serve的经典引文

1. 服务，招待，接待，为...服务
2. 供应，提供
3. 侍候，服侍，侍应
4. 对待
5. 适合，适用，适宜
6. 【律】送达
7. 帮佣
8. 足够，作为足够
9. 发球
10. 服役，供职，为...服役，任（职）
11. 为...尽力
12. 有用，合用，可作...用，对...有用，供...使用，能满足…的需要
13. 端菜，斟酒，上酒，端上
14. 服（刑）
15. （食物的量）够...吃

1. （网球等运动项目）发球（权）
2. 【网球】开球
3. 服务
4. 干活

1. vt. & vi. (为…)服务,任(职) do work (for); give service (to)
2. vt. 向…供应 provide with sth necessary or useful
3. vt. & vi. 提供,端上 offer (food, drinks, a meal, etc.) for eating and drinking
4. vt. 度过(某段时间) pass and complete (a period of time)
5. vt. & vi. 符合,适用 be good enough for or suitable for (a purpose)
6. vt. & vi. 发(球),开(球) begin play by hitting (the ball) to the opponent

1. 发球：现在,我的下一个目标是解决更加恐怖的发球(serve)问题了,我的发球动作从一开始就不标准,这其中最大的问题就是握拍方式,我无法采用式握拍(continental grip),这无疑是致命的.

2. 招待：3 B 词义比较常识运用逻辑推理 商家做(make)好面条,叔叔买(get)来,然后煮(cook)好,最后晚餐招待(serve)我们. cook烹调, 煮;serve(为...)接待, 侍候, 招待,端上, 摆出(餐食),开(饭),上(菜),斟(酒make制造;get获得,买到.

serve as (v.+prep.)

充当,担任 perform; act as
serve as sb/sth

The dictionary may serve as a pillow.

这本词典可以当枕头用。

A large wooden box served as our table.

一只大木箱成了我们的桌子。

This serves as witness to the militant friendship between the two peoples.

这是我们两国人民战斗友谊的见证。

Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.

贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。

This fact will serve as an illustration to show the importance of technical innovation.

这一事实可以被用来说明技术革新的重要性。

serve for (v.+prep.)

代替 stand for; take the place of
serve for sth

The box will serve for a seat.

这个箱子可以当作一个座位用。

serve for v-ing

Many of these underground shelters are now serving for growing mushroom.

许多这类地下防空洞现在成了种植蘑菇的地方。

The disguise may serve for deceiving the enemy.

这种伪装可用于欺骗敌人。

serve in (v.+prep.)

在…任职 take a post in
serve in sth

My uncle served in the 6th Army during World War II.

第二次世界大战期间,我叔叔在第六军团服役。

It will indeed be an honour to serve in your government.

在你的任职确实十分荣幸。

Dr. Norman Bethune served in China during the War of Resistance Against Japan.

在抗日战争期间诺尔曼·白求恩大夫在中国服务。

serve on (v.+prep.)

在…任职 be a member of
serve on sb/sth

I've been asked to serve on yet another committee, and I really don't have the time.

我被邀请担任另一个委员会的委员,可是我确实没有时间。

I once served on a jury, so I know how the law works.

我曾当过一次陪审团的成员,我知道法律是怎么回事。

serve out (v.+adv.)

做到期满 serve to the end
serve sth ? out

You can help to serve out the vegetables, while I cut the meat.

我切肉时你帮着分发一下蔬菜。

He has been ordered to serve out rations to soldiers.

他被命令给士兵分发口粮。

serve sb out

We will serve them out for the trick that they played on us.

他们捉弄了我们,我们一定要报这个仇。

He has injured me times without number, and now I am going to serve him out.

他已伤害过我无数次,现在我要回敬给他。

serve out sth

The president will serve out his full period of office and then leave owing to bad health.

因身体不好,这位校长任期满后会离职。

The thief served out his two years in prison.

那小偷在监狱服完了所判的二年徒刑。

serve up (v.+adv.)

提供,发送 provide, deliverShe served up the usual excuses for being late.她端出了老一套的迟到的借口。

serve with (v.+prep.)

与…在一起服役 perform military duties together with
serve sb with sth

Shall I serve you with vegetables, or would you rather help yourself?

是我给你盛些蔬菜还是你随意取用?

They also served the customers with western food.

他们也给顾客供应西餐。

We are well served with gas in this town.

这个城镇煤气供应很好。

He was served with beer and cakes.

主人用啤酒和糕点款待他。

serve with sb

He served with John during World War II.

他在二战期间与约翰一起服过役。

• serve a ball发球
• serve a cause献身于某事业
• serve a gun炮击
• serve a sentence服刑
• serve an office奉职,服务
• serve coffee招待喝咖啡
• serve dinner供应饭菜
• serve one right罪有应得
• serve one's full term in office任期已满
• serve one's interests符合某人的利益
• serve one's term任一期职
• serve purpose达到目的
• serve sb a good dinner招待…吃了一顿美餐
• serve soup上汤
• serve tables张罗膳食
• serve the army服兵役
• serve the country为国效力
• serve the customers为顾客服务
• serve the devil行恶,干坏事
• serve time服刑

• serve first先招待
• serve once曾经服务
• serve some time服务过一段时间
• serve well开球开得好
• serve admirably极好地招待
• serve apathetically冷淡地招待
• serve badly服务不好
• serve cheerfully愉快地服务
• serve consciously有意识地服务
• serve conspicuously服务突出
• serve courteously谦恭地服务
• serve deftly熟练地开球
• serve directly直接地服务
• serve eagerly热切地服务
• serve elatedly兴高采烈地服务
• serve elegantly举止优雅地招待
• serve eminently出色地招待
• serve enthusiastically热情服务
• serve especially特别服务
• serve faithfully真诚地招待
• serve frankly真诚地服务
• serve generally普遍地服务
• serve graciously有礼貌地招待
• serve grudgingly勉强地服务
• serve indirectly间接服务
• serve judiciously明智地招待
• serve openly公开服务
• serve passively被动地服务
• serve reasonably合理地服务
• serve reluctantly不情愿地服务
• serve satisfactorily满意地服务
• serve superficially表面上服务
• serve tenderly体贴地招待
• serve unconditionally无条件地服务
• serve unwillingly不情愿地招待
• serve usually经常服务
• serve voluntarily自愿地服务
• serve whole-heartedly全心全意地服务
• serve out分配(粮食等),分发
• serve out food分发食物

• serve as充当,用作,成为,起…作用
• serve as a hint起暗示作用
• serve as a judge in a contest在比赛中当裁判
• serve as a lesson当作教训
• serve as a model in作为…的榜样
• serve as a soldier当兵
• serve as an example当作范例
• serve at a hospital在医院工作
• serve at table做招待
• serve at the front在前方服役
• serve for a bed可用作床
• serve for a pillow可用作枕头
• serve for a seat用作凳子
• serve for a wing充作翅膀
• serve for both purposes两用
• serve for nothing毫不中用
• serve for the office当作办公室
• serve in a department store在百货商店当营业员
• serve in the army在陆军服役
• serve on担任…公职
• serve to发球给…
• serve under服务于
• serve under the late general曾在已故将军手下任职
• serve with以…招待,向…送交
• serve sb with a summons把传票送交某人
• serve with beer and cakes以啤酒和蛋糕招待
• serve with the French Air Forces在法国空军服役
• serve without salaries义务帮忙

serve in, serve on

这两个短语都表示“在…任职”。其区别是：

serve in用于相对较大的范围,而serve on用于相对较小的单位与机构。

serve time, serve one's time

serve time的意思是“蹲过班房”或“吃了官司”; 而serve one's time则作“满期”或“见习期满”解。试比较:

The blackguard has served time for three years.

那坏蛋已坐了三年牢。

Tom has served his time.

汤姆已经转正了。

serve as, act as

这两个短语都可表示“充任,担任”。其区别是：

serve as多指长期供职; 而act as所指时间则相对较短。试比较:

He serves as manager and interpreter.

他兼任经理和口译。

She will act as my guide tomorrow.

明天她将给我作向导。

下面三句意思相同:

She served us a good dinner.

She served a good dinner to us.

She served us with a good dinner.

她给我们准备了美餐。

下面两句意思不同:

She served in a bar.

她在酒吧当招待。

She served at a bar.

她在吧台上当招待。