| 释义 |
servicing, vbl. n.|ˈsɜːvɪsɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
1. The action of maintaining or repairing a motor vehicle, etc. Also fig.
1935Economist 7 Dec. 1131/2 Recognised dealers with facilities for the..‘servicing’ of the vehicles sold. 1956Good Housek. Home Encycl. (ed. 4) 143/2 Servicing and repairs which can be carried out by the handyman of the house. 1959I. Jefferies Thirteen Days x. 156 ‘Where's the bint, John?’.. ‘I left her at the hospital for servicing and overhaul.’ 1970Motoring Which? July 91/1 All three needed routine servicing every 3,000 miles. 1978D. Devine Sunk without Trace 253 There was the car... Why did she put it in for servicing that particular week?
2. The action of paying interest on a debt.
1939Times 2 Mar. 13/2 Financial circles hope that an arrangement will be reached in the meantime for the continued servicing of foreign loans. 1946Sun (Baltimore) 7 Oct. 5/2 Servicing of these two issues has required $647,507.50 a year.
3. The action of providing a service.
1944Ann. Reg. 1943 90 Most of their reciprocal aid..had therefore been ‘servicing’, taking the form of providing transportation, accommodation, airfields,..local supplies to American forces. 1946J. S. Huxley Unesco ii. 58 The general educational servicing of the public in the fields of science and culture.
4. attrib. and Comb.
1930Economist 31 May 1207/1 The unclassified group of trades—which includes road transport and most of what Americans term ‘servicing’ industries—contributed 20.08 per cent. 1944R.A.F. Jrnl. Aug. 256, I joined the Servicing Commando unit at the Transit Camp. 1955Univ. of Virginia News Let. 15 June 1/5 Growth of the servicing-type industries, such as retail and wholesale trade, utilities, business and repair services. 1968[see Poisson 1]. 1978R. V. Jones Most Secret War xxxix. 360 At Zempin we hoped to have the aircraft and its servicing installations isolated. |