用作动词(v.)

We must serve the people heart and soul.我们必须全心全意地为人民服务。

The waiter is serving another customer.侍应正侍候另一位客人。

He served as a naval officer during the war.战时他在海军当军官。

The large box in his room can serve as a desk too.他房间里的那只大箱子也可以当桌子用。

He served four terms in Congress.他在国会任职四届。

They have served me shamefully.他们一直待我很坏。

用作名词(n.)

Whose serve is it now?该谁发球了？

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

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。

Let's start the meal. Who is going to serve?
我们开饭吧。谁来上菜呢?

The ship will sail when wind and tide serve.
船将在风向和潮水有利时启航。

It isn't very good but it will serve.
这不太好,但可以凑合用了。

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。

The hat is too small to serve.
这个帽子太小了,不适用。

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。

It's your turn to serve.
轮到你发球了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

We must try to serve others.
我们应尽力为他人服务。

The shop assistant is serving a customer.
店员正在接待一位顾客。

The seven members of the medical staff serve 500 famipes.
七名医务人员负责500户人家的医疗工作。

You should serve your country.
你应当为国效劳。

No one can serve two masters.
无人能侍奉两个主人。

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。

The restaurant serves nice food.
这家饭馆供应的饭菜不错。

The house will serve his needs admirably.
这房子将十分符合他的需要。

I think that book will serve my turn.
我想那本书会适合我的需要。

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。

The canals serve both transportation and irrigation.
这些水渠既可用于运输,也可用于灌溉。

Make the past serve the present and foreign things serve China.
古为今用,洋为中用。

Here's ten pounds. I think that will serve your purpose.
这是10英镑,我想够你用了。

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。

Tom has served his time.
汤姆见习期已满了。

She served two years in prison for theft.
她因偷窃服了两年刑。

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。

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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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。

They were well served at a friend's house.
他们在朋友家里受到很好的招待。

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?

Breakfast will be served before long.
早餐不久就供应。

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。

S+～+to- v

His words served to make the situation better.
他的话会使局势变得更好。

This bad roof doesn't even serve to keep the rain out.
这个坏屋顶连防雨都不行。

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。

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。

The arrest of the six leaders only served to strengthen the national pberation movement.
逮捕这六名领导人只起了加强民族解放运动的作用。

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。

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。

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。

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。

用作双宾动词S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

Could you serve us tea and coffee?
你能供给我们茶和咖啡吗?

She serves the guests coffee.
她用咖啡招待客人。

He served them the soup.
他为他们上汤。

Don't serve him a trick.
不要捉弄他。

He served me a bad turn.
他使我吃了苦头。

S+～+ n./pron. +to pron./n.

She served beer and wine to them.
她给他们端上了啤酒和葡萄酒。

She served a good dinner to us.
她给我们准备了美餐。

This restaurant serves nice food to customers.
这个餐馆给顾客供应美味饭菜。

They had to serve dinner to 25 people at a time.
他们一次得给25人供饭。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. + adj.

Make sure you serve the coffee hot.
务必做到端上的咖啡是热的。

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It can be served either cold or hot.
这道菜既可吃热的,也可吃凉的。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

serve a ball发球

serve a cause献身于某事业

serve a gun炮击

serve a sentence服刑

serve an office奉职,服务

serve coffee招待喝咖啡

serve dinner供应饭菜

serve one right罪有应得

serve one's full term in office任期已满

serve one's interests符合某人的利益

serve one's term任一期职

serve purpose达到目的

serve sb a good dinner招待…吃了一顿美餐

serve soup上汤

serve tables张罗膳食

serve the army服兵役

serve the country为国效力

serve the customers为顾客服务

serve the devil行恶,干坏事

serve time服刑

～+副词

serve first先招待

serve once曾经服务

serve some time服务过一段时间

serve well开球开得好

serve admirably极好地招待

serve apathetically冷淡地招待

serve badly服务不好

serve cheerfully愉快地服务

serve consciously有意识地服务

serve conspicuously服务突出

serve courteously谦恭地服务

serve deftly熟练地开球

serve directly直接地服务

serve eagerly热切地服务

serve elatedly兴高采烈地服务

serve elegantly举止优雅地招待

serve eminently出色地招待

serve enthusiastically热情服务

serve especially特别服务

serve faithfully真诚地招待

serve frankly真诚地服务

serve generally普遍地服务

serve graciously有礼貌地招待

serve grudgingly勉强地服务

serve indirectly间接服务

serve judiciously明智地招待

serve openly公开服务

serve passively被动地服务

serve reasonably合理地服务

serve reluctantly不情愿地服务

serve satisfactorily满意地服务

serve superficially表面上服务

serve tenderly体贴地招待

serve unconditionally无条件地服务

serve unwilpngly不情愿地招待

serve usually经常服务

serve voluntarily自愿地服务

serve whole-heartedly全心全意地服务

serve out分配(粮食等),分发

serve out food分发食物

～+介词

serve as充当,用作,成为,起…作用

serve as a hint起暗示作用

serve as a judge in a contest在比赛中当裁判

serve as a lesson当作教训

serve as a model in作为…的榜样

serve as a soldier当兵

serve as an example当作范例

serve at a hospital在医院工作

serve at table做招待

serve at the front在前方服役

serve for a bed可用作床

serve for a pillow可用作枕头

serve for a seat用作凳子

serve for a wing充作翅膀

serve for both purposes两用

serve for nothing毫不中用

serve for the office当作办公室

serve in a department store在百货商店当营业员

serve in the army在陆军服役

serve on担任…公职

serve to发球给…

serve under服务于

serve under the late general曾在已故将军手下任职

serve with以…招待,向…送交

serve sb with a summons把传票送交某人

serve with beer and cakes以啤酒和蛋糕招待

serve with the French Air Forces在法国空军服役

serve without salaries义务帮忙

v.(动词)

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。

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。

v.(动词)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。

用作动词(v.)

We must serve the people heart and soul.我们必须全心全意地为人民服务。

The waiter is serving another customer.侍应正侍候另一位客人。

He served as a naval officer during the war.战时他在海军当军官。

The large box in his room can serve as a desk too.他房间里的那只大箱子也可以当桌子用。

He served four terms in Congress.他在国会任职四届。

They have served me shamefully.他们一直待我很坏。

用作名词(n.)

Whose serve is it now?该谁发球了？

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

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。

Let's start the meal. Who is going to serve?
我们开饭吧。谁来上菜呢?

The ship will sail when wind and tide serve.
船将在风向和潮水有利时启航。

It isn't very good but it will serve.
这不太好,但可以凑合用了。

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。

The hat is too small to serve.
这个帽子太小了,不适用。

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。

It's your turn to serve.
轮到你发球了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

We must try to serve others.
我们应尽力为他人服务。

The shop assistant is serving a customer.
店员正在接待一位顾客。

The seven members of the medical staff serve 500 famipes.
七名医务人员负责500户人家的医疗工作。

You should serve your country.
你应当为国效劳。

No one can serve two masters.
无人能侍奉两个主人。

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。

The restaurant serves nice food.
这家饭馆供应的饭菜不错。

The house will serve his needs admirably.
这房子将十分符合他的需要。

I think that book will serve my turn.
我想那本书会适合我的需要。

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。

The canals serve both transportation and irrigation.
这些水渠既可用于运输,也可用于灌溉。

Make the past serve the present and foreign things serve China.
古为今用,洋为中用。

Here's ten pounds. I think that will serve your purpose.
这是10英镑,我想够你用了。

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。

Tom has served his time.
汤姆见习期已满了。

She served two years in prison for theft.
她因偷窃服了两年刑。

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。

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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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。

They were well served at a friend's house.
他们在朋友家里受到很好的招待。

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?

Breakfast will be served before long.
早餐不久就供应。

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。

S+～+to- v

His words served to make the situation better.
他的话会使局势变得更好。

This bad roof doesn't even serve to keep the rain out.
这个坏屋顶连防雨都不行。

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。

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。

The arrest of the six leaders only served to strengthen the national pberation movement.
逮捕这六名领导人只起了加强民族解放运动的作用。

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。

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。

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。

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。

用作双宾动词S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

Could you serve us tea and coffee?
你能供给我们茶和咖啡吗?

She serves the guests coffee.
她用咖啡招待客人。

He served them the soup.
他为他们上汤。

Don't serve him a trick.
不要捉弄他。

He served me a bad turn.
他使我吃了苦头。

S+～+ n./pron. +to pron./n.

She served beer and wine to them.
她给他们端上了啤酒和葡萄酒。

She served a good dinner to us.
她给我们准备了美餐。

This restaurant serves nice food to customers.
这个餐馆给顾客供应美味饭菜。

They had to serve dinner to 25 people at a time.
他们一次得给25人供饭。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. + adj.

Make sure you serve the coffee hot.
务必做到端上的咖啡是热的。

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It can be served either cold or hot.
这道菜既可吃热的,也可吃凉的。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

serve a ball发球

serve a cause献身于某事业

serve a gun炮击

serve a sentence服刑

serve an office奉职,服务

serve coffee招待喝咖啡

serve dinner供应饭菜

serve one right罪有应得

serve one's full term in office任期已满

serve one's interests符合某人的利益

serve one's term任一期职

serve purpose达到目的

serve sb a good dinner招待…吃了一顿美餐

serve soup上汤

serve tables张罗膳食

serve the army服兵役

serve the country为国效力

serve the customers为顾客服务

serve the devil行恶,干坏事

serve time服刑

～+副词

serve first先招待

serve once曾经服务

serve some time服务过一段时间

serve well开球开得好

serve admirably极好地招待

serve apathetically冷淡地招待

serve badly服务不好

serve cheerfully愉快地服务

serve consciously有意识地服务

serve conspicuously服务突出

serve courteously谦恭地服务

serve deftly熟练地开球

serve directly直接地服务

serve eagerly热切地服务

serve elatedly兴高采烈地服务

serve elegantly举止优雅地招待

serve eminently出色地招待

serve enthusiastically热情服务

serve especially特别服务

serve faithfully真诚地招待

serve frankly真诚地服务

serve generally普遍地服务

serve graciously有礼貌地招待

serve grudgingly勉强地服务

serve indirectly间接服务

serve judiciously明智地招待

serve openly公开服务

serve passively被动地服务

serve reasonably合理地服务

serve reluctantly不情愿地服务

serve satisfactorily满意地服务

serve superficially表面上服务

serve tenderly体贴地招待

serve unconditionally无条件地服务

serve unwilpngly不情愿地招待

serve usually经常服务

serve voluntarily自愿地服务

serve whole-heartedly全心全意地服务

serve out分配(粮食等),分发

serve out food分发食物

～+介词

serve as充当,用作,成为,起…作用

serve as a hint起暗示作用

serve as a judge in a contest在比赛中当裁判

serve as a lesson当作教训

serve as a model in作为…的榜样

serve as a soldier当兵

serve as an example当作范例

serve at a hospital在医院工作

serve at table做招待

serve at the front在前方服役

serve for a bed可用作床

serve for a pillow可用作枕头

serve for a seat用作凳子

serve for a wing充作翅膀

serve for both purposes两用

serve for nothing毫不中用

serve for the office当作办公室

serve in a department store在百货商店当营业员

serve in the army在陆军服役

serve on担任…公职

serve to发球给…

serve under服务于

serve under the late general曾在已故将军手下任职

serve with以…招待,向…送交

serve sb with a summons把传票送交某人

serve with beer and cakes以啤酒和蛋糕招待

serve with the French Air Forces在法国空军服役

serve without salaries义务帮忙

【近义词】

• attend
• wait on
• assist
• help