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| 1 | I/T to provide food and drink for someone to eat at a meal （为…）端上（食物和饮料）；服侍…进餐 |
| A light meal will be served during the flight. 飞行途中会提供一顿便餐。 |
| serve sth with sth All dishes are served with a salad. 每一道菜都伴着色拉。 |
| serve sth to sb A complimentary afternoon tea is served to all guests. 赠送了所有来宾一次下午茶。 |
| serve breakfast/lunch/dinner etc Dinner is served between 7 and 10 pm. 晚餐的供应时间是晚上7点至10点。 |
| serve sb with sth The waiter served them both with salmon poached in white wine. 服务生给他们两人都端上了用白葡萄酒烹制的鲑鱼。 |
| serve sb sth Carolyn served them tea and cake in the garden. 卡罗琳给他们在花园里准备了茶点。 |
| serve sth hot/cold etc The cheese is best served at room temperature. 奶酪最好在室温下端上来。 |
| | 1a | I/T to put food onto a plate for someone （给某人）分菜 | | We were served huge portions of spare ribs. 剩下的排骨有很多分给了我们。 | |
| | 1b | T to be enough food for a particular number of people 够…个人吃 | | The recipe serves four as a light lunch. 这份食谱提供的简单午餐够4人食用。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to do a job or perform duties for a person or organization 服役；供职于 |
| He served more than 20 years in the army. 他在军队服役20多年。 |
| Frank has served this company his whole working life. 弗兰克在这家公司干了一辈子。 |
| +as Mr Russell served as president of the Association for fifteen years. 拉塞尔先生当了15年的协会会长。 |
| +on Henry also served on numerous other committees and commissions. 亨利也在许多其他委员会和调查团任过职。 |
| +in I met my wife, Rachel, while serving in the Royal Navy. 在皇家海军服役时，我遇到了我的妻子雷切尔。 |
| serve an apprenticeship (=a period of training) Sylvie served her apprenticeship with a top Paris designer. 当学徒 |
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| 3 | I/T to be used for a particular purpose , especially not the main or original purpose 用作（尤指非主要或非原定的用途） |
| +as Their spare room also serves as an office. 他们空余的房间也被用来当作办公室用。 |
| serve as a reminder/warning The decision should serve as a warning to companies that pollute the environment. 该决定对那些污染环境的企业来说是一次警告。 |
| serve to remind/illustrate/emphasize/strengthen His death serves to remind us just how dangerous using drugs can be. 他的死可以提醒我们吸毒有多么危险。 |
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| 4 | T to help achieve something 有助于 |
| serve a purpose That’ s a stupid rule. What purpose is it supposed to serve? 这项规定很愚蠢。它能有什么用？ |
| serve sb’ s interests They voted for a chairman who might better serve their interests. 他们投票选了一位可能更好地为他们的利益服务的主席。 |
| serve sb well His ability to get on with people served him well in setting up his own business. 他与人相处的能力对他创办自己的公司很有帮助。 |
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| 5 | T to spend time in prison 服（刑） |
| serve time She served time in Holloway for assaulting a police officer. 她因袭警而在霍洛威服过刑。 |
| serve a sentence He’ s serving a life sentence for murder. 他因谋杀而被判了无期徒刑，目前正在服刑。 |
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| 6 | T to provide a group of people or an area with something useful 提供；供…使用 |
| These gas pipes serve the whole area. 这些煤气管道供整片区域使用。 |
| serve the needs of a new hospital to serve the needs of the local community 为满足当地人需要而新建的医院 |
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| 7 | I/T to help customers buy goods in a shop , especially by bringing them things or helping them choose what they need 接待（顾客） |
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| 8 | T to officially give someone a legal document that orders them to do something 送交（法律文书） |
| serve sb with a summons/writ/order She was served with a summons to appear in court. 她被法院传唤出庭。 |
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| 9 | I/T to hit a ball to your opponent in order to start playing for a point in a game such as tennis 发（球） |
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| - | it serves sb right (for doing sth)
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| used for saying that you think someone deserves something unpleasant that happens to them |
| 某人（因做某事而）活该 |
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| ‘I feel awful.’ ‘It serves you right for eating so much.’ “我很难受。”“你活该，谁让你吃那么多呢。” |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌserve ˈout |
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| 1 | to continue doing something until you are officially allowed to stop doing it 做到…期满 | We want you to serve out your full contract. 我们希望你做到合同期满。 | |
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| 2 | BRITISH serve1 1a | Shall I serve out the potatoes? 我把土豆分下去好吗？ | |
| - | ˌserve ˈup |
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| 1 | T informal to provide something 提供；献上 | The teams served up some highly entertaining football this afternoon. 今天下午两队为观众奉献了一场极其赏心悦目的足球赛。 | |
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| 2 | I/T serve1 1a | Aunt Edie served up a lovely roast leg of lamb for dinner. 伊迪舅妈晚餐时端出了一盘香喷喷的烤羊羔腿。 | |
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