英语词汇“to serve one's turn”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†(c) to serve one's (also one's own) turn: (of a person) to further one's own purposes; to provide for one's own need. Cf. Phrases 1b(a). Also to serve one's turn upon (also by): to act upon (another person) in order to gain one's end; to make use of (a person) for one's own purposes.

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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > seek or look after one's own interest [verb (intransitive)]

to shift for oneselfa1513

to lick one's fingers1530

to lick the trencher1542

to serve one's (also one's own) turn1560

to have an eye to (also for) the main chance1584

to look (also have an eye, etc.) to the main chance1592

squint1642

to mind, provide for, be careful of the main chance1645

to fish for oneself1647

to scratch for oneself1850

to play politics1860

1560 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli 2nd Pt. Secretes Alexis of Piemont 73 And by like meane maie you make oile of Lauander, and serue your turne with it in many thinges [Fr. seruir en plusieurs choses].

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions v. 32 Necessitie caught hold of it, to serue her owne tourne.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie iii. 13 Although Iethro was an heathen man: yet did God serue his owne turne by him [Fr. Dieu s'est servi de luy] in this behalfe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. i. 42 I follow him to serue my turne vpon him.

1650 Mercurius Pragmaticus (for King Charls II) No. 42. sig. Tt3 Nor will they use the Scripture in any other sence then the Devill did to serve his owne turne.

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. ii. 76 If the Dev'l, to serve his turn, Can tell Truth.

单词	to serve one's turn
释义	> as lemmas to serve one's (also one's own) turn †(c) to serve one's (also one's own) turn: (of a person) to further one's own purposes; to provide for one's own need. Cf. Phrases 1b(a). Also to serve one's turn upon (also by): to act upon (another person) in order to gain one's end; to make use of (a person) for one's own purposes. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > seek or look after one's own interest [verb (intransitive)] to shift for oneselfa1513 to lick one's fingers1530 to lick the trencher1542 to serve one's (also one's own) turn1560 to have an eye to (also for) the main chance1584 to look (also have an eye, etc.) to the main chance1592 squint1642 to mind, provide for, be careful of the main chance1645 to fish for oneself1647 to scratch for oneself1850 to play politics1860 1560 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli 2nd Pt. Secretes Alexis of Piemont 73 And by like meane maie you make oile of Lauander, and serue your turne with it in many thinges [Fr. seruir en plusieurs choses]. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions v. 32 Necessitie caught hold of it, to serue her owne tourne. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie iii. 13 Although Iethro was an heathen man: yet did God serue his owne turne by him [Fr. Dieu s'est servi de luy] in this behalfe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. i. 42 I follow him to serue my turne vpon him. View more context for this quotation 1650 Mercurius Pragmaticus (for King Charls II) No. 42. sig. Tt3 Nor will they use the Scripture in any other sence then the Devill did to serve his owne turne. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. ii. 76 If the Dev'l, to serve his turn, Can tell Truth. extracted from turnn. < as lemmas
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