaugurate, get going, get off the ground, set in motion, get under way, kick off, launch, cause
precede, antecede

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium 'door'.

The primary function of an usher was originally to be a doorkeeper, and the word is based on Latin ostium ‘door’. The duties of an usher extended to showing people to their seats, as ushers in a cinema still do, and from the mid 16th century into the 19th an usher could also be an assistant schoolmaster. The use of usher for someone assisting people at a wedding was originally American, from the late 19th century.

Rhymes

blusher, crusher, flusher, gusher, Prussia, rusher, Russia

Definition of usher in US English:

usher

nounˈəʃərˈəSHər

1A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a theater or at a wedding.
（尤指剧院、影院或婚礼的）引座员
Example sentencesExamples
- Is it a disappointment to you that a lot of the people behind the scenes, like the ushers and usherettes and yourself, don't get the recognition they deserve?
- I've also been a wedding usher, which is a breeze by comparison.
- I couldn't believe our luck when we went to get our seats and the usher pointed them out.
- The casket, escorted by ushers in white formal attire, was borne on an open white hearse led by eight impressive horses.
- She steered her mother to the doors, and watched as one of the ushers showed her to her seat in the front pew on the right.
- He allows his ticket stub to be scanned by an usher, who bows as he re-enters the cinema.
- A female usher was seen at the bottom of the theatre talking on a two-way radio.
- Interaction with the performers began as soon as ushers had guided guests to their seats.
- Sarah and Paul have asked me to be one of the two ushers at their wedding.
- I entered the chapel late, I remember the kind usher who showed me discreetly to my seat.
- Kay first met Susan Gargary eight years ago while working as a cinema usher.
- This gave us the special attention of the ushers and great seats in the front row.
- Clearly an organized hostess, Lady Feina had hired ushers to seat each of her guests exactly where they were supposed to be seated.
- Looking at the throng of people waiting to enter the building, Gil was glad that Laurie had instructed him to go to the back door where an usher would escort them to their seats instead of their having to stand in the long line.
- We would like to extend our thanks to all our neighbours and friends, too numerous to mention, who attended the Mass, also a special thanks to the ushers, altar servers, and everyone who helped to make this a memorable occasion.
- As George, Gary, and I were going to be ushers at his wedding, we had to be at the wedding rehearsal the day before the wedding.
- Veteran usher, Neil, has worked at the same theatre for seven years.
- At the top of the climb an usher showed you where to park and pointed out seating in an area outlined by lanterns.
- An usher at the cinema said the attendance had been better when the film was first released some weeks ago, but there were no sell-outs.
- The usher at the cinema introduced the movie, and gave away the plot.
Synonyms
attendant, escort, guide
1. 1.1 An official in a court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order.
  法庭庭警，法警
  Example sentencesExamples
  If you intend to attend at the next hearing, please leave your name and address with the usher.
  The trial had started on the Monday and by this time there was a flurry of black-cloaked ushers briskly walking through the building, desperately looking for a policeman.
  Before I could explain that it might not be a good idea, the juror had told an usher, the court official who looks after each jury.
  If anybody wants copies of the judgments in either case there are a few copies here which the usher will be able to distribute.
  Two long-serving ushers at Kingston Magistrates' Court were compulsorily retired on Friday despite being eager to carry on working.
  Court ushers and clerks and immigration officers were joining the walkout as part of a campaign to tackle low pay.
  Staff including court ushers and clerks are involved in the stoppage in England and Wales.
  Presumably in order to bring the case to a close by the end of the working week, the court agreed that, with an usher acting as a third party and furnished with a list of questions, the statement could be obtained.
  It took several minutes for the crowd to quiet down and ushers to restore order.
  The notice in the jury room does not prevent or discourage notes to the judge being submitted via the court usher.
  It is also the case that no security problem is perceived to exist there; people coming up the stairs will inevitably meet an usher before reaching those rooms.
  The workers, including ushers, legal clerks and administration staff, are in dispute with their employers over pay.
  The juror then asked the usher to hand to prosecuting counsel a note.
  He appeared to claim that there had been proper evidence but it had been lost by the court, or handed out to the wrong party by the usher after an earlier hearing in the High Court.
  The court employs a bailiff, an usher, Mrs Henley and four administrators.
  Volunteers explain court procedure to those giving evidence, take them to the courtroom before trials, and introduce them to the usher and clerk.
  The usher vanished under the courtroom table to check and when she re-emerged said: ‘That seems to have managed it’.
  When he heard the verdict, Judge Paul Hoffman said to a court usher: ‘Very well, you may take the jury out.’
  At the lowest level were thousands of petty jurisdictions, many private, but all fully staffed by a complement of judges, clerks, procurators, ushers, and tipstaffs.
  The passing of a message to the claimants' counsel by the Deputy Judge, or the court usher, or the Deputy Judge's clerk would not, in my view, be regarded by the observer as of any significance whatsoever.
2. 1.2British A person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions.
  〈英〉领宾员
2archaic An assistant teacher.
〈古〉助教
Example sentencesExamples
- A woman put her hand up and the teacher with an usher went over to her with a microphone.
- It was modest in size, with perhaps 40 pupils taught by one master, assisted by an usher, in the room above the guildhall, both of which survive and are still used by the school.

verbˈəʃərˈəSHər

1Show or guide (someone) somewhere.
引，领
a waiter ushered me to a table
侍者把我引到一张桌子前。
Example sentencesExamples
- He let them in while his assistant ushered a frightened customer out of the shop.
- His assistant ushers me and the photographer past the two staff doing laundry and into a private cinema.
- A witness working in a nearby shop said he first knew something was wrong when he saw police officers ushering people past his window.
- He also insisted on personally ushering me to my third period class too.
- The man was ushering each person in, and making sure that they were supposed to be there.
- He broke off from his schedule, delaying the local media interviews and ushering people out of the room while he had a few words in private with Robinson.
- He had only gotten to bed four or five hours ago after spending two hours ushering people out of his house and cleaning a small bit.
- These events are tailor-made for sponsors, because they draw big crowds and plenty of regional coverage that can usher people into your place of business.
- As Caspersen ushers the employee out the door, two of her coworkers circle a custom-made round table, sniffing, sipping, and spitting coffee from some two dozen samples.
- There were no people ushering you around.
- It was dark outside, but Brae could make out more uniformed people, ushering students off of the plane.
- There were policemen ushering people away, and some were always going in and out of the bar, which seemed really easy, since the door wasn't there.
- Guards swarmed all over the city ushering people and fighting dark clad figures.
- Arean stood at the entrance to the tunnel ushering his people inside.
- It's like some ritual to usher people into the neighborhood.
- Alex called to the fleeing girl and boy before ushering the remaining people in the living room out of the house.
- Before I'm treated to a vocal warm-up, ‘Matron’ becomes available and his assistant ushers me in.
- I catch a glimpse of the bald pilot before she ushers me into the main cabin, which consists of one large cushioned seat.
- I barely notice the waiter as I am ushered to my seat and presented with a laminated menu.
- After ushering me to the terrace, she escorted me to one of several free tables.
Synonyms
escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see, lead, show someone the way, lead the way, conduct, guide, steer, pilot, shepherd, convoy
2usher something inCause or mark the start of something new.
〈喻〉使开始，开创
the railroads ushered in an era of cheap mass travel
铁路开创了廉价的大众旅行时代。
Example sentencesExamples
- But he isn't quite ready to declare that the story has ushered in a new media hierarchy.
- It is the year the Great Depression was ushered in on the heels of the 1929 stock market crash.
- The year was ushered in by starlit skies, a bright silvery moon and biting cold.
- The era of the all-seated stadium had been ushered in by a number of tragic accents at grounds.
- Finally the age of the dinosaurs is thought to have been ushered in and out by space objects striking the earth.
- The Spanish civil war ushered in a new era in which the civilian population was enmeshed in the conflict.
- The end of the Cold War has ushered in a new epoch of imperialist conflicts.
- But the pair have since ushered in a quiet revolution after assembling a brand new team.
- The party's leader, Charles Kennedy, said voters had ushered in a new era of three-party politics.
- With the walls of the hotel corridors becoming an Art Gallery the hotel has ushered in a new idea for promoting art.
- This randomised study is often seen as having ushered in a new era in making fair comparisons of alternative treatments.
- Ultimately it does not sound a very easy task, but we believe the convention ushered in a new spirit and a new thought.
- The second century for the company ushered in a new era as a chemical company.
- His leaving has ushered in a whole new phase for England rugby - the era of the Robinsons.
- A week later as the New Year was ushered in, another bomb was discovered at St George's monastery in Mosul.
- Nevertheless, it'd be nice if he ushered in a new era in professional sportsmanship.
- Stephenson comes to realise that he's actually the one who's ushered in this new age and decides to revel in it.
- What the country urgently needs is assistance from the World Bank and other co-operating partners to usher its people into a progressive and productive phase devoid of poverty.
- It closed a chapter of history that had been ushered in by the October revolution in 1917.
- The era of modernism was really ushered in following the trauma of the First World War.
Synonyms
herald, mark the start of, signal, announce, give notice of, ring in, show in, set the scene for, pave the way for, clear the way for, open the way for, smooth the path of

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium ‘door’.

单词	usher
释义	Definition of usher in English: usher noun ˈʌʃəˈəʃər 1A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding. （尤指剧院、影院或婚礼的）引座员 Example sentencesExamples I've also been a wedding usher, which is a breeze by comparison. This gave us the special attention of the ushers and great seats in the front row. Is it a disappointment to you that a lot of the people behind the scenes, like the ushers and usherettes and yourself, don't get the recognition they deserve? The casket, escorted by ushers in white formal attire, was borne on an open white hearse led by eight impressive horses. We would like to extend our thanks to all our neighbours and friends, too numerous to mention, who attended the Mass, also a special thanks to the ushers, altar servers, and everyone who helped to make this a memorable occasion. Clearly an organized hostess, Lady Feina had hired ushers to seat each of her guests exactly where they were supposed to be seated. Sarah and Paul have asked me to be one of the two ushers at their wedding. I couldn't believe our luck when we went to get our seats and the usher pointed them out. As George, Gary, and I were going to be ushers at his wedding, we had to be at the wedding rehearsal the day before the wedding. She steered her mother to the doors, and watched as one of the ushers showed her to her seat in the front pew on the right. He allows his ticket stub to be scanned by an usher, who bows as he re-enters the cinema. I entered the chapel late, I remember the kind usher who showed me discreetly to my seat. The usher at the cinema introduced the movie, and gave away the plot. Veteran usher, Neil, has worked at the same theatre for seven years. At the top of the climb an usher showed you where to park and pointed out seating in an area outlined by lanterns. A female usher was seen at the bottom of the theatre talking on a two-way radio. An usher at the cinema said the attendance had been better when the film was first released some weeks ago, but there were no sell-outs. Looking at the throng of people waiting to enter the building, Gil was glad that Laurie had instructed him to go to the back door where an usher would escort them to their seats instead of their having to stand in the long line. Kay first met Susan Gargary eight years ago while working as a cinema usher. Interaction with the performers began as soon as ushers had guided guests to their seats. Synonyms attendant, escort, guide doorkeeper, commissionaire, aide, lackey, flunkey 1.1 An official in a law court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order. 法庭庭警，法警 Example sentencesExamples The usher vanished under the courtroom table to check and when she re-emerged said: ‘That seems to have managed it’. It took several minutes for the crowd to quiet down and ushers to restore order. The notice in the jury room does not prevent or discourage notes to the judge being submitted via the court usher. If you intend to attend at the next hearing, please leave your name and address with the usher. The workers, including ushers, legal clerks and administration staff, are in dispute with their employers over pay. The juror then asked the usher to hand to prosecuting counsel a note. Staff including court ushers and clerks are involved in the stoppage in England and Wales. Court ushers and clerks and immigration officers were joining the walkout as part of a campaign to tackle low pay. Volunteers explain court procedure to those giving evidence, take them to the courtroom before trials, and introduce them to the usher and clerk. It is also the case that no security problem is perceived to exist there; people coming up the stairs will inevitably meet an usher before reaching those rooms. When he heard the verdict, Judge Paul Hoffman said to a court usher: ‘Very well, you may take the jury out.’ Two long-serving ushers at Kingston Magistrates' Court were compulsorily retired on Friday despite being eager to carry on working. Before I could explain that it might not be a good idea, the juror had told an usher, the court official who looks after each jury. He appeared to claim that there had been proper evidence but it had been lost by the court, or handed out to the wrong party by the usher after an earlier hearing in the High Court. If anybody wants copies of the judgments in either case there are a few copies here which the usher will be able to distribute. The court employs a bailiff, an usher, Mrs Henley and four administrators. Presumably in order to bring the case to a close by the end of the working week, the court agreed that, with an usher acting as a third party and furnished with a list of questions, the statement could be obtained. At the lowest level were thousands of petty jurisdictions, many private, but all fully staffed by a complement of judges, clerks, procurators, ushers, and tipstaffs. The passing of a message to the claimants' counsel by the Deputy Judge, or the court usher, or the Deputy Judge's clerk would not, in my view, be regarded by the observer as of any significance whatsoever. The trial had started on the Monday and by this time there was a flurry of black-cloaked ushers briskly walking through the building, desperately looking for a policeman. 1.2British A person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions. 〈英〉领宾员 2archaic An assistant teacher. 〈古〉助教 Example sentencesExamples A woman put her hand up and the teacher with an usher went over to her with a microphone. It was modest in size, with perhaps 40 pupils taught by one master, assisted by an usher, in the room above the guildhall, both of which survive and are still used by the school. verb ˈʌʃəˈəʃər 1with object and adverbial of direction Show or guide (someone) somewhere. 引，领 a waiter ushered me to a table 侍者把我引到一张桌子前。 Example sentencesExamples Guards swarmed all over the city ushering people and fighting dark clad figures. After ushering me to the terrace, she escorted me to one of several free tables. He broke off from his schedule, delaying the local media interviews and ushering people out of the room while he had a few words in private with Robinson. These events are tailor-made for sponsors, because they draw big crowds and plenty of regional coverage that can usher people into your place of business. His assistant ushers me and the photographer past the two staff doing laundry and into a private cinema. Before I'm treated to a vocal warm-up, ‘Matron’ becomes available and his assistant ushers me in. Alex called to the fleeing girl and boy before ushering the remaining people in the living room out of the house. I catch a glimpse of the bald pilot before she ushers me into the main cabin, which consists of one large cushioned seat. I barely notice the waiter as I am ushered to my seat and presented with a laminated menu. Arean stood at the entrance to the tunnel ushering his people inside. There were policemen ushering people away, and some were always going in and out of the bar, which seemed really easy, since the door wasn't there. It was dark outside, but Brae could make out more uniformed people, ushering students off of the plane. There were no people ushering you around. He let them in while his assistant ushered a frightened customer out of the shop. He also insisted on personally ushering me to my third period class too. He had only gotten to bed four or five hours ago after spending two hours ushering people out of his house and cleaning a small bit. As Caspersen ushers the employee out the door, two of her coworkers circle a custom-made round table, sniffing, sipping, and spitting coffee from some two dozen samples. A witness working in a nearby shop said he first knew something was wrong when he saw police officers ushering people past his window. The man was ushering each person in, and making sure that they were supposed to be there. It's like some ritual to usher people into the neighborhood. Synonyms escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see, lead, show someone the way, lead the way, conduct, guide, steer, pilot, shepherd, convoy 2with object and adverbial of direction Cause or mark the start of something new. 〈喻〉使开始，开创 the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel 铁路开创了廉价的大众旅行时代。 Example sentencesExamples Ultimately it does not sound a very easy task, but we believe the convention ushered in a new spirit and a new thought. The second century for the company ushered in a new era as a chemical company. It closed a chapter of history that had been ushered in by the October revolution in 1917. It is the year the Great Depression was ushered in on the heels of the 1929 stock market crash. But the pair have since ushered in a quiet revolution after assembling a brand new team. The end of the Cold War has ushered in a new epoch of imperialist conflicts. The era of the all-seated stadium had been ushered in by a number of tragic accents at grounds. This randomised study is often seen as having ushered in a new era in making fair comparisons of alternative treatments. With the walls of the hotel corridors becoming an Art Gallery the hotel has ushered in a new idea for promoting art. The Spanish civil war ushered in a new era in which the civilian population was enmeshed in the conflict. The year was ushered in by starlit skies, a bright silvery moon and biting cold. The era of modernism was really ushered in following the trauma of the First World War. But he isn't quite ready to declare that the story has ushered in a new media hierarchy. Nevertheless, it'd be nice if he ushered in a new era in professional sportsmanship. Finally the age of the dinosaurs is thought to have been ushered in and out by space objects striking the earth. A week later as the New Year was ushered in, another bomb was discovered at St George's monastery in Mosul. What the country urgently needs is assistance from the World Bank and other co-operating partners to usher its people into a progressive and productive phase devoid of poverty. The party's leader, Charles Kennedy, said voters had ushered in a new era of three-party politics. Stephenson comes to realise that he's actually the one who's ushered in this new age and decides to revel in it. His leaving has ushered in a whole new phase for England rugby - the era of the Robinsons. Synonyms herald, mark the start of, signal, announce, give notice of, ring in, show in, set the scene for, pave the way for, clear the way for, open the way for, smooth the path of portend, foreshadow start, begin, initiate, introduce, put in place, open the door to, allow to happen, inaugurate, get going, get off the ground, set in motion, get under way, kick off, launch, cause precede, antecede Origin Late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium 'door'. The primary function of an usher was originally to be a doorkeeper, and the word is based on Latin ostium ‘door’. The duties of an usher extended to showing people to their seats, as ushers in a cinema still do, and from the mid 16th century into the 19th an usher could also be an assistant schoolmaster. The use of usher for someone assisting people at a wedding was originally American, from the late 19th century. Rhymes blusher, crusher, flusher, gusher, Prussia, rusher, Russia Definition of usher in US English: usher nounˈəʃərˈəSHər 1A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a theater or at a wedding. （尤指剧院、影院或婚礼的）引座员 Example sentencesExamples Is it a disappointment to you that a lot of the people behind the scenes, like the ushers and usherettes and yourself, don't get the recognition they deserve? I've also been a wedding usher, which is a breeze by comparison. I couldn't believe our luck when we went to get our seats and the usher pointed them out. The casket, escorted by ushers in white formal attire, was borne on an open white hearse led by eight impressive horses. She steered her mother to the doors, and watched as one of the ushers showed her to her seat in the front pew on the right. He allows his ticket stub to be scanned by an usher, who bows as he re-enters the cinema. A female usher was seen at the bottom of the theatre talking on a two-way radio. Interaction with the performers began as soon as ushers had guided guests to their seats. Sarah and Paul have asked me to be one of the two ushers at their wedding. I entered the chapel late, I remember the kind usher who showed me discreetly to my seat. Kay first met Susan Gargary eight years ago while working as a cinema usher. This gave us the special attention of the ushers and great seats in the front row. Clearly an organized hostess, Lady Feina had hired ushers to seat each of her guests exactly where they were supposed to be seated. Looking at the throng of people waiting to enter the building, Gil was glad that Laurie had instructed him to go to the back door where an usher would escort them to their seats instead of their having to stand in the long line. We would like to extend our thanks to all our neighbours and friends, too numerous to mention, who attended the Mass, also a special thanks to the ushers, altar servers, and everyone who helped to make this a memorable occasion. As George, Gary, and I were going to be ushers at his wedding, we had to be at the wedding rehearsal the day before the wedding. Veteran usher, Neil, has worked at the same theatre for seven years. At the top of the climb an usher showed you where to park and pointed out seating in an area outlined by lanterns. An usher at the cinema said the attendance had been better when the film was first released some weeks ago, but there were no sell-outs. The usher at the cinema introduced the movie, and gave away the plot. Synonyms attendant, escort, guide 1.1 An official in a court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order. 法庭庭警，法警 Example sentencesExamples If you intend to attend at the next hearing, please leave your name and address with the usher. The trial had started on the Monday and by this time there was a flurry of black-cloaked ushers briskly walking through the building, desperately looking for a policeman. Before I could explain that it might not be a good idea, the juror had told an usher, the court official who looks after each jury. If anybody wants copies of the judgments in either case there are a few copies here which the usher will be able to distribute. Two long-serving ushers at Kingston Magistrates' Court were compulsorily retired on Friday despite being eager to carry on working. Court ushers and clerks and immigration officers were joining the walkout as part of a campaign to tackle low pay. Staff including court ushers and clerks are involved in the stoppage in England and Wales. Presumably in order to bring the case to a close by the end of the working week, the court agreed that, with an usher acting as a third party and furnished with a list of questions, the statement could be obtained. It took several minutes for the crowd to quiet down and ushers to restore order. The notice in the jury room does not prevent or discourage notes to the judge being submitted via the court usher. It is also the case that no security problem is perceived to exist there; people coming up the stairs will inevitably meet an usher before reaching those rooms. The workers, including ushers, legal clerks and administration staff, are in dispute with their employers over pay. The juror then asked the usher to hand to prosecuting counsel a note. He appeared to claim that there had been proper evidence but it had been lost by the court, or handed out to the wrong party by the usher after an earlier hearing in the High Court. The court employs a bailiff, an usher, Mrs Henley and four administrators. Volunteers explain court procedure to those giving evidence, take them to the courtroom before trials, and introduce them to the usher and clerk. The usher vanished under the courtroom table to check and when she re-emerged said: ‘That seems to have managed it’. When he heard the verdict, Judge Paul Hoffman said to a court usher: ‘Very well, you may take the jury out.’ At the lowest level were thousands of petty jurisdictions, many private, but all fully staffed by a complement of judges, clerks, procurators, ushers, and tipstaffs. The passing of a message to the claimants' counsel by the Deputy Judge, or the court usher, or the Deputy Judge's clerk would not, in my view, be regarded by the observer as of any significance whatsoever. 1.2British A person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions. 〈英〉领宾员 2archaic An assistant teacher. 〈古〉助教 Example sentencesExamples A woman put her hand up and the teacher with an usher went over to her with a microphone. It was modest in size, with perhaps 40 pupils taught by one master, assisted by an usher, in the room above the guildhall, both of which survive and are still used by the school. verbˈəʃərˈəSHər 1Show or guide (someone) somewhere. 引，领 a waiter ushered me to a table 侍者把我引到一张桌子前。 Example sentencesExamples He let them in while his assistant ushered a frightened customer out of the shop. His assistant ushers me and the photographer past the two staff doing laundry and into a private cinema. A witness working in a nearby shop said he first knew something was wrong when he saw police officers ushering people past his window. He also insisted on personally ushering me to my third period class too. The man was ushering each person in, and making sure that they were supposed to be there. He broke off from his schedule, delaying the local media interviews and ushering people out of the room while he had a few words in private with Robinson. He had only gotten to bed four or five hours ago after spending two hours ushering people out of his house and cleaning a small bit. These events are tailor-made for sponsors, because they draw big crowds and plenty of regional coverage that can usher people into your place of business. As Caspersen ushers the employee out the door, two of her coworkers circle a custom-made round table, sniffing, sipping, and spitting coffee from some two dozen samples. There were no people ushering you around. It was dark outside, but Brae could make out more uniformed people, ushering students off of the plane. There were policemen ushering people away, and some were always going in and out of the bar, which seemed really easy, since the door wasn't there. Guards swarmed all over the city ushering people and fighting dark clad figures. Arean stood at the entrance to the tunnel ushering his people inside. It's like some ritual to usher people into the neighborhood. Alex called to the fleeing girl and boy before ushering the remaining people in the living room out of the house. Before I'm treated to a vocal warm-up, ‘Matron’ becomes available and his assistant ushers me in. I catch a glimpse of the bald pilot before she ushers me into the main cabin, which consists of one large cushioned seat. I barely notice the waiter as I am ushered to my seat and presented with a laminated menu. After ushering me to the terrace, she escorted me to one of several free tables. Synonyms escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see, lead, show someone the way, lead the way, conduct, guide, steer, pilot, shepherd, convoy 2usher something inCause or mark the start of something new. 〈喻〉使开始，开创 the railroads ushered in an era of cheap mass travel 铁路开创了廉价的大众旅行时代。 Example sentencesExamples But he isn't quite ready to declare that the story has ushered in a new media hierarchy. It is the year the Great Depression was ushered in on the heels of the 1929 stock market crash. The year was ushered in by starlit skies, a bright silvery moon and biting cold. The era of the all-seated stadium had been ushered in by a number of tragic accents at grounds. Finally the age of the dinosaurs is thought to have been ushered in and out by space objects striking the earth. The Spanish civil war ushered in a new era in which the civilian population was enmeshed in the conflict. The end of the Cold War has ushered in a new epoch of imperialist conflicts. But the pair have since ushered in a quiet revolution after assembling a brand new team. The party's leader, Charles Kennedy, said voters had ushered in a new era of three-party politics. With the walls of the hotel corridors becoming an Art Gallery the hotel has ushered in a new idea for promoting art. This randomised study is often seen as having ushered in a new era in making fair comparisons of alternative treatments. Ultimately it does not sound a very easy task, but we believe the convention ushered in a new spirit and a new thought. The second century for the company ushered in a new era as a chemical company. His leaving has ushered in a whole new phase for England rugby - the era of the Robinsons. A week later as the New Year was ushered in, another bomb was discovered at St George's monastery in Mosul. Nevertheless, it'd be nice if he ushered in a new era in professional sportsmanship. Stephenson comes to realise that he's actually the one who's ushered in this new age and decides to revel in it. What the country urgently needs is assistance from the World Bank and other co-operating partners to usher its people into a progressive and productive phase devoid of poverty. It closed a chapter of history that had been ushered in by the October revolution in 1917. The era of modernism was really ushered in following the trauma of the First World War. Synonyms herald, mark the start of, signal, announce, give notice of, ring in, show in, set the scene for, pave the way for, clear the way for, open the way for, smooth the path of Origin Late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium ‘door’.
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