| 单词 | serve |
| 释义 | serve (once / 20 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v 5vn To serve is to perform a role or function. While your co-worker is out sick, you gladly serve as his replacement until he gets better. Serve comes from the Latin word for servant or slave, but you can serve people without being subordinate to them. You might serve your family hamburgers for dinner, or serve the tennis ball. If you serve a cause, you devote yourself to it. Bug repellant will serve you well on a summer fishing trip. In prison you serve time. If you're elected Mayor, you'll serve a term of three or four years. WORD FAMILYserve: servant, served, server, serves, serving+/servant: servants/server: servers/serving: self-serving, servings USAGE EXAMPLESThe club’s bar will need government approvals to serve alcohol, not to mention other regulatory issues. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Her no-show brought criticism from lawmakers, who serve as prosecutors during the presidential impeachment trial. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) It’s a Styku 3-D body scanner, tucked away in a room next to a minibar serving protein shakes. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas She served the art of music He served the church serve the country Syn|Hyper assist, attend, attend to, wait on work for or be a servant to work exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity 2v do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function He served as head of the department for three years She served in Congress for two terms Hypo|Hyper sit serve in a specific professional capacity staffserve on the staff of actdischarge one's duties rotateperform a job or duty on a rotating basis function, officiateperform duties attached to a particular office or place or function caddie, caddyact as a caddie and carry clubs for a player representbe a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute criticise, criticizeact as a critic bankact as the banker in a game or in gambling do work, work be employed 3v work for or be a servant to May I serve you? The minister served the King for many years Syn|Hypo|Hyper assist, attend, attend to, wait on valet serve as a personal attendant to fagact as a servant for older boys, in British public schools aid, assist, help give help or assistance; be of service 4v do military service She served in Vietnam My sons never served, because they are short-sighted Hyper do work, work be employed 5v promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to Art serves commerce Their interests are served The lake serves recreation The President's wisdom has served the country well Syn|Hyper serve well foster, nurture help develop, help grow 6v be used by; as of a utility The sewage plant served the neighboring communities The garage served to shelter his horses Syn|Hyper service function serve a purpose, role, or function function, go, operate, run, work perform as expected when applied 7v mate with male animals serve the females for breeding purposes Syn|Hypo service stand be available for stud services 8v spend time in prison or in a labor camp 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper do admit serve as a means of entrance pass, spend pass time in a specific way 1v help to some food; help with food or drink Syn|Hyper help dish, dish out, dish up, serve up provide (usually but not necessarily food) cater, ply, provide, supply give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance 2v provide (usually but not necessarily food) 3We serve meals for the homeless The entertainers served up a lively show Syn|Hypo|Hyper dish, dish out, dish up, serve up help help to some food; help with food or drink plank cook and serve on a plank cater, ply, provide, supply give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance v deliver a warrant or summons to someone 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper process, swear out subpoena serve or summon with a subpoena rinse, washclean with some chemical process elutewash out with a solvent, as in chromatography deliver bring to a destination, make a delivery 1v be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity Nothing else will serve Syn|Hypo|Hyper answer, do, suffice bridge over, keep going, tide over suffice for a period between two points go a long waysuffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent functionserve a purpose, role, or function measure up, qualifyprove capable or fit; meet requirements go aroundbe sufficient preludeserve as a prelude or opening to act asfunction as or act like fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy meet the requirements or expectations of 2v serve a purpose, role, or function The tree stump serves as a table The female students served as a control group This table would serve very well His freedom served him well Syn|Hypo|Hyper function service be used by; as of a utility prelude serve as a prelude or opening to act asfunction as or act like answer, do, suffice be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity 3v contribute or conduce to 5The scandal served to increase his popularity Syn|Hypo|Hyper serve well promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to facilitate, help be of use effect, effectuate, set up produce 1v put the ball into play It was Agassi's turn to serve Hypo|Hyper ace serve an ace against (someone) go, move have a turn; make one's move in a game 2n (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play his powerful serves won the game Syn|Hypo|Hyper service ace a serve that the receiver is unable to reach fault(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) let, net balla serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again double fault(tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point footfaulta fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline tennis shot, tennis stroke the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket |
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