| 单词 | service |
| 释义 | noun | verb | adjective serviceservice1 /ˈsɚvɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1IN A STORE/HOTEL ETC. [uncountable] the help that people who work in a store, restaurant, bar, etc. give you: good/quick/excellent service The service was really good at that French restaurant.poor/slow/terrible service The service was terrible. high standards of customer service (=service that a shop, restaurant, company, etc. gives to its customers)2BUSINESS [countable, uncountable] advice or work that a company provides for people to buy: The company provides phone and Internet service to 30 million people.a babysitting/cleaning/delivery etc. service We offer a gift-buying service for busy businesspeople. The bank offers a range of financial services. → see also service industry3WORK DONE FOR somebody [uncountable] (also services [plural]) formal work that someone does for a company, organization, person, etc.: service to Horne was given an award in recognition of services to the city.20/30 years etc. of service He was thanked for his ten years of service to the company. He offered his services as a tennis coach. We employed the services of a lawyer. Jordan had a long and distinguished career in public service (=work done for the public or the government). Please accept this as payment for services rendered (=used on a bill you give to someone for work you have done for them).4OFFICIAL SYSTEM [countable, uncountable] a government system or private organization that provides help, or the help provided by these systems or organizations: the amount spent by the government on public services I’m looking for information on family planning services.police/medical/fire etc. service emergency ambulance service interruptions to postal service in the area The Postal Service (=the government organization that delivers mail) will print 45 million stamps this year.5RELIGIOUS CEREMONY [countable] a formal religious ceremony, for example in church: A special church service was held in the city for victims of the fire.a marriage/funeral etc. service A larger memorial service will be held for Burns later this month.6HELP [singular, uncountable] help that you give to someone: Don’t thank me – I’m glad to be of service (=be able to help someone). Unions may charge for services rendered (=help that has been given to non-members).at somebody’s service formal (=if someone or something is at your service, they are available to help you)7DUTY jury/military/community etc. service something that ordinary people can be asked to do for the public as a public duty or as a punishment: All young men must do one year of military service.8GOVERNMENT [countable usually singular] used in the names of organizations that work directly for a government: the foreign service the U.S. customs service9MILITARY the service a country’s military forces, especially considered as a job: My first duty station in the service was in North Carolina.10SPORTS [countable] an act of hitting a ball through the air in order to start a game, for example in tennis11CAR/MACHINE [countable] an examination and repair of a machine or car to keep it working correctly12PLATES dinner/tea service a set of matching plates, bowls, cups, etc. → see also on active duty/service at active1 (7), pay lip service to something at pay1 (15), press somebody/something into service/duty at press1 (10) noun | verb | adjective serviceservice2 ●●○ verb [transitive] 1to examine a machine or vehicle and repair it if necessary: I’m having the car serviced next week.► see thesaurus at repair12to provide people with something they need or want: The parking lot was built to service both campuses.3social studies, economics to pay the interest on a debt—servicing noun [uncountable] noun | verb | adjective serviceservice3 adjective service door/elevator etc. a door, elevator, etc. that is only for the use of people working in a place, rather than for the public |
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