serve out

英 [sɜːv aʊt]

美 [sɜːrv aʊt]

干完（任期）; 执行完（合同）; 服满（刑期）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 干完(任期);执行完(合同);服满(刑期)
  If someoneserves outtheir term of office, contract, or prison sentence, they do not leave before the end of the agreed period of time.
  1. The governor has declared his innocence and says he plans to serve out his term...
     州长已宣称自己是清白的，并说他打算任职到期满。
  2. I was resigned to serving out the sentence.
     我只能服满刑期。

双语例句

• The new policy of shorter working hours will serve to take the sting out of the pay cut.
  缩短工时的新政策减少了由减薪引起的不快。
• Shall I serve out the potatoes?
  我把土豆分下去好吗？
• He will never serve out his time as an apprentice.
  他永远出不了师。
• In certain cases, education and enlightenment can serve to eke out evil.
  在某种情况下，教育和智力都是可以起济恶的作用的。
• He'd fall into small holes and repeatedly serve himself out.
  他有时掉进坑里，但不断的通过发球爬出来。
• In fact as the fulling-mill was there, although not then in use, its beam moved with extreme power would serve to stretch out the wire by rolling it round itself.
  压榨机就在这里，而且现在正闲着，只要用巨大的力量推动卷轴，它就可以把铁丝拉长并卷上去。
• It's expected that Michelle Martin will move to a convent in France to serve out her probation.
  预期MichelleMartin将会前往法国一个女修道会，继续服满缓刑。
• Mr Johnson insists he will serve out his four-year term until 2016, although there could be a clamour for him to rescue his party if Mr Cameron fails to secure a majority at the next election.
  约翰逊坚称，他会担任伦敦市长到2016年，完成四年任期。不过，如果卡梅伦在下次大选中未能获得多数支持，可能会有人大力要求约翰逊挺身而出，拯救保守党。
• Will he be allowed to serve out his term?
  会让他完成任期吗？
• The best use of your life is to serve God out of your shape.
  使用你的生命最好的方式就是用神所赐的特色去事奉他。