serves

英 [sɜːvz]

美 [sɜːrvz]

v.  (给某人)提供; 端上; 够…吃(或用); 接待; 服务
serve的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 为…服务;为…效力;为…效忠
  If youserveyour country, an organization, or a person, you do useful work for them.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB (尤指在部队)服役;(在政府部门)任职
  If youservein 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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. For seven years until 1991 he served as a district councillor in Solihull.
     直到1991年他连续 7 年在索利霍尔担任区议员。
• VERB 用作;可当…使用;充作
  If somethingserves asa particular thing orservesa particular purpose, it performs a particular function, which is often not its intended function.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Their brief visit has served to underline the deep differences between the two countries...
     他们短暂的访问恰恰凸显了两国间分歧的严重程度。
  4. The old drawing room serves her as both sitting room and study.
     原来那间起居室成了她的客厅兼书房。
• VERB 供应(某地或某人);为…提供服务
  If somethingservespeople or an area, it provides them with something that they need.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
  3. Cuba is well served by motorways.
     古巴的高速公路四通八达。
  4. ...a desire to make education serve the needs of politicians and business.
     让教育为政治家和企业的需求服务的欲望
• VERB 对…有用;能满足…的需要;符合…的利益
  Something thatservessomeone's interests benefits them.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB (给…)提供，端上(食物);上(菜);开(饭)
  When youservefood and drink, you give people food and drink.
  1. Serve it with French bread...
     把它和法式面包一起端上去。
  2. Serve the cakes warm...
     趁热上蛋糕。
  3. Prepare the garnishes shortly before you are ready to serve the soup.
     在快要准备上汤前再在上面加点装饰菜。
  4. ...the pleasure of having someone serve you champagne and caviar in bed...
     有人把香槟和鱼子酱给你端到床边的惬意
  5. They are expected to babysit, run errands, and help serve at cocktail parties.
     要求他们做的事情有:看孩子、跑腿儿、在鸡尾酒会上帮忙招待。
  6. Serve upmeans the same asserve.
     serve up 同 serve
  7. After all, it is no use serving up TV dinners if the kids won't eat them...
     毕竟，如果孩子不想吃冷冻快餐，给他们也没用。
  8. He served it up on delicate white plates.
     他把它放在精美的白色碟子里端上了桌。
• VERB (食物的量)足够…吃
  Serveis used to indicate how much food a recipe produces. For example, a recipe thatservessix provides enough food for six people.
  1. Garnish with fresh herbs. Serves 4.
     配以新鲜香草，4 人份。
• VERB 接待，服务，招待(顾客)
  Someone whoservescustomers in a shop or a bar helps them and provides them with what they want to buy.
  1. 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。
  2. Auntie and Uncle suggested she serve in the shop.
     阿姨和叔叔建议她去商店工作。
• VERB 送交(令状等);把…送达
  When the police or other officialsservesomeonewitha legal order orservean orderonthem, they give or send the legal order to them.
  1. Immigration officers tried to serve her with a deportation order...
     移民局官员试图向她下达驱逐令。
  2. 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。
• VERB 服(刑);当(学徒)
  If youservesomething such as a prison sentence or an apprenticeship, you spend a period of time doing it.
  1. ...Leo, who is currently serving a life sentence for murder...
     因谋杀罪正在服无期徒刑的利奥
  2. 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。
• VERB (在网球、羽毛球等比赛中)发球
  When youservein games such as tennis and badminton, you throw up the ball or shuttlecock and hit it to start play.
  1. He served 17 double faults...
     他有 17 次双发失误。
  2. 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。
  3. Serveis also a noun.
     
  4. His second serve clipped the net.
     他的第二发球擦网了。
• N-COUNT (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.
  1. 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。
• See also:serving
• PHRASE 咎由自取;罪有应得;活该
  If you sayit servessomeonerightwhen something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them.
  1. Serves her right for being so stubborn.
     她太固执了，活该。

双语例句

• The origins of bull-riding, which serves no practical purpose, are murkier.
  骑牛赛没有实际意义，其起源比较令人费解。
• This phrase serves as a connecting link between the preceding and the following.
  这个短语起到了承上启下的作用。
• The Firmware object serves as a container for one or more levels of firmware.
  Firmware对象为一个或多个级别的固件充当一个容器。
• By “ public servant ” we mean a cadre who serves the people whole-heartedly.
  所谓“公仆”，是指干部要全心全意为人民服务。
• Each type of indicator series serves to qualify or to support the information or evidence supplied by the other tow categories.
  每类指标数列对其他两类指标数列所提供的资料或给予支持，或证明其合格性。
• My wife experiments on me before she serves a new dish to our guests.
  我妻子在请客人吃她烧的一种新菜肴以前，总是先让我尝尝。
• The capital of a country usually serves as a cultural and political center.
  一个国家的首都通常是文化和政治中心。
• Mexicana Airlines has announced cheaper round-trip tickets between Los Angeles and cities it serves in Mexico.
  墨西哥航空公司已经宣布出售从洛杉矶到墨西哥各城市之间航班的低价往返机票。
• We first met in Egypt if my memory serves me.
  如果我的记性不错的话，我们第一次见面是在埃及。
• It serves you right; you should have listened to me.
  活该，谁叫你不听我的话。