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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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