学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3371 usher

 今天我们要学的词是 usher¹.

 

usher 是引领、引导的意思。 Pakistan says Prime Minister Imran Khan's upcoming visit to the United States and meeting with President Donald Trump² will help to usher in “an era of stability and prosperity” in South Asia. 巴基斯坦表示，该国总理伊姆兰汗即将访问美国并与特朗普总统会面，这将有助于在南亚开启一个“稳定与繁荣的时代”。

 

usher 也是一项职业，指招待员、电影院的领座员。First Lady Melania Trump has hired a new chief usher to oversee³ the White House residence staff, who assists the president's family with decorating and logistics in the residential⁴ area. 第一夫人梅拉尼娅聘请了一位管理白宫家居工作人员的新的大管家，将协助总统一家在白宫居住区内的装修和后勤。

 

1 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

4 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。