单词	service
释义	service1 nounservice2 verb serviceser‧vice1 /ˈsɜːvɪs $ ˈsɜːr-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Entry menu MENU FOR serviceservice1 official system/organization2 something provided by a company3 in a shop/restaurant/bar4 work5 work done for somebody6 duty7 being used8 religious ceremony9 army10 help11 checks on a car/machine12 tennis/ball game13 on a motorway14 plates/cups etc15 bus/train/plane etc16 be in service/go into service17 legal document18 for services rendered Word Origin WORD ORIGINservice1 Origin: 1100-1200 Old French, Latin servitium ‘condition of being a slave’, from servus; ➔ SERVE1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A private car service is available from the airport. Any major problems with the car should be picked up at the 5,000 mile service. Electrical service was cut off from up to five hours in some parts of the country yesterday. I'm looking for information on family planning services. I just subscribed to a new e-mail service. I thought the service in the pizza place was very good. My car's due for service - I'll book it into a garage next week. The business, if properly regulated, performs a useful service for lottery winners. the foreign service The priest who performed the marriage service is a friend of the family. the U.S. customs service There were usually most people at the evening service. We always go to the service on Sunday morning. We got incredibly good service at that French restaurant. We knew the should would never survive if we didn't provide a good service from the minute we opened the doors. We recommend an annual service for all central heating boilers. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It's growing out of sync with the rest of service provision and service development, and this has all sorts of spin-offs. It is important to note that we have greatly increased the number of professionals providing services on a wide range of fronts. Nevertheless, the share of national income going to government spending on goods and services is now falling. Social services departments were strongly criticized in the 1980s for not taking more effective action to protect children at risk. The service starts at 11.00 a.m. The other sources of free Web space are the many providers of free email services. Though it offers more sites and possibilities than any on-line service, it can be confusing, and the quality uneven. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthe army, navy etc► army a large organized group of people trained to fight on land in a war: the army: · Units of the Nigerian army were quickly sent to the border.in the army: · My sons are both in the army.raise an army (=collect and organize an army to fight a battle): · In 1066 William the Conqueror raised an army and invaded England. ► navy the part of a country's military forces that is trained for fighting a war at sea: the navy: · It was an important battle for the navy.in the navy: · My father was in the navy during the war. ► airforce also air force American the part of a country's military forces that is trained for fighting a war in the air: · The French have a very powerful airforce.the airforce: · The airforce played a huge part in the Kosovo conflict.in the airforce: · My brother and sister are both in the airforce. ► the military especially American the army, navy, and air force of a country: · The military may be sent in to deal with the riots.· a company that supplies electronic equipment to the military ► the armed forces the army, navy, and airforce of a country: · A new government minister is now responsible for the armed forces.· Measures will be taken to help modernize the country's armed forces. ► forces groups of soldiers from a country's army, navy, and airforce: · The town was captured by Italian forces under the command of General Ciano.· The United States placed its forces in the region on alert.· Ground forces were wiped out by the air attack. ► the services also the service American the army, navy, and airforce - use this especially when talking about someone having a job in the army etc: be in the service(s): · Camp Lejune was the first place I was stationed when I was in the service.go into the services: · The family has a tradition of going into the services. ► the Marines/the Marine Corps a specially trained part of the US armed forces: · A special force of 500 US Marines has been sent to the area.· I have a 25-year-old brother who's in the Marine Corps. help that is given► help · If I need any help I'll call you.· I'm having trouble paying the rent, but I don't want to ask my parents for help.help with · Would you like some help with those suitcases?with help from somebody · We managed to buy the house with a little help from Dave's parents.with the help of somebody/something · With the help of a nicotine patch she was able to quit smoking.get help (=find someone to help you) · You go get help - I'll wait here with the car. ► assistance formal something you provide in order to help someone do something: · Patients can usually walk without assistance within a week of the operation.· The federal agency provides assistance to families whose homes were destroyed by flooding.· The company has a toll-free number that offers technical assistance to anyone who needs it.be of assistance: · Our tour guides will be pleased to be of assistance if you have any problems. ► a hand informal practical help from someone when something needs to be done: · Everybody needs a hand now and then.a hand with: · I could use a hand with the yard work if you're not busy.lend/give somebody a hand: · Could you give me a hand moving those boxes? ► aid help, especially money, that an organization or country gives to another country or to people who are in a very difficult situation: · Aid is not getting through to the refugees.· Each year, the U.S. sends more than $1.8 billion in aid to sub-Saharan Africa. ► support equipment, money, or help from other people that is available for you to use when you need it: · I'd like to thank you all for your support in the upcoming election.· Our two company lawyers provide all the legal support we need. ► service help given to customers of a particular business, by the people who work there: · I thought the service in the pizza place was very good.provide a service: · We knew the shop would never survive if we didn't provide a good service from the minute we opened the doors. ► back-up/backup people, equipment etc that are provided to be used if people need help: · This department needs more secretarial and clerical back-up.· Police had to wait for backup to arrive before making any arrests. ► encouragement something such as praise or advice from other people that helps give someone the confidence and determination to do something: · Children need lots of encouragement when they're learning new things.words of encouragement: · After his speech, he shook hands and offered words of encouragement to people in the crowd. by way of encouragement (=in order to encourage someone): · "But you're doing a great job," he added by way of encouragement. an occasion when people pray together► prayers · They were forbidden to talk during prayers.morning/evening prayers · Immediately after supper Mrs Carey rang the bell for evening prayers. ► service a religious ceremony when people pray, sing etc together: · We always go to the service on Sunday morning.· There were usually most people at the evening service.marriage/funeral/christening etc service: · The priest who performed the marriage service is a friend of the family. something that is provided► supply a system of supplying things that people need, such as food or medicine: supply of: · We need to improve the supply of food to the area affected by the floods.· The steel industry depends on a regular supply of raw materials.water/blood/electricity etc supply: · The patient suffered a sudden decrease in the blood supply to part of her brain.· The drought is threatening the water supply in some areas. ► flow a continuous supply of something, especially from one place to another: · the flow of oil from the Middle East· The civil war has severely disrupted the flow of humanitarian aid to the region. ► service an organization or system that provides something for people, or the product or help it provides: · A private car service is available from the airport.· Electrical service was cut off for up to five hours in some parts of the country yesterday.provide/perform a service: · The business, if properly regulated, performs a useful service for lottery winners. when a lot of people can see you or know about what is happening► services things or systems that are provided by the government or other organizations for people to use, for example hospitals, public transport, or banks: · The 1980s saw a decline in manufacturing but a growth in services such as banking and retailing.public services: · Will the use of private contractors improve public services?financial/health/support etc services: · Regulation of banking and financial services was in need of an overhaul.· A national strike paralyzed postal services everywhere.essential services: · Over the last twenty years, industrial action has affected a whole range of essential services.the service sector (=the part of industry that provides services): · Many women get jobs in the service sector. ► facilities things that are provided in a place in order to make particular services or activities available: · The facilities at the hotel were excellent -- tennis courts, swimming pool, several bars and a good restaurant.sports/ leisure/childcare etc facilities: · The company does not yet have childcare facilities on the premises.facilities for: · Facilities for washing and drying clothes are hopelessly inadequate in many hostels for the homeless. ► amenities things such as shops, parks, or restaurants that make living or working in a place more pleasant: · I prefer this part of the city because there are plenty of good amenities.· The town has grown, and offers many more amenities -- a new shopping mall, play areas and a variety of restaurants.basic amenities: · The main problems in the refugee camp are overcrowding and a lack of basic amenities. ► utilities organizations that supply necessary things such as electricity, water, and gas: · Government ownership of utilities should mean that gas and electricity costs are kept to a minimum.public utilities (=ones owned by the government): · Public utilities almost always make huge profits. ► supply : electricity/water/gas supply the system by which electricity, water, or gas is supplied to houses, factories etc: · The electricity supply is less reliable in mountainous areas of the country.cut off a supply (=stop the supply): · During the drought some households had their water supply cut off. work done to repair something► repairs · Who will pay for the repairs?repairs to · The insurance will cover the cost of all repairs to the vehicle.make/do/carry out repairs · Builders are carrying out repairs to the roof and walls. ► maintenance regular work done to check, clean, and repair something so that it keeps working properly or remains in good condition: · The Highways Department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of bridges and roads.car/motorcycle etc maintenance: · I knew nothing about car maintenance when I first bought my car.routine maintenance (=simple and regular maintenance): · The fault was discovered during routine maintenance work. ► service an examination of a vehicle or machine that is done regularly to check that it is working properly and see if any repairs are necessary: · We recommend an annual service for all central heating boilers.· My car's due for service - I'll book it into a garage next week.· Any major problems with the car should be picked up at the 5,000 mile service. ► overhaul a thorough examination of a machine, vehicle, or piece of equipment, making repairs if necessary: · The electrical system needs a complete overhaul.· Work on the overhaul of the boiler has just started. ► tune-up a process of making small changes and repairs to an engine so that it works as well as possible: · It's about time to take the car in for a tune-up again.· If you give the engine regular tune-ups, it will last much longer. WORD SETS► DAILY LIFE AC, accessory, nounadapter, nounaerosol, nounalarm, nounarm, nounash, nounattaché case, nounbag, nounbar, nounbarrel, nounbeep, verbbeeswax, nounbell, nounbelly, nounbelt, nounbench, nounbenzine, nounbinding, nounbiro, nounbolt, nounbooth, nounbox, nounbox, verbbrad, nounbriefcase, nounbristle, nounbrolly, nounbrush, nounbucket, nounbuckle, nounbuffer, nounbulb, nounBulldog clip, nounbulletin board, nounbullhorn, nounbung, nounbunting, nounbusiness card, nounbutt, nounbutton, nounbuzzer, nouncable, nouncalling card, nouncan, nouncandle, nouncane, nouncarbon, nouncarbon copy, nouncarbon paper, nouncard, nouncardboard, nouncardboard, adjectivecardboard cut-out, nouncard catalog, nouncarrier, nouncarrier bag, nouncarryall, nouncart, nouncarton, nouncartridge, nouncase, nouncaster, nouncatch, nounCellophane, nouncesspit, nounchain, nounchalice, nounchannel, nounchart, nounchute, nouncitronella, nounclamp, nouncleat, nounclip, nounclipboard, nouncomb, nouncombination lock, nouncompartment, nouncord, nouncrank, nouncrate, nouncrepe paper, nouncycle, noundetector, noundial, noundigital, adjectivedisposable, adjectivedrape, verbdrawing pin, noundryer, noundurable goods, nounDurex, nounearplug, nounelastic band, nouneraser, nouneyelet, nounfabric, nounfelt-tip pen, nounfemale, adjectivefence, nounfiberglass, nounfibreglass, nounfigurine, nounfilament, nounfile, verbFilofax, nounfire extinguisher, nounfirewood, nounfitness, nounflag, nounflagon, nounflagstaff, nounflashlight, nounflat, adjectivefloodlight, nounfoam, nounfoam, verbfog, verbfolder, nounfoolscap, nounforecourt, nounfountain, nounfountain pen, nounframe, nounfunnel, nounfuse, noungadget, noungadgetry, noungargle, verbgas, nounglue, noungoggles, noungold card, noungranny knot, noungravel, noungravelled, adjectivegravelly, adjectivegrease, noungreetings card, noungrommet, noungum, noungun, noungunnysack, noungut, nounhand-held, adjectivehandle, nounhandloom, nounharness, nounhasp, nounhealth, nounhessian, nounhinge, nounhip, nounhoarding, nounhoist, nounholder, nounhook, nounhoop, nounhooter, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhub, nounhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectiveillness, nounindented, adjectiveinflatable, adjectiveingrained, adjectiveink, nouninn, nouninnkeeper, nouninsoluble, adjectiveivory, nounjacket, nounjack-knife, nounjoss stick, nounjuggle, verbkey, nounkeypad, nounkey ring, nounKleenex, nounknife, nounknob, nounlabel, nounladder, nounlantern, nounlatch, nounlatchkey, nounlather, nounlather, verbLCD, nounlead, nounlectern, nounlegal pad, nounlens, nounletterbox, nounlever, nounlibrary, nounlid, nounlidded, adjectivelift, nounlight, nounlight bulb, nounlink, nounlinseed oil, nounlitter bin, nounlock, nounlodestone, nounlog, nounloop, verblost property, nounmagnet, nounmagnetic, adjectivemagnifying glass, nounmale, adjectivemantle, nounmanual, adjectivemarker, nounmarker pen, nounmarket day, nounmast, nounmastic, nounmatchstick, nounmaterial, nounmeter, nounmeths, nounmode, nounmortar, nounmortise lock, nounmould, nounmounting, nounmovement, nounnail, nounnameplate, nounnet, nounnib, nounnipple, nounnon-standard, adjectivenoose, nounnotebook, nounnotepad, nounnoticeboard, nounnozzle, nounnut, nounoil, verboilcan, nounoily, adjectiveorb, nounoutfit, nounoutlet, nounovernight, adverbpack, verbpackage, nounpad, nounpad, verbpadlock, nounpaintwork, nounpantyliner, nounpaper, nounpaperclip, nounpasserby, nounpaste, verbpasteboard, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpattern, nounpaving, nounpearl, nounpen, nounpenknife, nounpicket fence, nounpillbox, nounpince-nez, nounpinhead, nounpipe, nounpix, nounpizza parlor, nounplug, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket calculator, nounpocket knife, nounpointer, nounpoison, nounpole, nounportfolio, nounPost-it, nounpowder, nounpowdered, adjectivepropellant, nounpropelling pencil, nounpump-action, adjectivePX, nounquarter, verbrack, nounreceptionist, nounreel, nounrefill, nounreflector, nounrefrigerate, verbregimen, nounreservation, nounreserve, verbsachet, nounsack, nounscratchpad, nounscratch paper, nounscreen, nounsealant, nounsealer, nounsearchlight, nounseason ticket, nounseat, nounself-assembly, adjectiveseptic tank, nounservice, nounservice, verbsetting, nounshade, nounsharpener, nounshovel, nounshovel, verbshovelful, nounsilver paper, nounsiphon, nounslat, nounslice, verbslot machine, nounslug, nounsmoke, nounsoot, nounsort, nounspare part, nounspigot, nounsponge, nounspool, nounspout, nounspray, nounspray can, nounspray paint, nounspring, nounstaff, nounstake, nounstalk, nounstandard, nounstaple, nounstapler, nounstationery, nounsteam, nounsteam clean, verbsteel, nounsteel wool, nounstepladder, nounstick, verbstick, nounsticker, nounstilt, nounstopper, nounstorm lantern, nounstrap, nounstreamer, nounstring, nounstub, nounsucker, nounSuperglue, nounswipe, verbswitch, nounswivel, nountab, nountack, nountag, nountag, verbtank, nountap, nountape, nountassel, nountattle, verbtea break, nounthong, nounthread, nountime-saving, adjectivetinder, nountinderbox, nountissue, nountop, nountote bag, nountowel, verbtray, nountrolley, nountube, nountubing, nountwine, nountwo-way mirror, nounumbrella, nounvent, nounvial, nounwaiting room, nounwasher, nounwaste paper, nounwatch, nounwaterspout, nounwheeled, adjectivewhistle, verbwooden, adjectivewriting paper, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► the emergency services  Workers in the emergency services (=the police, hospital, and the fire service) are forbidden from striking. ► public services  There has been a decline in public services in recent years. ► the essential services  the essential services (=the police, hospitals, fire service, and organizations that provide basic things such as water, gas, or electricity) ► financial services  A wide range of financial services are available. ► provide/offer a service  Datapost offers a delivery service to over 160 countries. Our aim is to provide the best service at the lowest price. the supply of goods and services ► good/bad/slow etc service  The service was terrible and so was the food. ► customer service  At our bank, we insist on high standards of customer service. ► Service is included  Service is included in your bill (=the charge for paying the people who serve you is included). ► 20/30 years etc of service  Brian retired after 25 years of service to the company. ► public service  a career in public service (=work done for the public or the government) ► obtained the services  Lydia obtained the services of a qualified nurse. ► offer ... services  Why don’t you offer your services as a tennis coach? ► give good/excellent etc service (=work well and last a long time) Steel tools give good service for years. ► hold/conduct a service  The service was held in the chapel. ► marriage/funeral/christening etc service  a memorial service for the disaster victims ► join/go into the services  Maybe you should join the services. ► in the services  Her son is in the services. ► do somebody a service (=do something that will help someone) He did her a service by telling her the truth. ► in for a service  I’m getting the bus home – my car’s in for a service. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an advice centre/service/desk/bureau · They offer a 24-hour advice service to customers. ► basic services · They lack basic services such as water and electricity. ► a bus service (=a service that provides regular buses)· It’s a small village but there is a good bus service. ► care services/facilities · How much money is spent on health care services? ► catering business/service etc ► a service charge (=for service in a hotel, restaurant etc)· The restaurant’s prices include a 10% service charge. ► a church service (=a religious ceremony in a church)· There’s a church service at 10:30 every Sunday morning. ► a coach service · Our express coach service goes to the South of France and Costa Brava. ► community services (=providing schools, health facilities, roads etc)· Some tax goes towards paying for your community services. ► a commuter service · More money is needed to improve commuter services in the region. ► a comprehensive service · Our professional staff provide a comprehensive service. ► customer service/care (=serving and looking after customers)· Our aim is always to raise the level of customer service. ► day care centre/services/facilities  subsidized day care facilities ► service a debt (=pay the interest on a debt, but not pay it back)· By then, she was borrowing more money just to service her debts. ► a delivery service · We try to maintain a high standard of delivery service to our customers. ► dispense with somebody’s services (=no longer employ someone) ► domestic service formal (=the work of a servant in a large house)· She went into domestic service at the age of 15. ► a service economy (=one that is based mainly on selling services such as insurance or tourism)· Britain has shifted from a manufacturing to a service economy. ► the education service (=all the government organizations that work together to provide education)· There are plans to expand the adult education service. ► an efficient service · We aim to provide our clients with an efficient and friendly service. ► service/maintenance engineer ► enlist somebody’s help/services etc  He has enlisted the help of a sports psychologist for the team. ► essential services (=organizations such as the police or the fire or health service)· The law prohibits workers in essential services from striking. ► faithful service  years of faithful service to the company ► funeral service  the minister who conducted the funeral service ► goods and services · The company provides a range of specialized goods and services. ► a service industry (=businesses that provide a service, such as banking and tourism)· Most of the new jobs are in service industries. ► inferior service · He wrote a letter to complain about inferior service at the hotel. ► intelligence agencies/services etc  In Britain there are three main intelligence organizations. ► an Internet service provider (=a company that allows you to connect to the Internet)· Your Internet service provider should be able to solve the problem. ► jury service (=when you have to spend time on a jury)· He has been called for jury service in July. ► library services · Public library services are threatened by budget cuts. ► lifeboat crew/station/service ► loyal service  her many years of loyal service to the company ► memorial service/ceremony  A memorial service will be held at 7 pm on Saturday. ► do military service  More and more men are refusing to do military service. ► service occupations (=a job in which you provide a service rather than producing goods)· Around two thirds of the labour force is employed in service occupations. ► offer ... services  A number of groups offer their services free of charge. ► outreach program/service/center etc  outreach centers for drug addicts ► perform a service · Our troops are performing a remarkable service and a terribly important mission. ► military/service personnel · There have been attacks upon US military personnel. ► postal service  the U.S. postal service ► a prayer service (=church service at which people pray) ► provides ... service  The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests. ► a rail service · People want a safe, reliable rail service. ► for services rendered  a bill of $3200 for services rendered (=for something you have done) ► rental contract/scheme/service etc  Could you sign the rental agreement? ► scheduled flight/service (=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week) Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow. ► the service sector (=the part of the economy to do with providing services, such as banking or tourism)· The proportion of service sector jobs within the economy has grown. ► the security services/forces (=the police, army etc)· Clashes with the security forces continued. ► shoddy goods/service/workmanship etc  We’re not paying good money for shoddy goods. ► shuttle service  There’s a shuttle service from the city center to the airport. ► a taxi service · We operate a taxi service to and from the airport. ► in-service training (=while working for an employer)· Most employees take advantage of our in-service training program. ► voluntary work/service · He does voluntary work with young offenders. ► volunteered ... services  I volunteered my services as a driver. ► the wedding service (=the ceremony in a church)· It was a beautiful wedding service. ► welfare benefits/services/programmes etc  the provision of education and welfare services COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► active · In his early years John the younger saw active service abroad.· He had broken his leg some time before and so had been unfit for active service till then.· In 1914 Powell was declared unfit for active service, but joined the Admiralty in 1916.· It was rather like being in the army on active service.· Bush is one of the last western leaders to have seen active service.· The Provisionals said that one of their active service units had placed the devices, causing damage to prime commercial property.· We accepted this as just one of the hazards of being on active service.· Grey, thinning hair and a tired face betray years of active service. ► civil · They thought a redesigned legal system might constrain the civil service and protect their economic interests.· They possess a modern civil service of proved ability and critical acumen, at least at the higher levels.· The terms of employment, which are still linked to the civil service, are to be changed.· They have to hire most employees from lists of those who have taken written civil service exams.· She was on her certain way into the civil service from the beginning.· Those who have worked in the legal civil service report that it is much more interesting than appears at first sight.· In the civil service merit pay has been extended to cover all grades from April 1990.· In 1992 structural reforms to limit spending would include reform of the civil service. ► domestic · Leapor's poetry on domestic service is part of a wide range of eighteenth century writings concerned with this type of work.· They glimpsed each other across grocery counters and in the forced intimacy of domestic service now gone out of style.· Thus domestic service must be seen as a type of economic relationship operating in all levels of society.· They know it when their older loved ones die sooner because of having led harsh lives in domestic service or manual labor.· Olwen Hufton observes that outside domestic service single working women had difficulty surviving on their wages.· Leapor, then, experienced domestic service not only as a servant but as a mistress.· In 1881 as many as one in three girls aged between fifteen and twenty had entered domestic service.· It was her natural defence after her early years of domestic service. ► essential · Public policy should redistribute income and subsidise, if not deliver directly, essential services such as education and health.· Government finances are strained to the hilt dealing with essential services.· Whitehall officials have encountered difficulties in deciding which essential services to include.· There has been harsh rhetoric against documented and undocumented immigrants, as well as attempts to deprive them of essential human services.· Gas is a desirable but not essential service.· Disaster-relief loans like those following the Northridge Earthquake are still being made because they are considered essential services.· What essential services have to be provided and what essential investments have to be made? ► financial · The banks operate the system of payment by cheques and offer a wide range of financial services to their customers.· Co. for $ 2. 72 billion, putting an end to its money-losing foray into financial services.· Executive salaries in financial services and the communications industry were 18 percent above average.· Research and development and financial services are two further areas where progress is still slow.· The group, based in Woking, Surrey, will be left with financial services and transport businesses.· Their business now is to provide banking and financial services to the corporate as opposed to personal sectors.· The plan aimed to upgrade existing industries and to attract a number of new ones, such as financial services.· It contributes £11,000 million net to our balance of payments. Financial services employ 12 percent of our workforce. ► local · Therefore Kirknewton is not badly served by local bus services in comparison with Ratho.· The regulation worked out so that the company provided local service at prices that failed to cover more than direct operating costs.· Parents denied local authority services may seek advice on their legal position.· Other for-sale-by-owner Internet firms only provided local service, he said.· This answers Tory demands that the tax should be related to the amount that a household uses local services.· The trio have clocked up more than 100 years of local authority service between them.· First, the Social Services Inspectorate is concerned with quality standards in services provided or contracted by local authority social services departments. ► memorial · A memorial service will be held today at Hensall parish church, two miles from Great Heck.· Nothing was going to stop Ramsey attending the memorial service for a close friend, whether it was legal or illegal.· Together with the family, directors establish the location, dates, and times of wakes, memorial services, and burials.· You could tell by who was at his memorial service, from the publishing executive to the receptionist from 10 years ago. ► military · The alacrity with which northerners enlisted for military service whenever warfare flared up on the Border speaks for itself.· The United States further reserves to these provisions with respect to individuals who volunteer for military service prior to age 18.· I was seventeen, and most of the other students in my year had done military service and were a lot older.· Franken also avoided military service with student deferments while at Harvard and, ultimately, a high lottery number.· Armed forces: No standing army since 1868; citizens under 60 liable to military service in emergency.· They will consider introducing exemptions from or alternatives to military service. 29.· The military services themselves have adapted remarkably well and are not less respected for it. ► national · On 31 March 1987 there were 942 practices in the national health service which used a computer.· No longer was it enough to write a program that connected reliably with local computer bulletin boards or even national on-line services.· Has not the experiment proved a disaster for vast numbers of national health service patients?· Improved access to information about services at both local and national services.· Information gathered by the national criminal intelligence service reveals a growing use of crack cocaine in the Shire counties.· If that is true, those figures bring little consolation to the national health service as a whole.· Our congratulations should go out from the House to the national health service for what it is achieving. ► personal · Health and personal social services expenditure trends are harder to interpret.· The two most obvious and irksome are subjection to satraps and extortion of tribute, including personal military service.· Management is a very personal service.· These people work mainly in the new, rapidly growing, employment sectors such as personal services, advertising and the media.· Restaurants, household and other personal services and less elegant public employments are all their conceded domain.· The dismantling of the personal social services would also open the way for commercial providers.· The Weather Communications Aviation Service starts at just £100 per year for a personal telephone service. ► postal · Rules should be made permitting access to postal services on the same basis by all users meeting the same conditions.· Except when a hurricane hits, life in this part of Mississippi is as regular as the postal service.· Or you may like to take advantage of our bathroom postal planning service, also £60.· The Crown relied on the postal service for such notices.· The Ego was designed as a mere postal service which delivers messages to our conscious mind.· Internal printing and postal services were reviewed during the year and a reduction from four to three staff was made.· There will be two direct channels - a fast-answer telephone service for sophisticated customers and a postal service for the less sophisticated. ► public · The aura of compulsion in the public child care services has been extensively analysed in recent years.· Administrators must constantly interpret and apply public policies that provide public goods and services to individuals and groups. 4.· In the new liberal framework, however, both system redundancy and public service culture are inexorably fading.· People from public health services tried to dissuade him, citing bad epidemiology and a waste of important supplies.· The private sector service industries make only a small contribution while the public services make none.· Its increase measures the increase in national wealth. Public services, by comparison, are an incubus.· I want to restore pride in our public services.· They're all well aware of it in the public services, only they call it going through channels. ► secret · That is the means by which we control the operations of our secret services.· Even when secret services are grossly incompetent they get away with it.· This is usually regarded as the most sensitive aspect of secret service work.· I fired one frame and the secret service guy put his hand up.· Pacepa was not the first defector from the world of Soviet bloc secret services to make such a claim.· He also kept a keen eye on MI9, the secret escape service. ► social · Further information: local Age Concern group; social services department.· It would bar benefit payments and other social services to most noncitizens and legal immigrants.· But they provided a vital social service and their closure was a disastrous token of things to come.· Variations in joint commissioning practice between social services and health services will have to be piloted and monitored carefully.· In particular it requires a more flexible approach to taxation, and the operation of the social services.· There are some good arguments for tax payers' money being channelled to social service providers that are not statutory bodies.· Travellers' contact with social work services frequently resulted in the loss of children into care and an alien culture.· All local authority social services departments offer different kinds of help and support. NOUN► ambulance · An ambulance service spokesman blamed the icy driving conditions.· An ambulance service volunteered its equipment to transport a severely crippled man home for weekends.· An air ambulance service looks set to be scrapped tomorrow.· It is for the chief ambulance officer of each area ambulance service to decide how best to match those standards.· The troops will join the police, who were reluctantly involved yesterday after the London ambulance service said it could not cope.· This is often more comfortable for the patient and relieves the ambulance service.· He said the order, set up in 1099 as a religious order, was much more than just the ambulance service. ► area · Voice over Oxfordshire County Council wants service areas included in motorways right from the planning stage.· Echo Sten-Tel's primary service area includes North Dakota and Minnesota.· In the motorway service areas, Trusthouse Forte alone have invested over £80 million since they were allowed to purchase their leases.· Southwestern Cable is providing free access to its high-speed Roadrunner Internet service in 14 public libraries within its service area.· There were already signs that told the motorist he was approaching, say, the Newport Pagnell or Watford Gap service areas.· He kept his eye on a tan Ford turning slowly into the station and coming to a stop near the service area.· When the lift doors opened she stepped quickly out into the wide service area, and began to run towards the door.· When it comes to naming New Jersey Turnpike service areas, being white is definitely the No. 1 qualification. ► care · During 1992-95 we will: Develop and publish free, easy-to-read information about community care services.· The aura of compulsion in the public child care services has been extensively analysed in recent years.· Local authorities will produce and public clear plans for the development of community care services in their areas.· It briefly outlines activities such as helplines, respite care services and consultation on community care proposals.· We are entering a period of deterioration in health care services.· A statutory duty on local councils to provide integrated child care services for the under-fives.· Good community care services work best where skilled professionals work comfortably hand-in-hand with unskilled staff, families, neighbours and voluntary organizations.· But it had a profound effect on the child care service of the time. ► charge · Local Taxes and normal service charges.· Is there a service charge on top of the labor charge?· The service charge may be in dispute or there may be an inadvertent omission to pay on the part of the tenant.· The rate also includes full breakfast daily, hotel service charges and taxes but not airfare.· In addition some clubs levy a service charge for infants payable in resort.· One of the purposes of health service charges is to transfer a proportion of the cost of treatment to the patient.· And if they didn't, the bill would probably still be lower than the price of the service charge.· The unions were opposed to proposals for increases in health service charges and restrictions on wage rises for public servants. ► community · At the same time, substantial numbers of mentally handicapped and mentally ill persons were receiving some attention from the community services.· A misleading assumption is that only lesser will be drawn into community service.· The community service that is most interesting is by those who indeed are intellectually productive.· He was banned from driving for 6 months and ordered to do 200 hours of community service.· Many actually work in community service projects, which most journalists only write about.· Perhaps local authorities should thankfully accept this solution and turn their attention to the needs of non-dementing elderly residents and community services.· The offer included a $ 250 fine, community service and domestic violence counseling. ► customer · A high level of customer service also tends to greatly increase distribution costs.· Hall has said Kmart will focus on improving the look of its stores, customer service and the efficiency of its operations.· They understood statistical process control, total quality customer service, reengineering, and the economics and finance of film manufacturing.· Opinions are sought at all levels and team-work training enhances management skills and customer service.· So would a series of short-term customer service improvement projects aimed at providing positive experiences with change.· They are very data conscious now and more wired into productivity, quality, the importance of training, and customer service. ► emergency · Under the scheme, only vehicles carrying invalids or supporting the emergency services would be allowed into the centre.· National Park Service phone lines were jammed with calls throughout the night, affecting emergency service, a park statement said.· The hon. Gentleman will recognise that many people work on Sundays to deliver our emergency services.· The frantic driver was able to get out of his car and call emergency services on his mobile phone.· The emergency services say it could cut vital minutes from the time it takes to respond to a call.· The subsequent call to emergency services reported a decapitation.· The incident was one of dozens which emergency services had to deal with across Merseyside on Bonfire Night.· The city also would get half of any profit made on the emergency service. ► health · Maybe all that stuff about cuts in the health service wasn't true.· I wonder what the Labour party would cut elsewhere in the health service to make up for that loss of revenue.· First, health service managers must be able to price their services reasonably accurately for trading purposes.· The community health services then came to be financed wholly by central government.· Family health services authorities should have already identified a lead officer for research and development.· Whatever the position three months earlier, our original offer to the health service could no longer stand.· Of the 1m females in the health service in 1970, for example, just over 40 percent were part-time workers.· Cochrane's criticism of the impact of health care has had a lasting influence and is often used to undermine health services. ► industry · Products offered by service industries include hospital care, dental treatment, holiday arrangements and accountancy services, for example. 5.· Several legislators have urged the government to suspend the controversial value-added tax that was extended to cover service industries.· You can't afford the service industries unless you've got a good manufacturing base.· The growing importance of the service industry is especially apparent in a place like Miami.· According to the report, 45 percent of Hispanic firms were concentrated in the service industry.· You can be sole trader, in a partnership or limited company, in the manufacturing, retailing or service industries.· In 1988 slightly more than 82 percent of employed women worked in service industries as compared with 57.5 percent of employed men. ► information · Consumer information services are a new type of catalog business.· Next in line was information services with 6.4% median turnover growth and 12.3% pre-tax growth.· These channels act as on-ramps to the Internet or other on-line information services.· To be very hard-nosed there is also a vested interest in running an efficient information service for a band.· This meant that companies could set up their own on-line information services without having to use the Interchange network.· Is our information service adequate to cope?· The three concerns will focus on high-growth information markets, financial information services and consumer-product market research. ► intelligence · As taxpayers we are entitled to know why intelligence services failed to spot signs of an end to the Cold War.· At one point U.S. military and intelligence services had 17 spy planes over Escobar's home city of Medellin.· He was the kind of material Stalin's Intelligence services needed in the Cold War.· In addition there were comprehensive links between the two intelligence services.· She'd been in the business long enough not to be surprised by anything the intelligence services got up to.· Information gathered by the national criminal intelligence service reveals a growing use of crack cocaine in the Shire counties.· Life in the intelligence services, by a former M16 officer.· The Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence and intelligence services were resolute in their opposition to relaxation of the security rules. ► lip · Politicians pay lip service to crime.· It pays lip service to local choices but provides no specific means to make them more rational and efficient.· Local authorities are expected to pay more than lip service to this requirement.· Little has really changed despite lip service paid to the democratic process.· Are we delicate mistletoe, paying lip service to the green theme, or full-blown Lincoln green?· The professors all pay lip service to welcoming every point of view, but most really do not.· This is in spite of the lip service paid to the proud independence of the States.· It has been a problem, despite all the lip service given it over the years. ► provider · There should also be rules to meet the needs of other service providers.· The second group of existing language skills I would like to address is that of the service providers.· What more would local leaders and social service providers like to see done to reduce the ominous numbers?· Currently highways authorities and main services providers are allowed to cause chaos by digging up roads whenever and wherever they wish.· You may instead be using software from an Internet service provider or from the company that bundled software with your computer.· And then it grew, and traders and service providers thought it worthwhile to settle here and go into business.· All service providers require you to buy the local loop segment from your facility to their closest PoP. ► rail · Flooding disrupted rail services in three areas of Devon and Cornwall where flood warnings were issued on 33 rivers.· I recently travelled on the Kent rail service and visited my hon. Friend's constituency with him.· A manual of advice on how best to forecast the demand for new rail services of various types will then be prepared.· We will sell certain rail services and franchise others.· Public transport is poor - with buses only adequate for local use - and there is no rail service. ► room · And, of course, gave a whole new resonance to the phrase room service.· Third Message: Hi, listen we got your complaint about the room service.· It does not include travel insurance, wine and drinks with meals and room service.· They take Missy on walks through cities and wilderness areas and have learned to forgo restaurant meals for picnics and room service.· The action takes place over one disastrous weekend full of rain, fights and missing room service.· We decided that she would take one weekend off at a hotel where they had room service.· Sitting on my unused bed, swigging room service orange juice, I switch on the Rosenbloom show.· My room service breakfast practically leaped through the door. ► sector · Since that date the number of jobs in the service sector has risen by over three million.· They surveyed 1, 598 organizations in 40 different industries about evenly split between manufacturing and the service sector.· These are not new jobs as such, but rather jobs that have been reclassified as service sector jobs.· Huge growth in the service sector is largely dependent on people and not machines.· He estimates that for every one manufacturing job there are up to four service sector jobs dependent on it.· Real income growth is rising, but the number of high-paying jobs is shrinking with expansion of the service sector.· The service sector - the financial sector which produces nothing - needs inflation.· Expansion in the service sector has been considerably smaller than the decline in manufacturing. ► security · In Northern Ireland, the police, in common with the other security services, are controlled directly by central government.· Security September 1990: Leaders of Communist international security service put on trial.· The revelations will deeply embarrass the security services and lead to further accusations of incompetence as yet another operative tells his story.· The city council estimates that the conference will bring an £11 million bonanza for hotels, restaurants, shops and security services. ► station · Two hours later and ravenous, we settled for egg and chips at a motorway service station.· To help pay the bills, I worked every night until eleven at a Sinclair service station on Main Street.· Well, if you stop to fill up at a motorway service station your dreams could come true.· Today, the town has a service station, convenience store, barber shop and a few smaller service businesses.· So it will be some time before he can turn his full attention to his hobby-horse Britain's motorway service station crisis.· Johnson was reading a local newspaper he had bought at the Frankenwald service station when his phone trilled discreetly.· She pulled in at a motorway service station and decided on lunch.· However, most people would welcome a greater availability of motorway service stations. ► welfare · These groups can also have different experiences of authority and welfare services.· The object of this research is to examine the structure of public opinion about state and private welfare services.· He advocates ways of limiting men's role in child welfare services, and says men should practice nurturing each other.· It became an impersonal, distant, uncaring, social and welfare service.· C., a proposal in Congress would end federal financing for health and welfare services for legal immigrants.· We aim to provide and extend a welfare service and raise many thousands of pounds annually to sponsor medical research.· However, the most striking developments in welfare services have been on the delivery side rather than the personal counselling aspect.· The development of welfare services in Northern Ireland. VERB► improve · And the aim was to improve services for people in the town.· He is enticing insurance companies to improve their level of service to urban areas.· They rake through customer complaints for ideas for improving their products or service.· Short-term projects to improve customer service might buck up the conviction of those managers.· While regrettable, this will enable us to maintain the collections and improve the level of service that we currently offer.· Since it began its pay-for-service test about two years ago, the bureau has improved its service, he said.· Their support is based on a belief that the left governments have clean hands and have improved municipal services.· The rise in imports reflects the efforts of foreign companies to expand sales networks and improve service here. ► offer · The future was in offering services over the Internet, he added.· The aftercare program offers medical and psychosocial services to homeless youths.· Solicitors willing to offer either of these services are indicated in the Solicitors Regional Directory.· They prevent problems before they emerge, rather than simply offering services afterward.· Many of them offer wide-ranging services.· After Friday, the Postal Service will no longer offer packing services at its post offices.· More than 120 stockbrokers in Britain offer share-dealing services to private investors.· Providers can offer this service with both dial-up pools and private lines. ► pay · Society pays noisy lip service to monogamy but, in reality, encourages affairs.· What amount is the consumer willing to pay for these services?· You're paying for the service, and I provide it.· You own the phone, as you can in your own house, but you must pay for the service.· These councillors were not paid for their services and paid their own expenses.· It pays for these services with oligopolistic profits.· Of course, this simplest first step opens whole new avenues to explore about how we pay for services.· Take greater advantage of federal money that pays for many services. ► provide · There are also many organisations who provide a variety of services to people with HIV/AIDS.· There are specialist firms who will provide this service.· Over the years, they built a network of local dealerships and warehouses to sell equipment and provide service and repairs.· All these departments provide a support service to the Group in their specialised fields.· Nielsen Media Research, provides information services for broadcasters; and Gartner Group, provides advisory services in the technology sector.· Nevertheless, Southwark will provide services based on clear and publicly available eligibility criteria.· Instead, the city should be preparing to bid on the contracts to provide services to the new communities. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the services Camp Lejune was the first place I was stationed when I was in the service. The family has a tradition of going into the services. At our insurance company, we do our best to provide you with the services that will meet your needs. He also has aggressively addressed the frontline level, where the products get built and the services performed. Local schools were to be free to buy in the services of private organisations to inspect their standards. Most of those companies also subscribe to the services. She has decided that she and I will offer our services as stewards for one of the services. The profits and the services were the same. These circumstances should not justify the landlord in withholding the services. ► the service My first duty station in the service was in North Carolina. ► services► be in service/go into service► for services rendered As for the notion of a local tax as a payment for services rendered, it isn't. But their kids weren't expected to work for their love, it wasn't seen as a return for services rendered. Cross-boundary flow adjustments to allocations will be replaced by direct billing for services rendered. He had expected some final pay-off, a terminal settling of accounts for services rendered. His full emoluments for services rendered to the three companies are paid by S1. Reagan clung to the belief that he was not paying ransom but merely rewarding an intermediary for services rendered. ► services► jury/military/community etc service Doing jury service could be one of them. He envisaged combining farming and family life with military service in idyllic rural settlements. He was fined $ 250 and required to perform community service. Like the House measure, the Senate bill requires public housing residents to contribute eight hours of community service a month. Normally feudal grants were made within the Patrimony and the Papal State in return for military service. The offer included a $ 250 fine, community service and domestic violence counseling. What will be attempted is a sketched framework for the illumination of community service profiles. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the civil service► domiciliary services/care/visits etc Developments in day care, the home help service and other domiciliary services were the currency of growth in these departments. Hence domiciliary visits by medical staff are an integral part of any specialist service. It supplements care by kin, but families continue to provide the bulk of domiciliary care. Last year only voluntary Welfare Officer alone, made over 102 domiciliary visits. Nevertheless, companies trading in domiciliary care are now beginning to multiply - some from a base in the residential sector. One of the principal domiciliary services is that of home helps. Success typically gives access to one existing service, such as domiciliary care, and rejects another, such as residential care. Traditionally the burden of long-term domiciliary care has fallen on women. ► in-service training/courses etc A national in-service training programme will ensure that all teachers are fully qualified in the subject they are teaching. Both should receive official sanction and both require in-service training opportunities to acquire the necessary skills. If trainees are attending a regular in-service training course, individual viewing could be built into the syllabus. In some cases school finances are being pooled to fund in-service training, large expensive resources and joint activities for the children. Organizers of in-service training courses will also find them useful. Some apply for every in-service training course that is going. The potential contributions of the academic and in-service courses must be left for another occasion. The second one, which is two hours long, is designed for teachers, college lecturers and in-service training. ► pay lip service to somebody/something It pays lip service to local choices but provides no specific means to make them more rational and efficient. Politicians pay lip service to crime. Previous governments have paid lip service to the idea but achieved little. The conventional methodology tends to pay lip service to user involvement. The professors all pay lip service to welcoming every point of view, but most really do not. They pay lip service to equality but they don't want to have to do anything committed about it. Though everybody pays lip service to performance, politics is often the ultimate arbiter of their fate. We need to stop paying lip service to them. ► premium rate number/line/service Because of the high cost of providing and gathering this information, Climbline would not exist were it not a premium rate service. Choice has not been considered in premium rate services. That is certainly true in the context of telecommunications and, more specifically, in premium rate services. ► press somebody/something into service Cut it down, dye it red and press it into service for that next dinner dance? Eric, at the time a budding saxophonist, press ganged Melanie into service as a singer in his band Adventure. It presses new mutations into service as they arise and is just as ready to make do with what is already around. The penguin presses the pants into service for a dastardly diamond heist. ► the secret service► skeleton staff/crew/service etc A skeleton staff was on duty to keep the world-wide operations of Royalbion ticking over. The skeleton staff were no match for Massenga and his team of ex-Security policemen. The Automobile Association skeleton staff trio will be huddled in front of their personal computer screens relaying road conditions to drivers. The doc pointed out how appropriate it was to have a Skull in a skeleton crew. The Republicans and Democrats tick over with a skeleton staff and then hire specialist consultants for each campaign. There was only a skeleton staff on duty and no one took much notice of him. Various versions were filmed on closed sets with skeleton crews and strict security. Without you ghost ferries would cross the Mersey manned by skeleton crews. ► social services► voluntary work/service etc A larger number still provide a wide range of formal and informal voluntary services. A recent Gallup poll found that 98m adults are involved in voluntary service, a 23% increase in two years. An alternative to clubs and classes is voluntary work. But people without a job who have found fulfilling voluntary work or an absorbing hobby also score highly. Morley took up her evenings but daytime was given to voluntary work. Several had written books and articles and others were involved in voluntary work. Use the expertise and facilities of your local authorities and voluntary services for practical help, advice and social activities. We have a great tradition of voluntary services and charitable giving. Word family WORD FAMILYnounservantserveserverservicedisservicethe servicesservingserveryservicingservilityservitudeadjectiveserviceableservileservingverbserveservice 1official system/organization [countable] the official system for providing something, especially something that everyone in a country needs to have, or the official organization that provides it:  the health service the postal service the police service the prison service Workers in the emergency services (=the police, hospital, and the fire service) are forbidden from striking. There has been a decline in public services in recent years. the essential services (=the police, hospitals, fire service, and organizations that provide basic things such as water, gas, or electricity) → civil service, Diplomatic Service, fire service, Internal Revenue Service, National Health Service, secret service, security service2something provided by a company [countable] a particular type of help or work that is provided by a business to customers, but not one that involves producing goods:  A wide range of financial services are available.provide/offer a service Datapost offers a delivery service to over 160 countries. Our aim is to provide the best service at the lowest price. the supply of goods and services → service industry3in a shop/restaurant/bar [uncountable] the help that people who work in a shop, restaurant, bar etc give yougood/bad/slow etc service The service was terrible and so was the food.customer service At our bank, we insist on high standards of customer service. Service is included in your bill (=the charge for paying the people who serve you is included). → room service, self-service, service charge4work [uncountable] (also services [plural]) the work that someone does for a person or organization, especially over a long period20/30 years etc of service Brian retired after 25 years of service to the company. a long service award a career in public service (=work done for the public or the government)services to somebody/something (=all the good work you have done for someone or something) He received an award for services to sport.5work done for somebody services [plural] skilled work or advice from a particular type of worker who you use to help you do somethingsomebody’s services/the services of somebody Lydia obtained the services of a qualified nurse.somebody’s services as something Why don’t you offer your services as a tennis coach?6duty jury/military/community etc service something that ordinary people can be asked to do as a public duty or as a punishment:  Her attacker was sentenced to 120 hours’ community service.7being used [uncountable] used to talk about whether a piece of equipment, a vehicle etc is available to be used, or how long it can be usedin service (=being used or available to be used) These trains have been in service for many years.out of service (=not being used or not available to be used) The escalator is out of service.give good/excellent etc service (=work well and last a long time) Steel tools give good service for years.8religious ceremony [countable] a formal religious ceremony, especially in churchhold/conduct a service The service was held in the chapel.marriage/funeral/christening etc service a memorial service for the disaster victims9army the services British English, the service American English a country’s military forces, especially considered as a jobjoin/go into the services Maybe you should join the services. Her son is in the services.10help [singular, uncountable] formal help that you give to someonebe at somebody’s service (=be available to help someone, or for someone to use) My secretary is at your service.be of service (to somebody) (=help someone) Can I be of any service?do somebody a service (=do something that will help someone) He did her a service by telling her the truth.11checks on a car/machine [countable] an examination and repair of a machine or car to keep it working properly:  I’m getting the bus home – my car’s in for a service.12tennis/ball game [countable] an act of hitting a ball through the air in order to start a game, especially in tennis:  It’s your service.13on a motorway services [plural] British English a place near a motorway where you can stop and have a meal or drink, or buy food, petrol etc → service station:  How far is it to the next services?14plates/cups etc [countable] a set of plates, bowls, cups etc that match each other15bus/train/plane etc [countable usually singular] British English a regular journey made by a bus, train, boat etc to a particular place at a particular time:  the 8:15 service to Cambridge16 be in service/go into service British English to be working or start working as a servant in someone’s house, especially in the past → domestic service17legal document [uncountable] formal when someone is given a legal document telling them that they must do something or that something is going to happen:  the service of a summons18for services rendered formal for work you have done or help you have given:  payment for services rendered → active service, lip service, → press somebody/something into service at press2(13) service1 nounservice2 verb serviceservice2 ●●○ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE service Simple Form Present I, you, we, they service he, she, it services Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they serviced Present perfect I, you, we, they have serviced he, she, it has serviced Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had serviced Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will service Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have serviced Continuous Form Present I am servicing he, she, it is servicing you, we, they are servicing Past I, he, she, it was servicing you, we, they were servicing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been servicing he, she, it has been servicing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been servicing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be servicing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been servicing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES All our machinery is serviced regularly. Dunn's firm services 72 arts organizations across the nation. I'm having the car serviced next week. When was the plane last serviced? You should have your car serviced every six months. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Especially because they usually split the take with the syndicates who sell and service their output. The weakness of the economy still makes it harder for companies to service their debt. Thesaurus THESAURUS► repair to do some work on something that is damaged or not working properly, so that it is in good condition again: · The builders are coming to repair the roof.· Have you had the washing machine repaired yet? ► fix especially American English to repair something: · I’m taking the car in to get it fixed.· The chain on the bike needs fixing. ► mend especially British English to repair something that is damaged, torn, or not working: · I’ve found someone who’ll mend the fence.· Can you mend this sweater for me?· Fishermen sat mending their nets in the sunshine. ► service to check a vehicle or machine and repair it if necessary, especially regularly: · You should have your car serviced every six months.· When was the last time we had the gas boiler serviced? ► renovate to repair an old building so that it looks in good condition again: · They bought an old house and renovated it themselves. ► restore to repair something old and valuable, especially a building, piece of furniture, painting etc, so that it looks the same as it did originally: · Many paintings were damaged in the fire but have now been restored.· The hotel was restored to its original Victorian splendour in 1984. ► do up British English informal, fix up American English informal to repair an old building or vehicle, so that it looks in good condition again: · He does up old cars and sells them.· A builder bought the house and fixed it up. ► patch something up to quickly repair something that has a hole in it, by putting a piece of material on it, especially temporarily: · They patched up the wall with bits of cement. ► darn to repair holes in clothes: · Are you any good at darning socks? Longman Language Activatorto repair something that is broken or damaged► repair if you repair something that is broken or not working properly, you work on it so that it is in good condition again: · Builders spent several weeks repairing the roof.· The plane was too badly damaged to be repaired.get/have something repaired (=pay someone else to repair it): · How much will it cost to have the TV repaired? ► fix to repair a machine or piece of equipment that is broken or not working properly: · I'll need to fix the boat before we can go out in it.get/have something fixed (=pay someone else to fix it): · I must get my camera fixed before we go to France. ► mend to repair something that is broken or not working, or something that has a hole in it. In American English mend is usually used about clothing: · The children are taught to mend their own clothes.· I called a service engineer in to mend the lift. ► patch up to repair something that has a hole in quickly and not very thoroughly so that it is good enough to be used again for a short period of time: patch up something: · We managed to patch up the roof enough to stop it leaking.patch something up: · The boat's got a hole in the side, but I'm just going to try and patch it up for now. ► overhaul to thoroughly examine a machine, vehicle, or piece of equipment and repair it if necessary: · The engine has been overhauled and runs much more smoothly now.completely overhaul: · All the electrical wiring in the house was being completely overhauled because of the risk of fire. ► service to examine a vehicle or machine, especially at fixed regular times, and repair it if necessary: · All our machinery is serviced regularly.· When was the plane last serviced?have something serviced (=pay someone else to service it): · You should have your car serviced every six months. WORD SETS► DAILY LIFE AC, accessory, nounadapter, nounaerosol, nounalarm, nounarm, nounash, nounattaché case, nounbag, nounbar, nounbarrel, nounbeep, verbbeeswax, nounbell, nounbelly, nounbelt, nounbench, nounbenzine, nounbinding, nounbiro, nounbolt, nounbooth, nounbox, nounbox, verbbrad, nounbriefcase, nounbristle, nounbrolly, nounbrush, nounbucket, nounbuckle, nounbuffer, nounbulb, nounBulldog clip, nounbulletin board, nounbullhorn, nounbung, nounbunting, nounbusiness card, nounbutt, nounbutton, nounbuzzer, nouncable, nouncalling card, nouncan, nouncandle, nouncane, nouncarbon, nouncarbon copy, nouncarbon paper, nouncard, nouncardboard, nouncardboard, adjectivecardboard cut-out, nouncard catalog, nouncarrier, nouncarrier bag, nouncarryall, nouncart, nouncarton, nouncartridge, nouncase, nouncaster, nouncatch, nounCellophane, nouncesspit, nounchain, nounchalice, nounchannel, nounchart, nounchute, nouncitronella, nounclamp, nouncleat, nounclip, nounclipboard, nouncomb, nouncombination lock, nouncompartment, nouncord, nouncrank, nouncrate, nouncrepe paper, nouncycle, noundetector, noundial, noundigital, adjectivedisposable, adjectivedrape, verbdrawing pin, noundryer, noundurable goods, nounDurex, nounearplug, nounelastic band, nouneraser, nouneyelet, nounfabric, nounfelt-tip pen, nounfemale, adjectivefence, nounfiberglass, nounfibreglass, nounfigurine, nounfilament, nounfile, verbFilofax, nounfire extinguisher, nounfirewood, nounfitness, nounflag, nounflagon, nounflagstaff, nounflashlight, nounflat, adjectivefloodlight, nounfoam, nounfoam, verbfog, verbfolder, nounfoolscap, nounforecourt, nounfountain, nounfountain pen, nounframe, nounfunnel, nounfuse, noungadget, noungadgetry, noungargle, verbgas, nounglue, noungoggles, noungold card, noungranny knot, noungravel, noungravelled, adjectivegravelly, adjectivegrease, noungreetings card, noungrommet, noungum, noungun, noungunnysack, noungut, nounhand-held, adjectivehandle, nounhandloom, nounharness, nounhasp, nounhealth, nounhessian, nounhinge, nounhip, nounhoarding, nounhoist, nounholder, nounhook, nounhoop, nounhooter, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhub, nounhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectiveillness, nounindented, adjectiveinflatable, adjectiveingrained, adjectiveink, nouninn, nouninnkeeper, nouninsoluble, adjectiveivory, nounjacket, nounjack-knife, nounjoss stick, nounjuggle, verbkey, nounkeypad, nounkey ring, nounKleenex, nounknife, nounknob, nounlabel, nounladder, nounlantern, nounlatch, nounlatchkey, nounlather, nounlather, verbLCD, nounlead, nounlectern, nounlegal pad, nounlens, nounletterbox, nounlever, nounlibrary, nounlid, nounlidded, adjectivelift, nounlight, nounlight bulb, nounlink, nounlinseed oil, nounlitter bin, nounlock, nounlodestone, nounlog, nounloop, verblost property, nounmagnet, nounmagnetic, adjectivemagnifying glass, nounmale, adjectivemantle, nounmanual, adjectivemarker, nounmarker pen, nounmarket day, nounmast, nounmastic, nounmatchstick, nounmaterial, nounmeter, nounmeths, nounmode, nounmortar, nounmortise lock, nounmould, nounmounting, nounmovement, nounnail, nounnameplate, nounnet, nounnib, nounnipple, nounnon-standard, adjectivenoose, nounnotebook, nounnotepad, nounnoticeboard, nounnozzle, nounnut, nounoil, verboilcan, nounoily, adjectiveorb, nounoutfit, nounoutlet, nounovernight, adverbpack, verbpackage, nounpad, nounpad, verbpadlock, nounpaintwork, nounpantyliner, nounpaper, nounpaperclip, nounpasserby, nounpaste, verbpasteboard, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpattern, nounpaving, nounpearl, nounpen, nounpenknife, nounpicket fence, nounpillbox, nounpince-nez, nounpinhead, nounpipe, nounpix, nounpizza parlor, nounplug, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket calculator, nounpocket knife, nounpointer, nounpoison, nounpole, nounportfolio, nounPost-it, nounpowder, nounpowdered, adjectivepropellant, nounpropelling pencil, nounpump-action, adjectivePX, nounquarter, verbrack, nounreceptionist, nounreel, nounrefill, nounreflector, nounrefrigerate, verbregimen, nounreservation, nounreserve, verbsachet, nounsack, nounscratchpad, nounscratch paper, nounscreen, nounsealant, nounsealer, nounsearchlight, nounseason ticket, nounseat, nounself-assembly, adjectiveseptic tank, nounservice, nounservice, verbsetting, nounshade, nounsharpener, nounshovel, nounshovel, verbshovelful, nounsilver paper, nounsiphon, nounslat, nounslice, verbslot machine, nounslug, nounsmoke, nounsoot, nounsort, nounspare part, nounspigot, nounsponge, nounspool, nounspout, nounspray, nounspray can, nounspray paint, nounspring, nounstaff, nounstake, nounstalk, nounstandard, nounstaple, nounstapler, nounstationery, nounsteam, nounsteam clean, verbsteel, nounsteel wool, nounstepladder, nounstick, verbstick, nounsticker, nounstilt, nounstopper, nounstorm lantern, nounstrap, nounstreamer, nounstring, nounstub, nounsucker, nounSuperglue, nounswipe, verbswitch, nounswivel, nountab, nountack, nountag, nountag, verbtank, nountap, nountape, nountassel, nountattle, verbtea break, nounthong, nounthread, nountime-saving, adjectivetinder, nountinderbox, nountissue, nountop, nountote bag, nountowel, verbtray, nountrolley, nountube, nountubing, nountwine, nountwo-way mirror, nounumbrella, nounvent, nounvial, nounwaiting room, nounwasher, nounwaste paper, nounwatch, nounwaterspout, nounwheeled, adjectivewhistle, verbwooden, adjectivewriting paper, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an advice centre/service/desk/bureau · They offer a 24-hour advice service to customers. ► basic services · They lack basic services such as water and electricity. ► a bus service (=a service that provides regular buses)· It’s a small village but there is a good bus service. ► care services/facilities · How much money is spent on health care services? ► catering business/service etc ► a service charge (=for service in a hotel, restaurant etc)· The restaurant’s prices include a 10% service charge. ► a church service (=a religious ceremony in a church)· There’s a church service at 10:30 every Sunday morning. ► a coach service · Our express coach service goes to the South of France and Costa Brava. ► community services (=providing schools, health facilities, roads etc)· Some tax goes towards paying for your community services. ► a commuter service · More money is needed to improve commuter services in the region. ► a comprehensive service · Our professional staff provide a comprehensive service. ► customer service/care (=serving and looking after customers)· Our aim is always to raise the level of customer service. ► day care centre/services/facilities  subsidized day care facilities ► service a debt (=pay the interest on a debt, but not pay it back)· By then, she was borrowing more money just to service her debts. ► a delivery service · We try to maintain a high standard of delivery service to our customers. ► dispense with somebody’s services (=no longer employ someone) ► domestic service formal (=the work of a servant in a large house)· She went into domestic service at the age of 15. ► a service economy (=one that is based mainly on selling services such as insurance or tourism)· Britain has shifted from a manufacturing to a service economy. ► the education service (=all the government organizations that work together to provide education)· There are plans to expand the adult education service. ► an efficient service · We aim to provide our clients with an efficient and friendly service. ► service/maintenance engineer ► enlist somebody’s help/services etc  He has enlisted the help of a sports psychologist for the team. ► essential services (=organizations such as the police or the fire or health service)· The law prohibits workers in essential services from striking. ► faithful service  years of faithful service to the company ► funeral service  the minister who conducted the funeral service ► goods and services · The company provides a range of specialized goods and services. ► a service industry (=businesses that provide a service, such as banking and tourism)· Most of the new jobs are in service industries. ► inferior service · He wrote a letter to complain about inferior service at the hotel. ► intelligence agencies/services etc  In Britain there are three main intelligence organizations. ► an Internet service provider (=a company that allows you to connect to the Internet)· Your Internet service provider should be able to solve the problem. ► jury service (=when you have to spend time on a jury)· He has been called for jury service in July. ► library services · Public library services are threatened by budget cuts. ► lifeboat crew/station/service ► loyal service  her many years of loyal service to the company ► memorial service/ceremony  A memorial service will be held at 7 pm on Saturday. ► do military service  More and more men are refusing to do military service. ► service occupations (=a job in which you provide a service rather than producing goods)· Around two thirds of the labour force is employed in service occupations. ► offer ... services  A number of groups offer their services free of charge. ► outreach program/service/center etc  outreach centers for drug addicts ► perform a service · Our troops are performing a remarkable service and a terribly important mission. ► military/service personnel · There have been attacks upon US military personnel. ► postal service  the U.S. postal service ► a prayer service (=church service at which people pray) ► provides ... service  The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests. ► a rail service · People want a safe, reliable rail service. ► for services rendered  a bill of $3200 for services rendered (=for something you have done) ► rental contract/scheme/service etc  Could you sign the rental agreement? ► scheduled flight/service (=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week) Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow. ► the service sector (=the part of the economy to do with providing services, such as banking or tourism)· The proportion of service sector jobs within the economy has grown. ► the security services/forces (=the police, army etc)· Clashes with the security forces continued. ► shoddy goods/service/workmanship etc  We’re not paying good money for shoddy goods. ► shuttle service  There’s a shuttle service from the city center to the airport. ► a taxi service · We operate a taxi service to and from the airport. ► in-service training (=while working for an employer)· Most employees take advantage of our in-service training program. ► voluntary work/service · He does voluntary work with young offenders. ► volunteered ... services  I volunteered my services as a driver. ► the wedding service (=the ceremony in a church)· It was a beautiful wedding service. ► welfare benefits/services/programmes etc  the provision of education and welfare services COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► car · Eddie did the shopping, tended the garden, mended the taps and the fuses, and serviced the family car.· Labels are required to prevent cross-contamination by an auto repair shop that services the car at a later date.· We used to service good cars in the old days. ► cost · As real interest rates rose, so did the cost of servicing the government's debt.· Moreover once there are separate national currencies, there are costs of servicing the foreign exchange market.· The cost of servicing these liabilities would soar if the peso were devalued.· Soaring inflation meanwhile reduced the real cost of servicing a mortgage.· Interest rates will also affect net worth through influencing the cost of servicing existing debts. ► debt · The initial acquisition of the house sucked most people into debt, often more debt than they could service. ► loan · Banks' need for capital is greatest when economies are in recession and borrowers can not service their loans.· A lawyer representing the company currently servicing the loan denies Aikens' assertions.· Yet still his outgoings, swollen by servicing the loans, were not covered in their entirety. ► need · Every Partnership developing a Compact will design a management structure servicing its particular needs.· My adrenalin surge could service the needs of West Texas for a week.· By keeping close to customers, we are better able to service their needs and we can keep ahead of industry trends.· The union's slogan informs you that it is concerned with servicing the needs of today's musicians. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► service a debt/loan The result is inadequate cash flow to service debt during the first critical years after purchase. The workers and peasants toil and sweat to service debts owed to the international bankers and multilateral agencies. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the civil service► domiciliary services/care/visits etc Developments in day care, the home help service and other domiciliary services were the currency of growth in these departments. Hence domiciliary visits by medical staff are an integral part of any specialist service. It supplements care by kin, but families continue to provide the bulk of domiciliary care. Last year only voluntary Welfare Officer alone, made over 102 domiciliary visits. Nevertheless, companies trading in domiciliary care are now beginning to multiply - some from a base in the residential sector. One of the principal domiciliary services is that of home helps. Success typically gives access to one existing service, such as domiciliary care, and rejects another, such as residential care. Traditionally the burden of long-term domiciliary care has fallen on women. ► in-service training/courses etc A national in-service training programme will ensure that all teachers are fully qualified in the subject they are teaching. Both should receive official sanction and both require in-service training opportunities to acquire the necessary skills. If trainees are attending a regular in-service training course, individual viewing could be built into the syllabus. In some cases school finances are being pooled to fund in-service training, large expensive resources and joint activities for the children. Organizers of in-service training courses will also find them useful. Some apply for every in-service training course that is going. The potential contributions of the academic and in-service courses must be left for another occasion. The second one, which is two hours long, is designed for teachers, college lecturers and in-service training. ► pay lip service to somebody/something It pays lip service to local choices but provides no specific means to make them more rational and efficient. Politicians pay lip service to crime. Previous governments have paid lip service to the idea but achieved little. The conventional methodology tends to pay lip service to user involvement. The professors all pay lip service to welcoming every point of view, but most really do not. They pay lip service to equality but they don't want to have to do anything committed about it. Though everybody pays lip service to performance, politics is often the ultimate arbiter of their fate. We need to stop paying lip service to them. ► premium rate number/line/service Because of the high cost of providing and gathering this information, Climbline would not exist were it not a premium rate service. Choice has not been considered in premium rate services. That is certainly true in the context of telecommunications and, more specifically, in premium rate services. ► press somebody/something into service Cut it down, dye it red and press it into service for that next dinner dance? Eric, at the time a budding saxophonist, press ganged Melanie into service as a singer in his band Adventure. It presses new mutations into service as they arise and is just as ready to make do with what is already around. The penguin presses the pants into service for a dastardly diamond heist. ► the secret service► skeleton staff/crew/service etc A skeleton staff was on duty to keep the world-wide operations of Royalbion ticking over. The skeleton staff were no match for Massenga and his team of ex-Security policemen. The Automobile Association skeleton staff trio will be huddled in front of their personal computer screens relaying road conditions to drivers. The doc pointed out how appropriate it was to have a Skull in a skeleton crew. The Republicans and Democrats tick over with a skeleton staff and then hire specialist consultants for each campaign. There was only a skeleton staff on duty and no one took much notice of him. Various versions were filmed on closed sets with skeleton crews and strict security. Without you ghost ferries would cross the Mersey manned by skeleton crews. ► social services► voluntary work/service etc A larger number still provide a wide range of formal and informal voluntary services. A recent Gallup poll found that 98m adults are involved in voluntary service, a 23% increase in two years. An alternative to clubs and classes is voluntary work. But people without a job who have found fulfilling voluntary work or an absorbing hobby also score highly. Morley took up her evenings but daytime was given to voluntary work. Several had written books and articles and others were involved in voluntary work. Use the expertise and facilities of your local authorities and voluntary services for practical help, advice and social activities. We have a great tradition of voluntary services and charitable giving. Word family WORD FAMILYnounservantserveserverservicedisservicethe servicesservingserveryservicingservilityservitudeadjectiveserviceableservileservingverbserveservice 1if someone services a machine or vehicle, they examine it and do what is needed to keep it working well:  The plumber came to service the boiler.have something serviced I'm having the car serviced next week.GRAMMAR Service is often used in the passive in this meaning. → servicing ► see thesaurus at repair2to provide people with something they need or want:  schools that service local communities3service a debt/loan technical to pay the interest on a debt
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