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

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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 FAMILY

serve: servant, served, server, serves, serving+/servant: servants/server: servers/serving: self-serving, servings

USAGE EXAMPLES

The 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)

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

staff

serve on the staff of

act

discharge one's duties

rotate

perform a job or duty on a rotating basis

function, officiate

perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function

caddie, caddy

act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player

represent

be 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, criticize

act as a critic

bank

act 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

fag

act 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

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

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)

We 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

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

process, swear out

subpoena

serve or summon with a subpoena

rinse, wash

clean with some chemical process

elute

wash 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 way

suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent

function

serve a purpose, role, or function

measure up, qualify

prove capable or fit; meet requirements

go around

be sufficient

prelude

serve as a prelude or opening to

act as

function 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 as

function as or act like

answer, do, suffice

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

3v contribute or conduce to

The 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 ball

a 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

footfault

a 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

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 FAMILY serve: servant, served, server, serves, serving+/servant: servants/server: servers/serving: self-serving, servings USAGE EXAMPLES The 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 staff serve on the staff of act discharge one's duties rotate perform a job or duty on a rotating basis function, officiate perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function caddie, caddy act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player represent be 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, criticize act as a critic bank act 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 fag act 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 Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper do admit serve as a means of entrance pass, spend pass time in a specific way 2 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) We 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 3 v deliver a warrant or summons to someone Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper process, swear out subpoena serve or summon with a subpoena rinse, wash clean with some chemical process elute wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography deliver bring to a destination, make a delivery 4 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 way suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent function serve a purpose, role, or function measure up, qualify prove capable or fit; meet requirements go around be sufficient prelude serve as a prelude or opening to act as function 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 as function as or act like answer, do, suffice be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity 3v contribute or conduce to The 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 5 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 ball a 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 footfault a 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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