英语词汇“to serve and sue”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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†P1. to serve and sue (also to sue and serve). Cf. suit and service at suit n. 8.

a. To do service or homage. Cf. sense 5b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > feudal service > serve feudal superior [verb (transitive)]

servec1300

to serve and suea1375

liege1570

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 581 Þanne hadde þis menskful melior maydenes fele a-segned hire to serue & to seuwe hire a-boute.

1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. i. 13 O howe doe men..seeke it, sewe and serue for it, their care both day and night is howe to attaine the fastest to it.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. v. sig. Gg7 What bootes thy seruice bace To her, to whom the heuens doe serue and sew?

1639 Deloney's Gentile Craft: 2nd Pt. (rev. ed.) iii. sig. C4 I know he loves me: and seeing it is so, I will make him sue and serve, and daunce attendance after me.

b. To do service for or homage to (a person). Obsolete (archaic in later use).

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a1456 Balade of Compleynte (BL Add. 16165) in W. W. Skeat Compl. Wks. Geoffrey Chaucer (1894) I. 415 My worldes Ioye, whome [emended in ed. to whom] I wol serve and suwe [emended in ed. to sewe].

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vii. sig. S2^v Wherefore if me thou deigne to serue and sew, At thy commaund lo all these mountaines bee.

1893 R. Garnett Poems 46 Then will I sue and serve her, spinning out My heartstrings with her wool, until I die.

P2. Law. to sue and be sued (also to sue or be sued): used to indicate whether an entity such as a company or corporate body has legal rights and duties with regard to litigation which are independent of the people who comprise it.

ΚΠ

1533–4 Act 25 Henry VIII c. 25 §4 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 481 The Queen empowered to dispose of the Profits of the said Manors, &c. as a Feme Sole, and to sue and be sued accordingly.

1540 Act 32 Henry VIII c. 42 §1 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 794 Whiche company of Barbours be incorporated to sue and be sued by the name of Maistres..of the..commynaltie of the Barbours of London.

1712 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens (ed. 4) 78 They are a Corporation..and can sue or be sued.

1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 99 [The churchwardens] can sue and be sued, as a corporation, in respect to it.

1989 S. A. Fox Keys to Incorporating i. 9 A corporation may enter into contracts in its own name, hold, convey, and receive property, and sue and be sued.

1996 L. Gough Choosing Pension iv. 58 Since trusts are not ‘legal persons’, it is the trustees who can sue or be sued.

P3. to sue, labour, and travel (later also to sue and labour): (in marine insurance) to make reasonable efforts to prevent or minimize further losses resulting from an initial loss, without being liable for any costs incurred in doing so. Also as a modifier, as in sue and labour clause; cf. suing and labouring clause at suing n. Phrases.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > insure [verb (intransitive)] > other insuring operations

to sue, labour, and travel1589

twist1906

1589 J. Browne Marchants Avizo 58 And that incase of any misfortunes: it shall then be lawfull to the assured his factor, seruant, or assigne, to sue labour, & trauail, for in and about, the defence safgard and recouerie of the said Ship & goods, & all other the premisses, without any preiudice to this assurance.

1791 C. Durnford & E. H. East Rep. Cases King's Bench (ed. 3) I. 612 There is..in every policy a clause which enables the assured, in case of any loss or misfortune, to sue, labour, and travail, for the recovery of the goods, without prejudice to the insurance.

1877 Law Times Rep. 36 893/2 The assured here have not sued and laboured at all.

1899 R. G. Marsden Digest Cases Shipping 1268 Sue and Labour Clause.

2005 R. Khurram Saving Acts in Law Marine Insurance (Ph.D. diss., Swansea Univ.) v. 174 It can be said that it is ‘lawful’ for the assured to sue, labour and travel for the defence.

P4. colloquial. (so) sue me: used as a mock challenge to express defiant indifference, preceding or following a statement others might disapprove of, disagree with, or find controversial.

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1950 F. Loesser Sue Me (sheet music) 2 All right already, I'm just a no-good-nik! All right already, it's true, so Nu? So sue me, sue me, what can you do me? I love you.

1998 K. Allman Hot Shot 217 I grew up in a tract house in Wisconsin, not some apartment in the barrio. So sue me.

2011 N.Y. Mag. 29 Aug. 85/3 Sue me, but I can't help rooting for Cummings, who seems to have something to say about the survival skills of damaged women.

单词	to serve and sue
释义	> as lemmas to serve and sue Phrases †P1. to serve and sue (also to sue and serve). Cf. suit and service at suit n. 8. a. To do service or homage. Cf. sense 5b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > feudal service > serve feudal superior [verb (transitive)] servec1300 to serve and suea1375 liege1570 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 581 Þanne hadde þis menskful melior maydenes fele a-segned hire to serue & to seuwe hire a-boute. 1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. i. 13 O howe doe men..seeke it, sewe and serue for it, their care both day and night is howe to attaine the fastest to it. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. v. sig. Gg7 What bootes thy seruice bace To her, to whom the heuens doe serue and sew? 1639 Deloney's Gentile Craft: 2nd Pt. (rev. ed.) iii. sig. C4 I know he loves me: and seeing it is so, I will make him sue and serve, and daunce attendance after me. b. To do service for or homage to (a person). Obsolete (archaic in later use). ΚΠ a1456 Balade of Compleynte (BL Add. 16165) in W. W. Skeat Compl. Wks. Geoffrey Chaucer (1894) I. 415 My worldes Ioye, whome [emended in ed. to whom] I wol serve and suwe [emended in ed. to sewe]. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vii. sig. S2^v Wherefore if me thou deigne to serue and sew, At thy commaund lo all these mountaines bee. 1893 R. Garnett Poems 46 Then will I sue and serve her, spinning out My heartstrings with her wool, until I die. P2. Law. to sue and be sued (also to sue or be sued): used to indicate whether an entity such as a company or corporate body has legal rights and duties with regard to litigation which are independent of the people who comprise it. ΚΠ 1533–4 Act 25 Henry VIII c. 25 §4 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 481 The Queen empowered to dispose of the Profits of the said Manors, &c. as a Feme Sole, and to sue and be sued accordingly. 1540 Act 32 Henry VIII c. 42 §1 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 794 Whiche company of Barbours be incorporated to sue and be sued by the name of Maistres..of the..commynaltie of the Barbours of London. 1712 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens (ed. 4) 78 They are a Corporation..and can sue or be sued. 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 99 [The churchwardens] can sue and be sued, as a corporation, in respect to it. 1989 S. A. Fox Keys to Incorporating i. 9 A corporation may enter into contracts in its own name, hold, convey, and receive property, and sue and be sued. 1996 L. Gough Choosing Pension iv. 58 Since trusts are not ‘legal persons’, it is the trustees who can sue or be sued. P3. to sue, labour, and travel (later also to sue and labour): (in marine insurance) to make reasonable efforts to prevent or minimize further losses resulting from an initial loss, without being liable for any costs incurred in doing so. Also as a modifier, as in sue and labour clause; cf. suing and labouring clause at suing n. Phrases. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > insure [verb (intransitive)] > other insuring operations to sue, labour, and travel1589 twist1906 1589 J. Browne Marchants Avizo 58 And that incase of any misfortunes: it shall then be lawfull to the assured his factor, seruant, or assigne, to sue labour, & trauail, for in and about, the defence safgard and recouerie of the said Ship & goods, & all other the premisses, without any preiudice to this assurance. 1791 C. Durnford & E. H. East Rep. Cases King's Bench (ed. 3) I. 612 There is..in every policy a clause which enables the assured, in case of any loss or misfortune, to sue, labour, and travail, for the recovery of the goods, without prejudice to the insurance. 1877 Law Times Rep. 36 893/2 The assured here have not sued and laboured at all. 1899 R. G. Marsden Digest Cases Shipping 1268 Sue and Labour Clause. 2005 R. Khurram Saving Acts in Law Marine Insurance (Ph.D. diss., Swansea Univ.) v. 174 It can be said that it is ‘lawful’ for the assured to sue, labour and travel for the defence. P4. colloquial. (so) sue me: used as a mock challenge to express defiant indifference, preceding or following a statement others might disapprove of, disagree with, or find controversial. ΚΠ 1950 F. Loesser Sue Me (sheet music) 2 All right already, I'm just a no-good-nik! All right already, it's true, so Nu? So sue me, sue me, what can you do me? I love you. 1998 K. Allman Hot Shot 217 I grew up in a tract house in Wisconsin, not some apartment in the barrio. So sue me. 2011 N.Y. Mag. 29 Aug. 85/3 Sue me, but I can't help rooting for Cummings, who seems to have something to say about the survival skills of damaged women. extracted from suev. < as lemmas
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