单词 | to do service as |
释义 | > as lemmasto do service as (b) to do service as: to function as (something), esp. as a makeshift or substitute. Cf. sense serve v.1 25a and also to do duty at duty n. 5f. ΚΠ 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott III. iii. 71 Every huckaback towel in the place had been pressed to do service as a napkin. 1874 Scotsman 3 Sept. 3/5 Their dwelling-houses..have a hole in the roof which does service as a chimney. 1919 Outing Mar. 337/2 When you are in camp and the kit is unrolled, the handle can be hung on some convenient peg and the outfit spread out does service as a bureau and clothes closet. 2004 S. Parker Urban Theory & Urban Experience viii. 146 The curtilage of a concert hall that does service as a skate park. < as lemmas |
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