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*serve¹ /sɜv; sɜːv/
v
1 [I,T] to give someone food or drinks as part of a meal 提供〔饭菜〕，端上; 侍候…进餐:
Dinner is served at eight. 八点钟供应晚餐。
2 [I,T] to work in the army or in an organization doing a useful and helpful job （在…）服役; （在…）供职［任职］:
Kelly served in the army for three years. 凯利在军中服役了三年。
She serves on the student committee. 她在学生会任职。
3 [T] to provide someone with something that is useful or necessary 供…使用，为…提供服务:
The new airport will serve several large cities in the north. 新的机场将为北方的几个大城市提供服务。
4 [I,T] to give help, bring things etc to a customer in a shop 接待〔顾客〕:
Are you being served, Sir? 有人在接待你吗，先生？
5 [T] to spend time in prison 服〔刑〕，在狱中度过:
Baxter served a five-year sentence for theft. 巴克斯特因为行窃服了五年刑。
6 [I,T] to be useful or suitable for a particular purpose 有用，合适，适用:
The sofa can also serve as a bed. 这沙发还可以当床使用。
7 [I,T] to start playing a game such as TENNIS etc by throwing the ball into the air and hitting it to your opponent 〔网球等的〕发（球），开（球）
8 it serves sb right spoken used to say that someone deserves something unpleasant, because they have done something stupid or unkind 【口】 某人活该，某人罪有应得:
I'm sorry Eddie crashed his car, but it serves him right for driving so fast! 真遗憾艾迪撞了车，不过他这是活该的，谁让他开得这么快！
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