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🔑serveserve /sərv / verb ➤work工作- [intransitive, transitive] to work for a country, a company, an organization, the army, etc.; to be useful to someone（为…）工作，服务◆The role of the police is to serve the community.警察的职责是为社会服务。◆She has served on a number of committees.她在几个委员会都任过职。◆He served in the army during the war.那场战争期间他在陆军服役。◆During his long political career he served under six different presidents.在漫长的政治生涯中，他曾在六位总统手下工作过。
➤food / drink食物；饮料- [transitive] to give food or drinks to someone during a meal; to take an order and then bring food or drinks to someone (in a restaurant, bar, etc.)提供；端上；（在餐馆、酒吧等）招待◆Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.早餐于早上 7:30 至 9:00 供应。◆We waited for half an hour until a waiter finally served us.我们等了半个小时才有服务员来招待我们。
➤provide something提供- [transitive] to provide someone (especially the public) with something necessary or useful in daily life（尤指为公众）提供，供应◆The area is served by two major airports.这个地区有两个主要机场。
➤be suitable适合- [intransitive, transitive] serve (sb) (as sth) to be good enough for or suitable for a particular purpose; to perform a particular function可用作；可当…使用◆The smallest bedroom serves as my office.最小的卧室我用来做办公室。◆His bad attitude only served to make him even less popular.他恶劣的态度让他更不受欢迎。◆The program no longer serves any useful purpose.这个计划不会再有任何用处了。
- [transitive](used about an amount of food) to be enough for a certain number of people（食物的量）够（某数量的人）吃◆According to the recipe, this dish serves four.食谱上说这道菜够四个人吃。
➤time in prison服刑时间- [transitive] to spend a period of time in prison as a punishment服（刑）◆He is currently serving a ten-year sentence for fraud.他因诈骗被判十年监禁，目前正在服刑。
➤in sports体育运动- [intransitive, transitive] (
sport体育) to start play by hitting the ball, for example in a game of tennis（网球等）发（球）
 ●serve sb right(used when something bad happens to someone and you have no sympathy) to be deserved by someone活该；罪有应得；咎由自取◆“I feel sick.” “It serves you right for eating so much.”“我想吐。”“活该，谁叫你吃那么多。” |