usher
n
1 person who shows people to their seats in a cinema, church, public hall, etc or into sb's presence (电影院、 教堂、 公共大厅等的)引座员; (将客人领到某人面前的)招待员, 迎宾员.
2 door-keeper in a lawcourt, etc (法院等处的)门房, 传达员. usher, v
1 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
lead (sb) in the specified direction; escort as an usher 引导(某人); 担任引座员、 招待员、 迎宾员、 门房
The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat. 引座小姐带领我沿著通道到我的座位上去.
I was ushered in, and stood before the Queen. 迎宾员把我带进去, 站在女王的面前.
2 (phr v) usher sth in (fig 比喻) mark the start of sth; herald sth 开创、 开始或引进某事物; 预报; 预示
The new government ushered in a period of prosperity. 新政府的成立带来了一个繁荣的时期.
Of course, the Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.