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BNC: 625 COCA: 401
serve
sɜːʳv sɜrv
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense serves, present participle serving, past tense , past participle served
1 VERB 为…服务;为…效力;为…效忠 If you serve your country, an organization, or a person, you do useful work for them. 为…服务;为…效力;为…效忠

  • It is unfair to soldiers who have served their country well for many years. [VERB noun]

    这对那些为国效忠多年的士兵们来说是不公平的。

  • I have always said that I would serve the Party in any way it felt appropriate. [VERB noun]

    我一直说，只要需要，我愿意为党效力，不管以何种方式。

SYN work for, help, aid, assist
2 VERB (尤指在部队)服役;(在政府部门)任职 If you serve in a particular place or as a particular official, you perform official duties, especially in the armed forces, as a civil servant, or as a politician. (尤指在部队)服役;(在政府部门)任职

  • During the second world war he served with RAF Coastal Command. [VERB prep./adv.]

    二战期间他在英国皇家空军海防总队服役。

  • He also served on the National Front's national executive committee. [VERB prep./adv.]

    他还曾就职于民族阵线全国执行委员会。

  • For seven years until 1991 he served as a district councillor in Solihull. [VERB prep./adv.]

    直到1991年他连续 7 年在索利霍尔担任区议员。

3 VERB 用作;可当…使用;充作 If something serves as a particular thing or serves a particular purpose, it performs a particular function, which is often not its intended function. 用作;可当…使用;充作

  • She ushered me into the front room, which served as her office. [V + as/for]

    她把我领进了她用作办公室的前厅。

  • I really do not think that an inquiry would serve any useful purpose. [VERB noun]

    我真的认为调查没有任何实际意义。

  • Their brief visit has served to underline the deep differences between the two countries. [VERB to-infinitive]

    他们短暂的访问恰恰凸显了两国间分歧的严重程度。

  • The old drawing room serves her as both sitting room and study. [V n + as/for]

    原来那间起居室成了她的客厅兼书房。

4 VERB 供应(某地或某人);为…提供服务 If something serves people or an area, it provides them with something that they need. 供应(某地或某人);为…提供服务

  • This could mean the closure of thousands of small businesses which serve the community. [VERB noun]

    这可能意味着成千上万家服务社会的小企业将要倒闭。

  • ...improvements in the public water-supply system serving the Nairobi area. [VERB noun]

    内罗毕地区的公共供水系统的改善

  • Cuba is well served by motorways. [be VERB-ed + by]

    古巴的高速公路四通八达。

  • ...a desire to make education serve the needs of politicians and business. [VERB noun]

    让教育为政治家和企业的需求服务的欲望

5 VERB 对…有用;能满足…的需要;符合…的利益 Something that serves someone's interests benefits them. 对…有用;能满足…的需要;符合…的利益

  • The economy should be organized to serve the interests of all the people. [VERB noun]

    经济的组织运行应符合所有人的利益。

  • They may well decide that their interests would be best served by joining in. [VERB noun]

    他们很有可能认定参与其中才会令其利益最大化。

6 VERB (给…)提供，端上(食物);上(菜);开(饭) When you serve food and drink, you give people food and drink. (给…)提供，端上(食物);上(菜);开(饭) [Also VERB n + to]

  • Serve it with French bread. [VERB noun prep.]

    把它和法式面包一起端上去。

  • Serve the cakes warm. [VERB noun adj.ive]

    趁热上蛋糕。

  • Prepare the garnishes shortly before you are ready to serve the soup. [VERB noun]

    在快要准备上汤前再在上面加点装饰菜。

  • ...the pleasure of having someone serve you champagne and caviar in bed. [VERB noun noun]

    有人把香槟和鱼子酱给你端到床边的惬意

  • They are expected to babysit, run errands, and help serve at cocktail parties.

    要求他们做的事情有:看孩子、跑腿儿、在鸡尾酒会上帮忙招待。

SYN present, provide, supply, deliver
Serve up means the same as serve .serve up 同 serve

  • After all, it is no use serving up TV dinners if the kids won't eat them.

    毕竟，如果孩子不想吃冷冻快餐，给他们也没用。

  • He served it up on delicate white plates.

    他把它放在精美的白色碟子里端上了桌。

7 VERB [no cont] (食物的量)足够…吃 Serve is used to indicate how much food a recipe produces. For example, a recipe that serves six provides enough food for six people. (食物的量)足够…吃

  • Garnish with fresh herbs. Serves 4. [VERB noun]

    配以新鲜香草，4 人份。

SYN be enough for, be sufficient for, be adequate for, provide enough for
8 VERB 接待，服务，招待(顾客) Someone who serves customers in a shop or a bar helps them and provides them with what they want to buy. 接待，服务，招待(顾客)

  • They wouldn't serve me in any pubs 'cos I looked too young. [VERB noun]

    这些酒吧都不让我进，因为我看上去太小了。

  • Auntie and Uncle suggested she serve in the shop. [VERB]

    阿姨和叔叔建议她去商店工作。

SYN attend to, wait on, deal with, oblige
9 VERB 送交(令状等);把…送达 When the police or other officials serve someone with a legal order or serve an order on them, they give or send the legal order to them. 送交(令状等);把…送达 [law] [Also VERB n]

  • Immigration officers tried to serve her with a deportation order. [VERB noun + with]

    移民局官员试图向她下达驱逐令。

  • Police said they had been unable to serve a summons on 25-year-old Lee Jones. [VERB noun + on]

    警方说他们无法传唤 25 岁的李·琼斯。

SYN deliver to, give to, present with, hand over to
10 VERB 服(刑);当(学徒) If you serve something such as a prison sentence or an apprenticeship, you spend a period of time doing it. 服(刑);当(学徒)

  • ...Leo, who is currently serving a life sentence for murder. [VERB noun]

    因谋杀罪正在服无期徒刑的利奥

  • He was able to serve his apprenticeship as a trainer with Eddie Futch. [VERB noun]

    他当时师从埃迪·富齐学当拳击教练员。

11 VERB (在网球、羽毛球等比赛中)发球 When you serve in games such as tennis and badminton, you throw up the ball or shuttlecock and hit it to start play. (在网球、羽毛球等比赛中)发球

  • He served 17 double faults. [VERB noun]

    他有 17 次双发失误。

  • If you serve like this nobody can beat you. [VERB]

    如果你像这样发球，没有人可以击败你。

Serve is also a noun.

  • His second serve clipped the net.

    他的第二发球擦网了。

12 N-COUNT (某些球类比赛中的)发球 When you describe someone's serve, you are indicating how well or how fast they serve a ball or shuttlecock. (某些球类比赛中的)发球

  • His powerful serve was too much for the defending champion.

    他的大力发球让卫冕冠军难以招架。

13 See also: serving 
14 PHRASE 咎由自取;罪有应得;活该 If you say it serves someone right when something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them. 咎由自取;罪有应得;活该 [feelings]

  • Serves her right for being so stubborn. [+ for]

    她太固执了，活该。

Phrasal verbs:
serve out serve up
Quotations
They also serve who only stand and wait John Milton Sonnet 16
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse serve with:
N.

serve a community, serve the public 1 4

serve a purpose 3

serve someone's needs 5

serve cake, serve food 6

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BNC: 625 COCA: 401
serve

verb¹

 1give sb food or drink給予食物或飲料ADVERB | VERB + SERVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤immediately立即端上◇Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve immediately.把調味汁澆到意大利麪上後就立刻上桌。VERB + SERVE➤be ready to可以上桌◇Cover and chill the salad until ready to serve.將色拉加蓋冷藏後再上桌。PREPOSITION➤to款待◇They served a wonderful meal to more than 50 delegates.他們用一頓可口飯菜款待了 50 多位代表。➤with用⋯款待；與⋯搭配一同上桌◇The delegates were served with a wonderful meal.代表們受到款待，吃了一餐美味佳肴。◇Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans.羔羊肉要配新鮮的馬鈴薯和青菜豆一起享用。PHRASES➤dinner is served晚餐已備好◇'Dinner is served!' Katie announced.“開飯了！”凱蒂大聲通報。➤serve sth chilled, serve sth cold, serve sth hot冷食；熱食◇The quiche can be served hot or cold.蛋奶火腿蛋糕既可以涼吃，也可以熱食。
serve

verb²

 2work工作ADVERB | VERB + SERVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤faithfully, loyally, well忠誠地／忠心地／周到地侍候◇She served the family faithfully for many years (= as a servant).她忠心耿耿地伺候這家人許多年。➤better更好地服務◇Let us know how we can better serve your needs.請對我們的服務提出寶貴意見。➤currently目前任職◇She is currently serving as special adviser to the American Ambassador.她目前的工作是美國大使的特別顧問。➤previously先前供職VERB + SERVE➤continue to繼續供職PREPOSITION➤as以⋯為職業◇I shall continue to serve as a trustee.我將繼續履行受託人的職責。➤in在⋯供職◇She served in the medical corps.她在醫療隊工作。◇to serve in the army / military / navy在陸軍／軍隊／海軍服役➤on在⋯工作◇I currently serve on the Board of Directors.我目前是董事會成員。◇to serve on the committee / jury / panel是委員會／陪審團／專家組成員➤under在⋯手下任職◇He served under President Reagan in the 1980s.20 世紀 80 年代他在裏根總統手下任職。PHRASES➤if memory serves you, if memory serves (you) correctly, if memory serves you right如果沒記錯◇If memory serves me right, we arrived on June 22, which was a Tuesday.如果沒記錯，我們是 6 月 22 日星期二到的。➤serve in a... capacity, serve in this/that capacity以⋯身分工作◇She has served in an advisory capacity for a number of groups.她以顧問的身分為許多組織工作過。➤serve on active duty (especially NAmE) 戰時服役◇He served on active duty in the US Marine Corps.他戰時在美國海軍陸戰隊服役。➤serve with distinction業績卓異◇He served with distinction in the First World War.第一次世界大戰期間他立下戰功。
serve

verb³

 3be useful有用ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤merely, only, simply只能起⋯作用◇This only served to complicate the situation further.這只是使得局面更加複雜。➤mainly, mostly, primarily主要用作◇The Declaration served primarily as a propaganda piece.宣言主要起宣傳作用。➤well對⋯好用◇This strategy has always served him well.這個策略他屢試不爽。PREPOSITION➤as用作◇The texts ultimately serve as springboards for the artists' imagination.這些文稿最終成為激發藝術家想像力的助力跳板。
BNC: 625 COCA: 401
serve verb
⇨ serve 1 (serve dinner) ⇨ serve 2 (serve a community) ⇨ meet 4 (serve a purpose)serve1

verb

 Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m. 早餐供应时间为7点到10点。The centre serves the whole community. 本中心为整个社区提供服务。serve ♦︎ feed ♦︎ nourish ♦︎ dish (sth) up ♦︎ caterThese words all mean to provide food for sb. 这些词均表示提供食物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to serve / feed / nourish sb / sth with sth◆to feed / nourish sb / sth on sth◆to serve / dish up a meal◆to be well / properly fed / nourished■ serve [transitive, intransitive] to give sb food or drink, for example at a restaurant or during a meal, especially a formal meal; (of an amount of food) to be enough for sb/sth （给某人）提供，端上（尤指正餐）；（饭菜的量）够⋯吃◆Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m.早餐供应时间为7点到10点。◆Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans.羊肉配新鲜土豆和青刀豆一起上。◆This dish will serve four hungry people.这盘菜够四个饥饿的人吃。ⓘ Although serve usually has an object, the object is often left out, especially in recipes or instructions for serving food. 尽管serve通常接宾语，但其宾语常省略，尤其在食谱中或指示如何上菜时◆Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve immediately.把调味汁浇在意大利面上就能立刻上桌了。◆Serve chilled (= used about wine or drinks).冷藏后饮用。◆Shall I serve?现在可以上菜了吗？   see also serving ⇨ portion ▸ service

noun

 [uncountable] ◆The food was good but the service was very slow.饭菜不错，但上菜太慢。■ feed (fed, fed) [transitive] to give food to sb; to provide food for sb 给（人）食物；养，养活（某人）◆The baby can't feed herself yet (= can't put food into her own mouth).这个女婴还不能自己吃东西。◆They've got a large family to feed.他们要养活一大家子人。◆ (rather informal) There's enough here to feed an army.这儿的东西足够一支军队吃。■ nourish ˈnʌrɪʃ; NAmE ˈnɜːrɪʃ [transitive] to keep a person, animal or plant alive and healthy with food 抚养，滋养，养育（人、动物或植物）◆All the children were well nourished and in good physical condition.所有这些孩子都营养良好，身体健康。◆Most plants are nourished by water drawn up through their roots.大多数植物靠根部吸收的水分得以生长。   see also nourishment ⇨ food ■ ˌdish ˈup■ ˌdish sth ˈup

phrasal verb

 (rather informal) to serve food onto plates for a meal, especially a meal at home （尤指在家中用餐时）把（食物）盛到盘里◆Should I dish up?我可以盛饭菜了吗？◆He gave me a glass of wine and dished up the dinner.他递给我一杯葡萄酒，并端上晚餐。■ cater ˈkeɪtə(r) [intransitive, transitive] to provide food and drinks for a social event （为社交活动）提供饮食，承办酒席◆ (BrE) Most of our work now involves catering for weddings.我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。◆ (NAmE) Who will be catering the wedding?谁来承办婚宴？▸ catering

noun

 [uncountable] ◆Who did the catering for the wedding?婚宴是谁承办的？serve2

verb

 Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m. 早餐供应时间为7点到10点。The centre serves the whole community. 本中心为整个社区提供服务。  ➡ See also the entry for provide for sb 另见provide for sb条serve ♦︎ cater for sb/sth ♦︎ cater to sb/sthThese words all mean to give a group of people the things that they need or want. 这些词均表示提供所需之物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb / sth is well served / catered for◆to serve / cater for sb / sth adequately■ serve [transitive] (rather formal) to offer a product or service to an area or group of people （向某地或某一群体）供应产品，提供服务◆The town is well served with buses and major road links.这座城市乘坐公共汽车很方便，与干线公路的连接也很发达。◆The centre will serve the whole community.本中心将为整个社区提供服务。■ ˈcater for sb/sth

phrasal verb

to give or offer the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants 满足需要；适合◆The class caters for all ability ranges.这个班对各种不同水平的人都适合。ⓘ Cater for sb/sth is used to talk about either the wide range of things that is offered or particular things that are offered. * cater for sb/sth用于表示所提供东西的种类多样，或用于表示提供特定物品◆to cater for all / a wide range of ages / tastes / abilities / interests适合不同年龄／爱好／水平／兴趣的人◆to cater for individual preferences / children with special needs满足个人的喜好／有特殊需求的孩子 ■ ˈcater to sb/sth

phrasal verb

 (sometimes disapproving) to give or offer the things that a particular type of person wants 满足（某种）需要；迎合◆They only publish novels which cater to the mass market.他们只出版迎合大众市场的小说。ⓘ Organizations typically cater to the mass market, tourists, an elite or local tastes. * cater to通常与the mass market、tourists、an elite和local tastes搭配。NOTE 辨析 Cater for sb/sth or cater to sb/sth?If you cater for sb/sth, you provide the things that they need; if you cater to sb/sth you give them what they want. * cater for sb/sth表示提供所需的东西，cater to sb/sth表示提供想要的东西。
BNC: 625 COCA: 401

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