serve
常用用法
- 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。 返回 serve
v. (动词)
词语辨析
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。 返回 serve