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ushers
引座员；迎宾员；引导员
ushers is the plural of usher.
a person who shows people to their seats, as in a church, cinema, or at a wedding; someone employed to conduct or escort others
- 1.
A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
在教堂、电影院等场所引导人们入座的人。
- 2.
Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
爱尔兰高级教士,根据《圣经》推断创世发生在公元前4004年(1581-1656)
- 3.
A male escort at a wedding.
婚礼上的男性陪同。
- 4.
an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
在法庭或立法机构入口处值班的官员
- 5.
A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
法庭的看门人。
- 6.
someone employed to conduct others
受雇引导他人的人
法庭门卫；法庭引导员；厄舍尔；在教堂、电影院等场所引导人们入座的人。；爱尔兰高级教士,根据《圣经》推断创世发生在公元前4004年(1581-1656)；婚礼上的男性陪同。
In use
The cinema usher guided us to our seats with a small flashlight.
An usher at the cathedral offered to help us find a pew.
Please ask the usher if you need help finding your row.
Connections
Collocations
- cinema usher
- 电影院引座员
- The cinema usher showed us to our seats with a flashlight.电影院引座员用手电筒把我们领到座位上。
- wedding usher
- 婚礼男迎宾员
- The wedding ushers helped the elderly guests find their seats.婚礼男迎宾员帮助年长的客人找到座位。
- church usher
- 教堂引座员
- A church usher handed us a program and pointed to an empty pew.教堂引座员递给我们一份程序单，并指了指一条空长椅。
- court usher
- 法庭引导员
- The court usher announced that the judge was entering the courtroom.法庭引导员宣布法官即将进入法庭。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：电影院门口有位叫“阿舍”的引座员，拿着手电筒带您找座位。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：电影院、剧院、教堂、婚礼、正式活动 表示在公共场所引导人们入座的人。通常用于中性或偏正式的场合，多出现在电影院、剧院、教堂等需要引座的服务场景；口语和书面语中都比较自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words rhyming with usher /ˈʌʃər/ are rusher, blusher, gusher, crusher; all share the ending -usher. Beware: pusher /ˈpʊʃər/ looks like usher but has the /ʊ/ vowel, and kosher /ˈkoʊʃər/ has the /oʊ/ vowel, so neither rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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