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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 服务;效力;效忠 If you serve your country, an organization, or a person, you do useful work for them. 服务;效力;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);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);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 有用;能满足的需要;符合的利益 Something that serves someone's interests benefits them. 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 (…)提供,端上(食物);();() When you serve food and drink, you give people food and drink. (…)提供,端上(食物);();() [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。

Serve up means the same as serve .serve up 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 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
  • 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);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);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 ();(学徒) If you serve something such as a prison sentence or an apprenticeship, you spend a period of time doing it. ();(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 ADVERBimmediately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 + SERVEbe 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。PREPOSITIONto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。PHRASESdinner 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 ADVERBfaithfully, 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 + SERVEcontinue to繼續供職PREPOSITIONas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。PHRASESif 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 ADVERBmerely, 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。PREPOSITIONas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
serve1 (serve dinner) serve2 (serve a community) meet4 (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 sthto feed / nourish sb / sth on sthto serve / dish up a mealto 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 forto 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。

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