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serve[sɜ:v]vt. 1 为…服务;为…服役;为…尽职责:serve one's country为国效力 2 做…的仆人;给…干活 3 任(职) 4 经历;度过:serve time(或a sentence)服刑serve one's apprenticeship当学徒 5 接待(顾客等);侍候…进餐;端上,摆出(食物或饮料):serve sb. with the tea给某人上茶She turned to serve the impatient customer.她转身接待那位不耐烦的顾客.Mary serveed them generous portions of soup.玛丽给他们每人舀了大碗汤.Dinner is served.饭菜已准备好了.fish served up nearly cold端上来时几乎已凉了的鱼serve the cakes warm端上热蛋糕 6 侍奉(上帝、君主等) 7 为…提供服务(或产品);供应:small businesses which serve the community为社区提供服务的小企业 8 符合;适合;对…有用;够…之需,使满足:This light dinner will serve me.这顿清淡的晚餐对我会有好处.This will serve my purpose.这将符合我的目的.My memory serves me well.我的记忆力很好.The recipe serves six people.这份配料单供六人食用. 9 帮助 10 促进:serve the interests of all the people增进全体人民的利益 11 对待;对…玩弄(手段等):serve sb. shamefully待某人极坏serve sb. a trick作弄某人 12 送达(传票等);向…送达(令状等):serve a summons on sb.(或serve sb. with a summons)向某人送传票serve a warning on sb.向某人发出警告 13 (网球等中)发(球);操作(火炮) 14 (雄畜)与(雌性)交配 15 【海】卷缠(绳索等) 16 【宗】在(弥撒)中充当助祭 vi. 1 服务;服役;供职;履行职责:serve with the Medical Corps在医疗部队服役serve on a jury担任陪审员serve in congress担任议员serve as an interpreter担任译员 2 帮佣,当仆人 3 接待顾客,侍候进餐;上菜,斟酒(或其他饮料):serve at table当侍者serve in a department store在百货商店做营业员 4 适合;(时机)有利;有用;足够:when the tide serves当适于驶离港口的时候as occassion serves一有适宜的机会The square now serves as the town's chief car park.这广场现在用作小城的主要停车场.This nail is too short to serve.这个钉子太短了,不适用.The box will serve for a seat.这只箱子能当个座儿.Sweat serves to cool down the body.出汗可以降体温. 5 发球,开球:serve well (badly)开球开得好(不好)He tossed the ball up to serve.他把球往上一抛来发球. 6 【宗】(弥撒时)充当助祭 n.发球,开球;轮到发球:Whose serve is it?该谁发球了?a wrong serve at tennis网球发球出界win a game with powerful and accurate serves以有力而准确的发球赢得比赛 |