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serve/sɜ:v/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. do a service for (a person, community, etc.) (为某人或社区等)服务 2 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) be a servant to 侍奉；伺候 3 intr. carry out duties 供职 served on six committees 在 6 个委员会里担任职务 4 intr.a (foll. by 后跟 in) be employed in (an organization, esp. the armed forces, or a place, esp. a foreign country) 供职于(某机构)；(尤指在军队或在国外)服役 served in the air force 在空军服役 b be a member of the armed forces 服兵役 5a tr. be useful to or serviceable for; meet the needs of; do what is required for 对…有用；满足…的需要 serve a purpose 适合于某目的; one packet serves him for a week 一包烟够他抽一个星期 b intr. meet requirements; perform a function 满足…的要求；用作 a sofa serving as a bed 可当床用的沙发 c intr. (foll. by 后跟 to + infin.) avail, suffice 有益于；有助于；起作用 his attempt served only to postpone the inevitable 他的努力只会起到推迟必然结果的作用; it serves to show the folly of such action 它的作用在于显示了这种行动的愚蠢 6 tr.a go through a due period of (office, apprenticeship, a prison sentence, etc.) 度过(如任职期、学徒期、服刑期等) b go through (a due period) of imprisonment etc. 服满刑期 7 tr. set out or present (food) for those about to eat it 备置(饭菜)；端上(饭菜) asparagus served with butter 黄油拌芦笋; dinner was then served 然后开饭了 8 intr. (in full 全形 serve at table) act as a waiter 当侍者 9 tr.a attend to (a customer in a shop) (在商店)接待(顾客) b (foll. by 后跟 with) supply with (goods) 供给(商品) was serving a customer with apples 正给顾客拿出苹果; served the town with gas 给城市供煤气 10 tr. treat or act towards (a person) in a specified way (以某种方式)对待(某人) has served me shamefully 对我很坏; you may serve me as you will 你怎样对待我都行 11 tr.a (often foll. by 常后跟 on) deliver (a writ etc.) to the person concerned in a legally formal manner 送达(令状等) served a warrant on him 给他送达委任状 b (foll. by 后跟 with) deliver a writ etc. to (a person) in this way 送(令状等) served her with a summons 给她送达了传票 12 tr. Tennis etc. 【网球】a (also absol. [亦含宾]) deliver (a ball etc.) to begin or resume play 发球 b produce (a fault etc.) in doing this 发球(失误等) 13 tr. Mil. keep (a gun, battery, etc.) firing 【军】使(枪、炮等)开火 14 tr. (of an animal, esp. a stallion etc. hired for the purpose) copulate with (a female) (雄性动物尤指公马等)与(雌性动物)交配 15 tr. Brit. distribute [英]分发；分配 served the ammunition out 分发弹药; served the rations round 分发配给品 16 tr. render obedience to (a deity etc.) 顺从(神等) 17 Eccl. 【教会】a intr. act as a server 当助祭 b tr. act as a server at (a service) (在礼拜仪式上)当助祭 18 intr. (of a tide) be suitable for a ship to leave harbour etc. (潮汐)适合船只离港 19 tr. Naut. bind (a rope etc.) with thin cord to strengthen it 【海】卷缠(绳索等)以加固 20 tr. archaic play (a trick etc.) on [古义]对…耍手腕 ●n. 1 Tennis etc. 【网球】a the act or an instance of serving 发球 b a manner of serving 发球方式 c a person's turn to serve (某人的)发球机会 2 Austral. slang a reprimand [澳] [俚语]严责；申斥 □ it will serve it will be adequate 足够了 □ serve one's needs (or need) be adequate 满足…的需求 □ serve out Brit. archaic colloq. retaliate on [英古义] [口]对…进行报复 he'll serve you out for saying that 因你说了那件事他要报复你 □ serve the purpose of take the place of, be used as 可充当；可用作 □ serve a person right be a person's deserved punishment or misfortune 活该；得到应受的处罚(或报应) □ serve (or esp. US [尤美] serve out) one's time 1 hold office for the normal period (正常任职期限内)任职 2 (also 亦作 serve time) undergo imprisonment, apprenticeship, etc. 服刑；度过学徒期(等) □ serve one's (or the) turn be adequate 满足(某人的)需要 □ serve up offer for acceptance 端出；摆出 [Middle English via Old French servir from Latin servire, from servus ‘slave’] |