首页英语词典serveserve的意思

serve

英 [sɜːv] 美[sɝv]

英英释义词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词furnish present supply deliver

vt. 招待，供应；为…服务；对…有用；可作…用
vi. 服役，服务；适合，足够；发球；招待，侍候
n. 发球，轮到发球
n. (Serve)人名；(法)塞尔夫

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词态变化

第三人称单数: serves;过去式: served;过去分词: served;现在分词: serving;

中文词源

serve 服务，服侍，接待，履行义务，尽职责

来自拉丁语 servire,服务，服侍，来自 servus,奴隶，仆人，可能来自*ser,连接，排列，词源同 series,serial.引申诸相关词义。

英英释意

1. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play;: "his powerful serves won the game"

英文词源

serve: serve: [13] Latin servus ‘slave’ has been a rich source of English vocabulary. It is the direct ancestor of serf [15] (and of the second syllable of concierge [17]). but it is its derivatives that have made the most numerous contributions. From the verb servīre ‘serve’ come deserve, dessert, sergeant, servant [13], serve, and serviette [15] (but not, despite the similarity, conserve, observe, preserve, reserve, etc, which go back to the unrelated Latin servāre ‘keep, protect’). Servītium ‘slavery’ has provided service [12] and its derivative serviceable [14], while from servīlis ‘slavish’ comes servile [14].
=> concierge, deserve, dessert, serf, serviette, servile
serve (v.): late 12c., "to render habitual obedience to," also "minister, give aid, give help," from Old French servir "to do duty toward, show devotion to; set table, serve at table; offer, provide with," from Latin servire "be a servant, be in service, be enslaved;" figuratively "be devoted; be governed by; comply with; conform; flatter," originally "be a slave," related to servus "slave," perhaps from Etruscan (compare Etruscan proper names Servi, Serve, Latinized as Servius).

By c. 1200 also as "to be in the service of, perform a service for; attend upon, be personal servant to; be a slave; owe allegiance to; officiate at Mass or other religious rites;" from early 13c. as "set food at table;" mid-14c. as "to wait on (customers)." From late 14c. as "treat (someone or something) in some fashion." To serve (someone) right "to treat as he deserves" is recorded from 1580s.
He no schuld neuer wond
To seruen him fro fot to hond
["Amis and Amiloun," c. 1330]
Sense of "be useful, be beneficial, be suitable for a purpose or function" is from early 14c.; that of "take the place or meet the needs of, be equal to the task" is from late 14c.; that of "suffice" is from mid-15c. Meaning "render active military service" is from 1510s. Sporting sense, in tennis, badminton, etc., first recorded 1580s. Legal sense "present" (a writ, warrant,etc.), "give legal notice of" is from early 15c.
serve (n.): 1680s, in sports (tennis, etc.), from serve (v.).

考试真题

When it's time to make the leap, they take action and immediately drop what's no longer serving their purpose.

He knew my love for yoga and had seen a space close to where he lived that he thought might be good to serve as a yoga studio.

Eggs serve as an enduring symbol of new life.

The federal Head Start program, launched 50 years ago, has served more than 30 million children.

Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority, which runs seven major airports, including the three main ones serving in London.

In some departments, either the chairman or the director of graduate studies serves for at least the first semester as a new student adviser.

He runs a pub that serves excellent beer.

They backslide after serving their terms in prison.

In all, more than 45,000 laws and rules serve to exclude vast numbers of people from fully participating in American life.

We need to continue to value broad preparation in thinking skills that will serve for a lifetime.

They don't just feed the home they serve.

The traditional textbook merely serves as a skeleton.

For those who have suffered failures in business, Steve Jobs's life experience serves as.

There is, in our view, no real dispute here, we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers.

Andrew's runs a food pantry(食品堂)that serves the city and several of the surrounding towns.

Donna Fredrick's served with the Peace Corps for two years in Brazil.

Miss, can I interest you in a pork special with serving tonight?

Em, I always serve the freshest possible food and I make the atmosphere as comfortable and as pleasant as I can, so that my customers will want to come back.

A search is now under way to confirm the suspected existence of particles of matter that move at a speed greater than light, and therefore, might serve as our passports to the past

What does the speaker suggest you do when you are not served properly at a restaurant?

The menu rule only applies to restaurants that serve standardised portion sizes and have fifteen or more locations nationwide.

The Olympic suffered two crashes with other ships and went on to serve as a hospital ship and troop transport in World War I.

If you look at a lot of low-income communities in the United States, there are programs that are serving them, but they're primarily centered around ‘Let's get these kids' grades up,' and not around ‘Let's get these kids access to the same kinds of opportunities as more-affluent kids,' said Daniel Zaharopol, the founder and executive director of the program.

In other words, structural unemployment is a fake problem, which mainly serves as an excuse for not pursuing real solutions.

Furthermore, the issue is not just how the team can function more effectively, but how it integrates with the overall organization, or society that it supposes it serves.

Still, at the most selective schools, where thousands of candidates may submit identically high grades and test scores, a marginal item like the essay may serve as a tie-breaker between two equally qualified candidates.

They will serve as modem Magellans, mapping out the solar system for whatever explorers follow, whether man or machine

My grandfather served in World War II, and I hope to be just like him someday.

Smith's book serves as an excellent introduction to a vast subject, and will suggest plenty of further

It serves as a guide to arts and commerce

Corporations in Germany realized that there was an interest to be served economically and patriotically in building up a skilled labor force at home; we never had that ethos (风气)," says Richard Sennett, a New York University sociologist who has written about the connection of craft and culture.

The plant's carbon-capture technologies would serve as a pilot project for other new coal-burning plants.

Google claims its plan for the world's biggest online library is to serve the interest of the general public.

to serve the interest of the general public

We think it serves them right for being mean to other people.

Esperanto is an artificial language, designed to serve internationally as an auxiliary means of communication among speakers of different languages.

Basically we turned our skin darker to serve as a natural sun protector in the place of the hair we lost.

Le Bohec said:"The plight of the king penguin should serve as a warning about the future of the entire marine environment in the Antarctic."

Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive functioning, but the robot itself doesn't have to engage directly—it can serve as an intermediary for human communication.

Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers.

All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.

Apart from serving the customers, you'll also do the window dressing.

At age 68, he retired from the post office, but he never stopped serving the community.

Big serving bowls and plants can easily makes us fat.

By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.

Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.

Food serves as a form of communication in two fundamental ways.

His not-for-profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries, schools, and health clinics, and are equipped with solar panels and other communicating facilities.

His technique has served me well all my life.

I managed to get an a in that course and learn life lessons that have served me well beyond the classroom.

In another restaurant, all of the dishes and desserts it serves are 3D-printed, rather than farm to table.

In this way, arts and culture also serve as a public good.

On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes, but the lucky-break wait well serves those who are willing to do it.

Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

Out comes a "soft-serve" creamy dessert, to be eaten right away.

Perhaps evolution provided human babies with curiosity and a natural drive to explain their worlds, and adult scientists simply make use of the same drive that served them as children.

Recent development has made possible machines that print, cook, and serve foods on a mass scale.

Take visual hints that influence what we eat: diners served themselves about 20 percent more pasta when their plates matched their food.

The most hopeful data shared in the report shows clear evidence of parents serving as examples and important guides for their kids when it comes to reading.

They start to serve fast food.

Third, youth-sport programs are critical for the learning of motor skills, these motor skills serve as a foundation for future national sport stars and recreational adult-sport participants.

Wang serves as head of the architecture department at the China Academy of Art(CAA).

When a dark-colored cake was served on a black plate rather than a white one, customers recognized it as sweeter and more tasty.

When the eggs were hatched, the baby birds made the similar chirp to their mothers—a sound that served as their regular "Feed me!" call.

You can have it served with beans and mushrooms.

The networked computer is an amazing device, the first media machine that serves as the mode of production, means of distribution, site of reception, and place of praise and critique.

There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.

"There has been a kind of revival or a rethinking about what guilt is and what role guilt can serve," says Amrisha Vaish, a psychology researcher at the University of virginia, adding that this revival is part of a larger recognition that emotions aren't

All citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries.

California's plan, which is expected to be finalized by the governor next year, should serve as a model.

Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values, including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries; that jurors should be sel

Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased, advisers on a firm's board.

Writing in The New Republic, Alice Lee notes that increasing the number of opportunities for board membership without increasing the pool of qualified women to serve on such boards has led to a "golden skirt" phenomenon, where the same elite women scoop u

词组搭配

if my memory serves me

if I remember correctly

如果我没记错的话

serve at table

act as a waiter

当侍者

serve someone right

be someone's deserved punishment or misfortune

罪有应得；活该

it would serve you right if Jeff walked out on you.
如果杰夫离你而去的话，那你活该。

serve one's time

(主美亦作 serve out one's time)hold office for the normal period

任期内任职

serve one's/its turn

be useful

有用；起作用

serve someone's turn

be useful to someone

对某人有用

serve two masters

take orders from two superiors or follow two conflicting or opposing principles or policies at the same time

侍二主，听命于两个原则相左的上级

serve out

(Tennis)win the final game of a set or match while serving

(网球)发球赢得一局的最后一场

Fitzgerald then served out for the set.
费茨杰拉德本局最后一场凭发球取胜。

serve (someone) right

To be deserved under the circumstances

应得：在某些条件下应该

Punish him; it will serve him right for what he has done to you.
惩罚他；考虑到他对你的所做所为这样对他是他罪有应得

实用场景例句

Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m.: 早餐供应时间从7点到10点。

Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans.: 羊肉配新鲜土豆和青刀豆一起上。

They served a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates.: 他们招待五十多位代表吃了一餐美味佳肴。

The delegates were served with a wonderful meal.: 代表们受到款待，吃了一餐美味佳肴。

Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve immediately.: 把沙司浇在意大利面上就立刻上桌。

She served us a delicious lunch.: 她招待我们吃了一顿可口的午餐。

Shall I serve?: 现在上菜好吗？

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。

I have always said that I would serve 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。

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。

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。

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。

I really do not think that an inquiry would serve any useful purpose...: 我真的认为调查没有任何实际意义。

This could mean the closure of thousands of small businesses which serve 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。

...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

The economy should be organized to serve the interests of all the people...: 经济的组织运行应符合所有人的利益。

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。

Serve it with French bread...: 把它和法式面包一起端上去。

Serve the cakes warm...: 趁热上蛋糕。

Garnish with fresh herbs. Serves 4.: 配以新鲜香草，4 人份。

They wouldn't serve 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。

Auntie and Uncle suggested she serve in the shop.: 阿姨和叔叔建议她去商店工作。

Immigration officers tried to serve her with a deportation order...: 移民局官员试图向她下达驱逐令。

Police said they had been unable to serve a summons on 25-year-old Lee Jones.: 警方说他们无法传唤 25 岁的李·琼斯。

...Leo, who is currently serving a life sentence for murder...: 因谋杀罪正在服无期徒刑的利奥

He was able to serve his apprenticeship as a trainer with Eddie Futch.: 他当时师从埃迪·富齐学当拳击教练员。

He served 17 double faults...: 他有 17 次双发失误。

If you serve like this nobody can beat you.: 如果你像这样发球，没有人可以击败你。

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

Serves her right for being so stubborn.: 她太固执了，活该。