serve
- v.服务;（为…）工作，服务，履行义务，尽职责;供应，提供;(给某人)提供;把…送达;服（刑）;可用作，可当…使;发（球）;对…有用;接待;端上;任期为;产生…的效果（或结果）;够…吃(或用)
- n.发球
过去式： served 现在分词： serving 过去分词： served 第三人称单数： serves
serv 服务 + -e
serveverb
食物；饮料 food/drink
（给某人）提供；端上
to give sb food or drink, for example at a restaurant or during a meal
Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m.
早餐供应时间从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。
They served a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates.
他们招待五十多位代表吃了一餐美味佳肴。
The delegates were served with a wonderful meal.
代表们受到款待，吃了一餐美味佳肴。
Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve immediately.
把沙司浇在意大利面上就立刻上桌。
She served us a delicious lunch.
她招待我们吃了一顿可口的午餐。
Shall I serve?
现在上菜好吗？
The quiche can be served hot or cold.
蛋奶馅饼热吃也行，冷吃也行。
够…吃（或用）
to be enough for sb/sth
This dish will serve four hungry people.
这盘菜够四个挨饿的人吃。
顾客 customers
接待；服务
to help a customer or sell them sth in a shop/store
Are you being served?
有人接待您吗？
She was serving behind the counter.
她在柜台服务。
有用 be useful
对…有用；能满足…的需要
to be useful to sb in achieving or satisfying sth
These experiments serve no useful purpose .
这些实验没有任何实际意义。
Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business.
他们的经济政策多半符合大企业的利益。
How can we best serve the needs of future generations?
我们怎样才最能满足后代子孙的需要？
His linguistic ability served him well in his chosen profession.
他的语言能力对他所选择的职业大有帮助。
提供 provide sth
（向某地或某一群体）供应，提供
to provide an area or a group of people with a product or service
The town is well served with buses and major road links.
这座城市乘坐公共汽车很方便，与干线公路的联接也很发达。
The centre will serve the whole community.
这个中心将为整个社区提供服务。
适合 be suitable
可用作，可当…使（尤指别无选择时）
to be suitable for a particular use, especially when nothing else is available
The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two.
沙发可以当床凑合一两夜。
产生某种结果 have particular result
产生…的效果（或结果）
to have a particular effect or result
The judge said the punishment would serve as a warning to others.
法官说这种惩罚将起到杀一儆百的作用。
The attack was unsuccessful and served only to alert the enemy.
进攻未奏效，反而使敌人警觉起来。
工作 work
（为…）工作，服务，履行义务，尽职责
to work or perform duties for a person, an organization, a country, etc.
He served as a captain in the army.
他曾是一名陆军上尉。
She served in the medical corps.
她在医务部队服过役。
He served under Edward Heath in the 1970s.
他曾于20世纪70年代在爱德华∙希思手下任职。
I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community.
我想找一个能够为公众服务的工作岗位。
He served the family faithfully for many years (= as a servant) .
他忠心耿耿，伺候这家人多年。
任期为；担任（职务）时间达；培训期为
to spend a period of time in a particular job or training for a job
He served a one-year apprenticeship.
他做了一年的学徒。
She was elected to serve as secretary of the local party.
她当选为地方党组织的书记。
监禁时间 time in prison
服（刑）
to spend a period of time in prison
prisoners serving life sentences
服无期徒刑的囚犯
She is serving two years for theft.
她因盗窃罪正在服两年徒刑。
He has served time (= been to prison) before.
他以前坐过牢。
正式文件 official document
把…送达；向（某人）送交
to give or send sb an official document, especially one that orders them to appear in court
to serve a writ/summons on sb
把令状 / 传票送达某人
to serve sb with a writ/summons
向某人送交令状 / 传票
体育运动 in sport
发（球）
to start playing by throwing the ball into the air and hitting it
Who's serving?
谁发球？
She served an ace.
她发球直接得分。
used to say that sth that has happened to sb is their own fault and they deserve it
她离开了你，是吗？那你活该——你太自私了。
Left you, did she? It serves you right for being so selfish.
to be useful for a particular purpose or period of time
to support two opposing parties, principles, etc. at the same time
people will be dealt with, seen, etc. strictly in the order in which they arrive
票先来先买，售完为止。
Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis.
noun
in tennis , etc. 网球等发球
the action of serving the ball to your opponent
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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.It is unfair to soldiers who have served their country well for many years...
这对那些为国效忠多年的士兵们来说是不公平的。
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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.During the second world war he served with RAF Coastal Command...
二战期间他在英国皇家空军海防总队服役。
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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.She ushered me into the front room, which served as her office...
她把我领进了她用作办公室的前厅。
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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.This could mean the closure of thousands of small businesses which serve the community...
这可能意味着成千上万家服务社会的小企业将要倒闭。
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VERB 对…有用;能满足…的需要;符合…的利益
Something that serves someone's interests benefits them.The economy should be organized to serve the interests of all the people...
经济的组织运行应符合所有人的利益。
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VERB (给…)提供，端上(食物);上(菜);开(饭)
When you serve food and drink, you give people food and drink.Serve it with French bread...
把它和法式面包一起端上去。
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VERB (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.Garnish with fresh herbs. Serves 4.
配以新鲜香草，4 人份。
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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.They wouldn't serve me in any pubs 'cos I looked too young...
这些酒吧都不让我进，因为我看上去太小了。
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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.Immigration officers tried to serve her with a deportation order...
移民局官员试图向她下达驱逐令。
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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....Leo, who is currently serving a life sentence for murder...
因谋杀罪正在服无期徒刑的利奥
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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.He served 17 double faults...
他有 17 次双发失误。
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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.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。
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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.Serves her right for being so stubborn.
她太固执了，活该。
noun
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- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- his powerful serves won the game
- Synonym: service
verb
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- put the ball into play
- It was Agassi's turn to serve
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- do duty or hold offices;serve in a specific function
- He served as head of the department for three years
- She served in Congress for two terms
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- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- We serve meals for the homeless
- She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.
- The entertainers served up a lively show
- Synonym: serve up dish out dish up dish
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- help to some food;help with food or drink
- I served him three times, and after that he helped himself
- Synonym: help
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- mate with
- male animals serve the females for breeding purposes
- Synonym: service
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- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- He was processed by the sheriff
- Synonym: process swear out
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- do military service
- She served in Vietnam
- My sons never served, because they are short-sighted
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- work for or be a servant to
- May I serve you?
- She attends the old lady in the wheelchair
- Can you wait on our table, please?
- Is a salesperson assisting you?
- The minister served the King for many years
- Synonym: attend to wait on attend assist
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- be used by;as of a utility
- The sewage plant served the neighboring communities
- The garage served to shelter his horses
- Synonym: service
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- devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
- She served the art of music
- He served the church
- serve the country
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- be sufficient;be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- A few words would answer
- This car suits my purpose well
- Will $100 do?
- A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
- Nothing else will serve
- Synonym: suffice do answer
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- contribute or conduce to
- The scandal served to increase his popularity
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- promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
- Art serves commerce
- Their interests are served
- The lake serves recreation
- The President's wisdom has served the country well
- Synonym: serve well
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- serve a purpose, role, or function
- The tree stump serves as a table
- The female students served as a control group
- This table would serve very well
- His freedom served him well
- The table functions as a desk
- Synonym: function
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- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
- He did six years for embezzlement
- Synonym: do
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The centre will serve the whole community .
这个中心将为整个社区提供服务。
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It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors .
向未成年人提供含酒精的饮料是违法的。
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Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business .
他们的经济政策多半符合大企业的利益。
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Tickets are available on a first come , first served basis .
票先来先买，售完为止。
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Your feet must be behind the line when you serve .
发球时你的脚必须站在底线的外面。
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How can we best serve the needs of future generations ?
我们怎样才最能满足后代子孙的需要？
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The article served as a useful starting point for our discussion .
这篇文章成了我们展开讨论的良好起点。
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They live in an area ill served by public transport .
他们住在公共交通条件很差的地区。
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He has served a number of double faults in this set .
他在这盘发球出现了一些双误。
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His linguistic ability served him well in his chosen profession .
他的语言能力对他所选择的职业大有帮助。
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The town is well served with buses and major road links .
这座城市乘坐公共汽车很方便，与干线公路的联接也很发达。
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A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view .
随便翻阅一下历史就足以证实这种观点。
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What time do you serve dinner ?
你们什么时候供应主餐？
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The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two .
沙发可以当床凑合一两夜。
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She is serving two years for theft .
她因盗窃罪正在服两年徒刑。
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Serve the wine at room temperature .
这种葡萄酒宜室温饮用。
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She was elected to serve as secretary of the local party .
她当选为地方党组织的书记。
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These experiments serve no useful purpose .
这些实验没有任何实际意义。
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The experiments serve no useful purpose .
这些实验毫无用处。
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She was pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence .
她被判终身监禁服刑十年后被赦免了。
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Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans .
羊肉配新鲜土豆和青刀豆一起上。
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He served in the ranks for most of the war .
战争期间，他大部分时间都在部队服役。
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All main courses are served with chips or baked potato .
所有的主菜都配有炸土豆条或烤土豆。
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The food , such as it was , was served at nine o'clock .
那饭虽说是粗茶淡饭，却到九点钟才端上来。
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Local councillors have a duty to serve the community .
地方议员有义务为社区服务。
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They serve good French cooking .
他们供应美味的法国菜。
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Pumpkin pie is a traditional American dish served on Thanksgiving .
南瓜馅饼是美国传统的感恩节食物。
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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。
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I felt bloated after the huge meal they 'd served .
吃过他们提供的大餐后，我觉得肚子胀得很。
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Ha ! It serves you right !
哈！你活该！
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