释义 |
serve /sûrv/ transitive verb- To be a servant to
- To be in the service of
- To worship (obsolete)
- To work for
- To render service to
- To perform service for or under
- To perform the duties or do the work connected with
- (of a male animal) to copulate with (the female)
- To attend as assistant
- To be of use to or for
- To avail
- To suffice for
- To satisfy
- To further
- To minister to
- To attend to the requirements of
- To supply
- To provide with materials
- To provide with quarry (falconry)
- To help to food, etc
- To present (food) in a specified manner
- To send or bring to table
- To deal
- To put into action, bring to bear (archaic)
- To put into play by striking (tennis, etc)
- To treat, behave towards
- To be opportune to
- To conform one's conduct to
- To undergo, work out, go through
- To bind (rope, etc) with cord, etc in order to strengthen (esp nautical)
- To deliver or present formally, or give effect to (law)
- To operate or maintain in operation (a gun, etc) (military)
- To declare (heir) (Scots law; obsolete)
intransitive verb- To be a servant
- To be in service or servitude
- To render service
- To be a member, or take part in the activities, of an armed force
- To perform functions
- To wait at table
- To attend to customers
- To act as server, eg at Roman Catholic Mass
- To answer a purpose, be of use, do
- To be opportune or favourable
- To suffice
noun- Service of a ball in tennis, etc
- Verbal abuse or mockery (Aust inf)
- A portion of food (Aust)
ORIGIN: Fr servir, from L servīre to serve serˈver noun - A person who serves, esp at meals or tennis
- A person who acts as assistant to a priest during Mass
- A salver
- A fork, spoon, or other instrument for distributing or helping at table
- (in computer networks) a dedicated computer that stores communal files, processes electronic mail, provides printing facilities, etc
servˈery noun A room or rooms adjoining a dining room, from which meals and drinks are served and in which utensils are kept servˈing noun and adjective servˈlet noun (computing) A program, written in the Java language, that is installed on an Internet server and receives and responds to messages from a number of clients server farm noun A series of powerful computers linked together to provide increased processing power and reliability serving mallet noun (nautical) A mallet with a grooved head used in serving ropes servˈing-man noun (archaic) A manservant serve as - To act as
- To take the place of
serve one's time To pass through an apprenticeship or a term of office (see also time-served, etc under time) serve out - To deal or distribute
- To punish
- To get even with, take revenge on
serve someone a trick To play a trick on someone serve someone right (of something unpleasant) to be no more than deserved serve the (or one's) turn To suffice for one's immediate purpose or need serve time To undergo a term of imprisonment, etc serve up To present for consumption |