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serv·er

S0286500 (sûr′vər)n.1. a. One who serves food and drink.b. Something, such as a tray, that is used in serving food and drink.2. An altar server.3. Law One who serves a legal process, such as a summons or court order.4. Sports The player who serves, as in court games.5. Computers a. A file server.b. A computer that processes requests for HTML and other documents that are components of webpages.

server

(ˈsɜːvə) n1. a person who serves2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) chiefly RC Church a person who acts as acolyte or assists the priest at Mass3. something that is used in serving food and drink4. (General Sporting Terms) the player who serves in racket games5. (Computer Science) computing a computer or program that supplies data or resources to other machines on a network

serv•er

(ˈsɜr vər)

n. 1. a person who serves. 2. a person who waits on tables; waiter or waitress. 3. something that serves or is used in serving, as a salver. 4. a utensil, as a broad fork, for dishing out individual portions of vegetables, cake, pie, etc. 5. an attendant on the priest at mass. 6. (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) the player who puts the ball or shuttlecock in play. 7. a computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network. [1350–1400]

serv·er

(sûr′vər) A computer that controls a central storage area of data that can be downloaded or manipulated by another computer.

server

1. A computer that holds web pages and supplies them to browsers.2. Player who opens the rally.3. Player who strikes the ball first in a rally.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	server - a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)waitercarhop - a waiter at a drive-in restaurantcounterman, counterperson, counterwoman - someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant - someone employed to provide service in a dining roomsommelier, wine steward, wine waiter - a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurantwaitress - a woman waiter
	2.	server - (court games) the player who serves to start a pointcourt game - an athletic game played on a courtplayer, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
	3.	server - (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer networkhostcomputer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automaticallycomputer network - (computer science) a network of computerscomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
	4.	server - utensil used in serving food or drinkutensil - an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

Translations

发球员发球者托盘服务器

serve

(səːv) verb1. to work for a person etc eg as a servant. He served his master for forty years. 服務 为...服务2. to distribute food etc or supply goods. She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)? 上菜 给…上菜，端上（饭菜等） 3. to be suitable for a purpose. This upturned bucket will serve as a seat. 適用 适用4. to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces. He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years. 服役 服役5. to undergo (a prison sentence). He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery. 服刑 服刑6. in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it. He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve? (網球)發球 发球 noun act of serving (a ball). 發球 发球ˈserver noun1. (usually in plural) a utensil used in serving food. salad servers. 上菜用的托盤 托盘2. a person who serves (a ball). 發球者 发球者ˈserving noun a portion of food served. I had two servings of pie. 一人份的菜餚 （供一人食用的）食物 it serves you etc right you etc deserve your misfortune etc. He has done no work so it will serve him right if he fails his exam. 罪有應得 罪有应得，自作自受，你真活该 serve an apprenticeship to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice. 實習，當學徒 作实习生，当学徒 serve out to distribute to each of a number of people. She served out the pudding. 分配給每個人 分发（食物、饮料等） serve up to start serving (a meal). 開始上菜 开始上菜

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