serve
UK/sɜːv/US/sә:v/
NGSL 1k中考高考A2
释义
v.
To perform duties or work for a person, organization, or cause
为某人/组织/事业服务、效力
v.
To provide food or drink to someone
上（菜）、供应（饮食）
v.
To be useful or suitable for a purpose
起作用、合用（serve as / serve to）
v.
In tennis etc., to put the ball into play
（网球等）发球
n.
An act of hitting the ball to start play
发球（动作）
词根拆分
词根派生=serve
直接来自拉丁语 servīre「服务、做奴隶」。这个词至今涵盖很广：为顾客服务、在军队服役、一件工具起到某种作用，全都共享一个核心——为某人或某事做该做的。
词根 serv 还连着 62 个词常用搭配
- 1.serve a purpose起到作用
- 2.serve as充当
- 3.serve customers服务顾客
- 4.serve in the army服兵役
- 5.serve a sentence服刑
例句
- 1.
She served the company loyally for over thirty years.
她忠心耿耿地为公司效力了三十多年。
- 2.
Dinner is served from seven o'clock onwards.
晚餐从七点开始供应。
- 3.
This old box now serves as a coffee table.
这个旧箱子现在当茶几用。
- 4.
He served two double faults before winning the game.
他连续两次双误后才拿下这一局。