1. 服务，招待，接待，为...服务
2. 供应，提供
3. 侍候，服侍，侍应
4. 对待
5. 适合，适用，适宜
6. 【律】送达
7. 帮佣
8. 足够，作为足够
9. 发球
10. 服役，供职，为...服役，任（职）
11. 为...尽力
12. 有用，合用，可作...用，对...有用，供...使用，能满足…的需要
13. 端菜，斟酒，上酒，端上
14. 服（刑）
15. （食物的量）够...吃

1. （网球等运动项目）发球（权）
2. 【网球】开球
3. 服务
4. 干活

1. vt. & vi. (为…)服务,任(职) do work (for); give service (to)
2. vt. 向…供应 provide with sth necessary or useful
3. vt. & vi. 提供,端上 offer (food, drinks, a meal, etc.) for eating and drinking
4. vt. 度过(某段时间) pass and complete (a period of time)
5. vt. & vi. 符合,适用 be good enough for or suitable for (a purpose)
6. vt. & vi. 发(球),开(球) begin play by hitting (the ball) to the opponent

1. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play;

   "his powerful serves won the game"
   

1. 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"
   "The table functions as a desk"
   

2. 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"
   

3. contribute or conduce to;

   "The scandal served to increase his popularity"
   

4. be used by; as of a utility;

   "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"
   "The garage served to shelter his horses"
   

5. help to some food; help with food or drink;

   "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
   

6. provide (usually but not necessarily food);

   "We serve meals for the homeless"
   "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."
   "The entertainers served up a lively show"
   

7. 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"
   

8. 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"
   

9. spend time in prison or in a labor camp;

   "He did six years for embezzlement"
   

10. work for or be a servant to;

    "May I serve you?"
    "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"
    "Can you wait on our table, please?"
    "Is a salesperson assisting you?"
    "The minister served the King for many years"
    

11. deliver a warrant or summons to someone;

    "He was processed by the sheriff"
    

12. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity;

    "A few words would answer"
    "This car suits my purpose well"
    "Will $100 do?"
    "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"
    "Nothing else will serve"
    

13. do military service;

    "She served in Vietnam"
    "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted"
    

14. mate with;

    "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
    

15. put the ball into play;

    "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
    

1.为…服务;为…效力;为…效忠
If youserve your country, an organization, or a person, you do useful work for them.

e.g. It is unfair to soldiers who have served their country well for many years...
这对那些为国效忠多年的士兵们来说是不公平的。
e.g. I have always said that I wouldserve the Party in any way it felt appropriate.
我一直说，只要需要，我愿意为党效力，不管以何种方式。

2.(尤指在部队)服役;(在政府部门)任职
If youserve in a particular place or as a particular official, you perform official duties, especially in the armed forces, as a civil servant, or as a politician.

e.g. During the second world war he served with RAF Coastal Command...
二战期间他在英国皇家空军海防总队服役。
e.g. He also served on the National Front's national executive committee...
他还曾就职于民族阵线全国执行委员会。

3.用作;可当…使用;充作
If somethingserves as a particular thing orserves a particular purpose, it performs a particular function, which is often not its intended function.

e.g. She ushered me into the front room, which served as her office...
她把我领进了她用作办公室的前厅。
e.g. I really do not think that an inquiry wouldserve any useful purpose...
我真的认为调查没有任何实际意义。

4.供应(某地或某人);为…提供服务
If somethingserves people or an area, it provides them with something that they need.

e.g. This could mean the closure of thousands of small businesses whichserve the community...
这可能意味着成千上万家服务社会的小企业将要倒闭。
e.g. ...improvements in the public water-supply system serving the Nairobi area...
内罗毕地区的公共供水系统的改善

5.对…有用;能满足…的需要;符合…的利益
Something thatserves someone's interests benefits them.

serve的近义词

e.g. The economy should be organized toserve the interests of all the people...
经济的组织运行应符合所有人的利益。
e.g. They may well decide that their interests would be best served by joining in.
他们很有可能认定参与其中才会令其利益最大化。

6.(给…)提供，端上(食物);上(菜);开(饭)
When youserve food and drink, you give people food and drink.

e.g. serve it with French bread...
把它和法式面包一起端上去。
e.g. serve the cakes warm...
趁热上蛋糕。

7.(食物的量)足够…吃
serve is used to indicate how much food a recipe produces. For example, a recipe thatserves six provides enough food for six people.

serve在线翻译

e.g. Garnish with fresh herbs. serves 4.
配以新鲜香草，4 人份。

8.接待，服务，招待(顾客)
Someone whoserves customers in a shop or a bar helps them and provides them with what they want to buy.

e.g. They wouldn'tserve me in any pubs 'cos I looked too young...
这些酒吧都不让我进，因为我看上去太小了。
e.g. Auntie and Uncle suggested sheserve in the shop.
阿姨和叔叔建议她去商店工作。

9.送交(令状等);把…送达
When the police or other officialsserve someonewith a legal order orserve an orderon them, they give or send the legal order to them.

serve

e.g. Immigration officers tried toserve her with a deportation order...
移民局官员试图向她下达驱逐令。
e.g. Police said they had been unable toserve a summons on 25-year-old Lee Jones.
警方说他们无法传唤 25 岁的李·琼斯。

10.服(刑);当(学徒)
If youserve something such as a prison sentence or an apprenticeship, you spend a period of time doing it.

serve是什么意思

e.g. ...Leo, who is currently serving a life sentence for murder...
因谋杀罪正在服无期徒刑的利奥
e.g. He was able toserve his apprenticeship as a trainer with Eddie Futch.
他当时师从埃迪·富齐学当拳击教练员。

11.(在网球、羽毛球等比赛中)发球
When youserve in games such as tennis and badminton, you throw up the ball or shuttlecock and hit it to start play.

e.g. He served 17 double faults...
他有 17 次双发失误。
e.g. If youserve like this nobody can beat you.
如果你像这样发球，没有人可以击败你。

12.(某些球类比赛中的)发球
When you describe someone'sserve, you are indicating how well or how fast they serve a ball or shuttlecock.

e.g. His powerfulserve was too much for the defending champion.
他的大力发球让卫冕冠军难以招架。

13. see also: serving

14.咎由自取;罪有应得;活该
If you sayit serves someoneright when something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them.

e.g. serves her right for being so stubborn.
她太固执了，活该。

相关词组：serve outserve up

1. 发球：现在,我的下一个目标是解决更加恐怖的发球(serve)问题了,我的发球动作从一开始就不标准,这其中最大的问题就是握拍方式,我无法采用大陆式握拍(continental grip),这无疑是致命的.

2. 招待：3 B 词义比较常识运用逻辑推理 商家做(make)好面条,叔叔买(get)来,然后煮(cook)好,最后晚餐招待(serve)我们. cook烹调, 煮;serve(为...)接待, 侍候, 招待,端上, 摆出(餐食),开(饭),上(菜),斟(酒make制造;get获得,买到.

我们必须全心全意地为人民服务。

侍应正侍候另一位客人。

战时他在海军当军官。

他房间里的那只大箱子也可以当桌子用。

他在国会任职四届。

他们一直待我很坏。

该谁发球了？

早餐供应时间从7点到10点。

羊肉配新鲜土豆和青刀豆一起上。

他们招待五十多位代表吃了一餐美味佳肴。

代表们受到款待，吃了一餐美味佳肴。

把沙司浇在意大利面上就立刻上桌。

她招待我们吃了一顿可口的午餐。

现在上菜好吗？

这对那些为国效忠多年的士兵们来说是不公平的。

我一直说，只要需要，我愿意为党效力，不管以何种方式。

二战期间他在英国皇家空军海防总队服役。

他还曾就职于民族阵线全国执行委员会。

她把我领进了她用作办公室的前厅。

我真的认为调查没有任何实际意义。

这可能意味着成千上万家服务社会的小企业将要倒闭。

内罗毕地区的公共供水系统的改善

经济的组织运行应符合所有人的利益。

他们很有可能认定参与其中才会令其利益最大化。

把它和法式面包一起端上去。

趁热上蛋糕。

配以新鲜香草，4 人份。

这些酒吧都不让我进，因为我看上去太小了。

阿姨和叔叔建议她去商店工作。

移民局官员试图向她下达驱逐令。

警方说他们无法传唤 25 岁的李·琼斯。

因谋杀罪正在服无期徒刑的利奥

他当时师从埃迪·富齐学当拳击教练员。

他有 17 次双发失误。

如果你像这样发球，没有人可以击败你。

他的大力发球让卫冕冠军难以招架。

她太固执了，活该。

1. The manager of the restaurant has trained the waitress to serve correctly at table.
   饭馆的经理训练过那位女服务员如何正确地招待顾客。
2. Let's start the meal. Who is going to serve?
   我们开饭吧。谁来上菜呢?
3. The ship will sail when wind and tide serve.
   船将在风向和潮水有利时启航。
4. It isn't very good but it will serve.
   这不太好,但可以凑合用了。
5. He cited many examples, but only two of them served.
   他引用了许多例证,但只有两条用得上。
6. The hat is too small to serve.
   这个帽子太小了,不适用。
7. I haven't got a hammer, but this stone should serve.
   我没有铁锤,但这块石头应该管用。
8. It's your turn to serve.
   轮到你发球了。

1. We must try to serve others.
   我们应尽力为他人服务。
2. The shop assistant is serving a customer.
   店员正在接待一位顾客。
3. The seven members of the medical staff serve 500 families.
   七名医务人员负责500户人家的医疗工作。
4. You should serve your country.
   你应当为国效劳。
5. No one can serve two masters.
   无人能侍奉两个主人。
6. He has served the farm faithfully for 20 years.
   他为这个农场忠心耿耿地操劳了20年。
7. The restaurant serves nice food.
   这家饭馆供应的饭菜不错。
8. The house will serve his needs admirably.
   这房子将十分符合他的需要。
9. I think that book will serve my turn.
   我想那本书会适合我的需要。
10. The bolt is worn and not an exact fit but it will serve its turn until I can buy a new one.
    这个螺栓已经坏了,不能拧紧了,但在我还未买来新的之前暂时再用一下。
11. The canals serve both transportation and irrigation.
    这些水渠既可用于运输,也可用于灌溉。
12. Make the past serve the present and foreign things serve China.
    古为今用,洋为中用。
13. Here's ten pounds. I think that will serve your purpose.
    这是10英镑,我想够你用了。
14. It's not exactly what I wanted but it will serve my purpose.
    这个跟我所要的不一样,但也算可以。
15. Tom has served his time.
    汤姆见习期已满了。
16. She served two years in prison for theft.
    她因偷窃服了两年刑。
17. My father served his time in the navy before opening a shop in the street.
    我父亲在大街上开这家商店前曾在海军服过役。
18. She's already served two aces this game.
    她在这一局中已两次发球得分。
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19. This area is served by buses of our company.
    我们公司的公共汽车为这一地区服务。
20. They were well served at a friend's house.
    他们在朋友家里受到很好的招待。
21. Come over and help me with cooking, or are you waiting to be served?
    过来帮忙做饭吧,难道你等着人来侍候你吗?
22. Breakfast will be served before long.
    早餐不久就供应。
23. The outlying islands are served by a ferry which calls twice a week.
    那些外围岛屿由每周停靠两次的一艘渡船提供供应品。

1. His words served to make the situation better.
   他的话会使局势变得更好。
2. This bad roof doesn't even serve to keep the rain out.
   这个坏屋顶连防雨都不行。
3. This polythene sheet should serve to keep out the rain for a while.
   这种聚乙烯塑料应该可以挡一会儿雨。
4. But this difficult position served to educate us and we learnt many things.
   但这种困难局面起了教育我们的作用,我们学会了很多东西。
5. The arrest of the six leaders only served to strengthen the national liberation movement.
   逮捕这六名领导人只起了加强民族解放运动的作用。
6. Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people.
   他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。
7. This only serves to expose more clearly their true colours.
   这只不过使他们的真面目暴露得更清楚。
8. A single example will serve to illustrate the point.
   只举一个例子就可以把问题说清楚了。
9. This accident serves to show the importance of taking preventive measures.
   这次事故说明了采取预防措施的重要性。

1. Could you serve us tea and coffee?
   你能供给我们茶和咖啡吗?
2. She serves the guests coffee.
   她用咖啡招待客人。
3. He served them the soup.
   他为他们上汤。
4. Don't serve him a trick.
   不要捉弄他。
5. He served me a bad turn.
   他使我吃了苦头。

1. She served beer and wine to them.
   她给他们端上了啤酒和葡萄酒。
2. She served a good dinner to us.
   她给我们准备了美餐。
3. This restaurant serves nice food to customers.
   这个餐馆给顾客供应美味饭菜。
4. They had to serve dinner to 25 people at a time.
   他们一次得给25人供饭。

1. Make sure you serve the coffee hot.
   务必做到端上的咖啡是热的。
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2. It can be served either cold or hot.
   这道菜既可吃热的,也可吃凉的。

serve as (v.+prep.)

充当,担任 perform; act as
serve as sb/sth

The dictionary may serve as a pillow.

这本词典可以当枕头用。

A large wooden box served as our table.

一只大木箱成了我们的桌子。

This serves as witness to the militant friendship between the two peoples.

这是我们两国人民战斗友谊的见证。

Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.

贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。

This fact will serve as an illustration to show the importance of technical innovation.

这一事实可以被用来说明技术革新的重要性。

serve for (v.+prep.)

代替 stand for; take the place of
serve for sth

The box will serve for a seat.

这个箱子可以当作一个座位用。

serve for v-ing

Many of these underground shelters are now serving for growing mushroom.

许多这类地下防空洞现在成了种植蘑菇的地方。

The disguise may serve for deceiving the enemy.

这种伪装可用于欺骗敌人。

serve in (v.+prep.)

在…任职 take a post in
serve in sth

My uncle served in the 6th Army during World War II.

第二次世界大战期间,我叔叔在第六军团服役。

It will indeed be an honour to serve in your government.

在你的政府任职确实十分荣幸。

Dr. Norman Bethune served in China during the War of Resistance Against Japan.

在抗日战争期间诺尔曼·白求恩大夫在中国服务。

serve on (v.+prep.)

在…任职 be a member of
serve on sb/sth

I've been asked to serve on yet another committee, and I really don't have the time.

我被邀请担任另一个委员会的委员,可是我确实没有时间。

I once served on a jury, so I know how the law works.

我曾当过一次陪审团的成员,我知道法律是怎么回事。

serve out (v.+adv.)

做到期满 serve to the end
serve sth ⇔ out

You can help to serve out the vegetables, while I cut the meat.

我切肉时你帮着分发一下蔬菜。

He has been ordered to serve out rations to soldiers.

他被命令给士兵分发口粮。

serve sb out

We will serve them out for the trick that they played on us.

他们捉弄了我们,我们一定要报这个仇。

He has injured me times without number, and now I am going to serve him out.

他已伤害过我无数次,现在我要回敬给他。

serve out sth

The president will serve out his full period of office and then leave owing to bad health.

因身体不好,这位校长任期满后会离职。

The thief served out his two years in prison.

那小偷在监狱服完了所判的二年徒刑。

serve up (v.+adv.)

提供,发送 provide, deliverShe served up the usual excuses for being late.她端出了老一套的迟到的借口。

serve with (v.+prep.)

与…在一起服役 perform military duties together with
serve sb with sth

Shall I serve you with vegetables, or would you rather help yourself?

是我给你盛些蔬菜还是你随意取用?

They also served the customers with western food.

他们也给顾客供应西餐。

We are well served with gas in this town.

这个城镇煤气供应很好。

He was served with beer and cakes.

主人用啤酒和糕点款待他。

serve with sb

He served with John during World War II.

他在二战期间与约翰一起服过役。

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• serve%20time">serve time服刑

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• serve%20generally">serve generally普遍地服务
• serve%20graciously">serve graciously有礼貌地招待
• serve%20grudgingly">serve grudgingly勉强地服务
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• serve%20openly">serve openly公开服务
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• serve%20reasonably">serve reasonably合理地服务
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• serve%20tenderly">serve tenderly体贴地招待
• serve%20unconditionally">serve unconditionally无条件地服务
• serve%20unwillingly">serve unwillingly不情愿地招待
• serve%20usually">serve usually经常服务
• serve%20voluntarily">serve voluntarily自愿地服务
• serve%20whole-heartedly">serve whole-heartedly全心全意地服务
• serve%20out">serve out分配(粮食等),分发
• serve%20out%20food">serve out food分发食物

• serve%20as">serve as充当,用作,成为,起…作用
• serve%20as%20a%20hint">serve as a hint起暗示作用
• serve%20as%20a%20judge%20in%20a%20contest">serve as a judge in a contest在比赛中当裁判
• serve%20as%20a%20lesson">serve as a lesson当作教训
• serve%20as%20a%20model%20in">serve as a model in作为…的榜样
• serve%20as%20a%20soldier">serve as a soldier当兵
• serve%20as%20an%20example">serve as an example当作范例
• serve%20at%20a%20hospital">serve at a hospital在医院工作
• serve%20at%20table">serve at table做招待
• serve%20at%20the%20front">serve at the front在前方服役
• serve%20for%20a%20bed">serve for a bed可用作床
• serve%20for%20a%20pillow">serve for a pillow可用作枕头
• serve%20for%20a%20seat">serve for a seat用作凳子
• serve%20for%20a%20wing">serve for a wing充作翅膀
• serve%20for%20both%20purposes">serve for both purposes两用
• serve%20for%20nothing">serve for nothing毫不中用
• serve%20for%20the%20office">serve for the office当作办公室
• serve%20in%20a%20department%20store">serve in a department store在百货商店当营业员
• serve%20in%20the%20army">serve in the army在陆军服役
• serve%20on">serve on担任…公职
• serve%20to">serve to发球给…
• serve%20under">serve under服务于
• serve%20under%20the%20late%20general">serve under the late general曾在已故将军手下任职
• serve%20with">serve with以…招待,向…送交
• serve%20sb%20with%20a%20summons">serve sb with a summons把传票送交某人
• serve%20with%20beer%20and%20cakes">serve with beer and cakes以啤酒和蛋糕招待
• serve%20with%20the%20French%20Air%20Forces">serve with the French Air Forces在法国空军服役
• serve%20without%20salaries">serve without salaries义务帮忙

• It was a nice serve, flat and low.

  出自：Martin Walker

• He had been carried off..to serve as a slave.

  出自：S. T. Warner

夜生活

serve的反义词

A：What can I get for you?
您要买点什么？

serve的翻译

B：Do youserve any (draft beer/ snacks/ hot food)?
有（生啤/零食/热的食物）卖吗？

购物

A：Another one (can’t hurt / might be useful/ couldserve a purpose).
再买一个（也没什么/也可能有用/会有作用）。

B：Well, buy it if you want to. It’s your money.
噢，想买就买吧。反正是你的钱。

在咖啡馆

A：Good afternoon.
下午好。

B：I'm Tom, Zhang. We made a reservation for tea this afternoon.
我是汤姆。张，我们已预定好今天下午用茶点。

A：Yes, sir. This way, please. Here's your table. Is this all right?
是的先生。请这儿走。这就是你们的桌子，您感觉还可以吗？

B：Yes, it's nice, indeed. Thank you.
好极了！谢谢你。

A：I'm so glad you like it. What would you like? Weserve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks.Please look under the plate-glass at the menu for afternoon tea.
您满意我很高兴。您想要点什么？我们供应咖啡、茶、三明治、蛋糕和冷饮。请看玻璃下面的茶点单。

B：What would you like, Mike?
你想吃点什么，迈克？

C：I'll try a chicken salad sandwich and have a cup of coffee with cream.
我想尝尝鸡肉色拉三明治，并要一杯奶咖啡。

serve的意思

A：How about you, Mr. Zhang?
那么您呢，张先生？

B：I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of Swiss roll.
我要柠檬红茶加糖和一个面包卷。

serve的解释

A：Anything else?
还要什么吗？

serve的解释

B：What's your specialty today?
你们今天有什么特色食品？

A：We have strawberries with cream today. I suggest you try them.
我们今天供应鲜奶油草莓，我建议你们可以试一试。

B：Good, I will.
好的，我想尝一尝。

1. serve的基本意思是“服务,服役”,它可指某人为他人服务、干活或为国家尽职等; 也可指某人拿出某物款待某人; 还可指某人、物、事对某人、某事等“有…用处”“满足…的需要”“适合…的目的”等。在网球或排球比赛中还可作“发(球)”解。
2. serve可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词、动词不定式作宾语,还可以接双宾语,其间接宾语可转换为介词to的宾语。serve有时还可接以形容词作补足语的复合宾语。

serve in, serve on

这两个短语都表示“在…任职”。其区别是：

serve in用于相对较大的范围,而serve on用于相对较小的单位与机构。

serve time, serve one's time

serve time的意思是“蹲过班房”或“吃了官司”; 而serve one's time则作“满期”或“见习期满”解。试比较:

The blackguard has served time for three years.

那坏蛋已坐了三年牢。

Tom has served his time.

汤姆已经转正了。

serve as, act as

这两个短语都可表示“充任,担任”。其区别是：

serve as多指长期供职; 而act as所指时间则相对较短。试比较:

He serves as manager and interpreter.

他兼任经理和口译。

She will act as my guide tomorrow.

明天她将给我作向导。

下面三句意思相同:

She served us a good dinner.

She served a good dinner to us.

She served us with a good dinner.

她给我们准备了美餐。

下面两句意思不同:

She served in a bar.

她在酒吧当招待。

She served at a bar.

她在吧台上当招待。

我们的责任是为人民服务。

误 Our duty is to serve for the people.

正 Our duty is to serve the people.

析 汉语中的“服务”是不及物动词,而英语中的serve(服务)是及物动词。

• ☆ 12世纪后期进入英语，直接源自古法语的servir，意为发球；最初源自拉丁语的servire。