serves

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常用用法

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。

词语辨析

v. (动词)

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。