serve的经典引文是什么

1. 服务，招待，接待，为...服务
2. 供应，提供
3. 侍候，服侍，侍应
4. 对待
5. 适合，适用，适宜
6. 【律】送达
7. 帮佣
8. 足够，作为足够
9. 发球
10. 服役，供职，为...服役，任（职）
11. 为...尽力
12. 有用，合用，可作...用，对...有用，供...使用，能满足…的需要
13. 端菜，斟酒，上酒，端上
14. 服（刑）
15. （食物的量）够...吃

1. （网球等运动项目）发球（权）
2. 【网球】开球
3. 服务
4. 干活

1. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play;

   "his powerful serves won the game"
   

1. serve a purpose, role, or function;

   "The tree stump serves as a table"
   "The female students served as a control group"
   "This table would serve very well"
   "His freedom served him well"
   "The table functions as a desk"
   

2. do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function;

   "He served as head of the department for three years"
   "She served in Congress for two terms"
   

3. contribute or conduce to;

   "The scandal served to increase his popularity"
   

4. be used by; as of a utility;

   "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"
   "The garage served to shelter his horses"
   

5. help to some food; help with food or drink;

   "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
   

6. provide (usually but not necessarily food);

   "We serve meals for the homeless"
   "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."
   "The entertainers served up a lively show"
   

7. devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas;

   "She served the art of music"
   "He served the church"
   "serve the country"
   

8. promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to;

   "Art serves commerce"
   "Their interests are served"
   "The lake serves recreation"
   "The President's wisdom has served the country well"
   

9. spend time in prison or in a labor camp;

   "He did six years for embezzlement"
   

10. work for or be a servant to;

    "May I serve you?"
    "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"
    "Can you wait on our table, please?"
    "Is a salesperson assisting you?"
    "The minister served the King for many years"
    

11. deliver a warrant or summons to someone;

    "He was processed by the sheriff"
    

12. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity;

    "A few words would answer"
    "This car suits my purpose well"
    "Will $100 do?"
    "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"
    "Nothing else will serve"
    

13. do military service;

    "She served in Vietnam"
    "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted"
    

14. mate with;

    "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
    

15. put the ball into play;

    "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
    

1. 发球：现在,我的下一个目标是解决更加恐怖的发球(serve)问题了,我的发球动作从一开始就不标准,这其中最大的问题就是握拍方式,我无法采用式握拍(continental grip),这无疑是致命的.

2. 招待：3 B 词义比较常识运用逻辑推理 商家做(make)好面条,叔叔买(get)来,然后煮(cook)好,最后晚餐招待(serve)我们. cook烹调, 煮;serve(为...)接待, 侍候, 招待,端上, 摆出(餐食),开(饭),上(菜),斟(酒make制造;get获得,买到.

• 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

• 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 unwillingly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

• 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

• It was a nice serve, flat and low.

  出自：Martin Walker

• He had been carried off..to serve as a slave.

  出自：S. T. Warner

serve in, serve on

这两个短语都表示“在…任职”。其区别是：

serve in用于相对较大的范围,而serve on用于相对较小的单位与机构。

serve time, serve one's time

serve time的意思是“蹲过班房”或“吃了官司”; 而serve one's time则作“满期”或“见习期满”解。试比较:

The blackguard has served time for three years.

那坏蛋已坐了三年牢。

Tom has served his time.

汤姆已经转正了。

serve as, act as

这两个短语都可表示“充任,担任”。其区别是：

serve as多指长期供职; 而act as所指时间则相对较短。试比较:

He serves as manager and interpreter.

他兼任经理和口译。

She will act as my guide tomorrow.

明天她将给我作向导。

下面三句意思相同:

She served us a good dinner.

She served a good dinner to us.

She served us with a good dinner.

她给我们准备了美餐。

下面两句意思不同:

She served in a bar.

她在酒吧当招待。

She served at a bar.

她在吧台上当招待。