serve as

Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas which would serve as the scenery

几位画家正在一块用作舞台布景的巨大帆布上作画。

Roughly chop the vegetables , and keep back a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish .

大致切一下蔬菜，留下一点切细用作饰菜。

The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two .

沙发可以当床凑合一两夜。

She was elected to serve as secretary of the local party .

她当选为地方党组织的书记。

Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages .

印度南部的小城镇是周围村庄的经济文化中心。

The museum will serve as a memorial to the millions who passed through Ellis Island

这个博物馆将用来纪念经过埃利斯岛的数百万移民。

The title of one of Dietrich 's best-known songs could serve as the leitmotif for her life .

黛德丽的一生可用她的一首名曲的名字来概括。

It may serve as a model . ;

可供效法。

Water may serve as a type of instability .

水可以作为不稳定性的象征。

He volunteered to serve as the manager of our department store .

他自荐当我们商场的经理。

This will serve as a proof .

以此为凭。

Let these words of mine serve as a warning to you .

我说的这些就当给你打预防针吧。

Oceans serve as the main arteries of transportation between continents .

海洋是各大陆间的主要运输渠道。

Here phenomena include also the excitation-response relationships of natural materials for which ideal material serve as models .

这里，现象也包括着以理想物质为其模型的自然物质的激发反应关系。

Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive functioning , but the robot itself doesn 't have to engage directly — it can serve as an intermediary for human communication .

能够进行社交的机器人对孤独和认知功能有所帮助，但是机器人本身不必直接参与——它可以作为人类交流的中介。

The Olympic suffered two crashes with other ships and went on to serve as a hospital ship and troop transport in World War I.

在第一次世界大战中，奥林匹克号与其他船只发生了两次碰撞，后来又负责医疗和军队的运输。

He knew my love for yoga and had seen a space close to where he lived that he thought might be good to serve as a yoga studio .

他知道我对瑜伽的热爱，看到离他住的地方很近的一抉空地时，他觉得可能正好适合做瑜伽工作室。

In this way , arts and culture also serve as a public good ．

这样,艺术和文化也就成为了一种公益。

His not-for-profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries , schools , and health clinics , and are equipped with solar panels and other communicating facilities ．

他的非盈利性组织经营着100艘河上船只,这些船只作为浮动图书馆、学校和卫生诊所使用,并配备了太阳能电池板和其他通讯设施。

It 's just there to serve as a guide .

它只是在那里起向导作用。

Such stories serve as a spur to children 's imagination .

这类故事能激发儿童的想像力。

I will serve as president of Shanghai Film Academy . It 's a university .

我将担任上海大学电影学院院长。

The short-term experience can also serve as a test showing if a student is able to live an independent life abroad or not .

激发学生的学习主动性，让他们通过短期“游学”提前体验留学生活，以判断自己是否适合出国独立学习和生活。

Should pastors or elders be paid , or serve as a volunteer ?

牧师或长老需要付给酬劳，还是志愿的事奉呢

They drafted her to serve as their delegate .

他们选她当代表。

Comprehensively deepening reform will not only liberate of the society . It will serve as a strong driving force for China 's economic and social development .

总之，我们正在推行的全面深化改革，既是对社会生产力的解放，也是对社会活力的解放，必将成为推动中国经济社会发展的强大动力。

Both nations want to open the station to international cooperation so it can serve as a platform to boost scientific exchanges and foster peaceful exploration and development of outer space .

两国希望面向所有国际合作开放国际月球科研站，加强科学研究交流，推进全人类和平探索利用太空。

Phenyl ( or polyphenyl ) substituted epoxides serve as excellent precursors to phenyl ( or diphenyl ) carbenes .

某些苯代（或多苯）环氧乙烷是制取带苯环（或二苯）碳烯的极好原料

Forbes ' in-house legal counsel , Kai Falkenberg , says she knows of no cases that have relied on legal disclaimers , though she says they might serve as persuasive17 evidence in a trade secrets case where a party was attempting to keep information confidential18 .

福布斯的咨询律师卡伊·法尔肯贝里说她还没听说过法律免责声明派上用场的时候，尽管它们可能在一方试图保持信息机密的商业机密案中被当作是具有说服力的证据。

Short-term to that university . This kind of study tour can help potential overseas students build a fairly good visa record , which may do some good when applying for student visa in the future . At the same time , it may serve as an impetus for students to study harder .

短期的国际游学，可以帮助建立良好的签证记录，为将来顺利获得留学签证奠定基础；