The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.是什么意思？

The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.

旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

passengers

n. 乘客( passenger的名词复数 )，旅客，白吃饭的人，闲散人员；

例句
Six passengers were killed in the accident.
六名乘客在车祸中丧生。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

shepherded

N-COUNT (尤指男性)牧羊人，羊倌；VERB 带领;引领;护送；

例句
She was shepherded by her guards up the rear ramp of the aircraft.
她在警卫的护送下上了飞机尾部的舷梯。

across

prep. 穿过，横穿，横过，与…交叉，在…对面；adv. 横过，越过，在对面，交叉，斜对面；

例句
Households accumulate wealth across a broad spectrum of assets...
家庭在以各种各样的资产形式积累财富。

Tarmac

n. （铺设路面的）碎石和沥青的混合材料，沥青碎石路面，停机坪；vt. 以碎石沥青铺盖（某物）表面；

例句
...an announcement by Steetley and Tarmac of a joint venture that would combine their operations...
斯蒂特利公司和泰玛士集团发表的整合其生产经营成立一个合资企业的声明

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

airliner

n. 客机，班机；

例句
An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport...
一架大型客机在飞近希思罗机场时差点儿发生空难。