serve
常用用法
- serve的基本意思是“服務(wù),服役”,它可指某人為他人服務(wù)、干活或?yàn)閲?guó)家盡職等; 也可指某人拿出某物款待某人; 還可指某人、物、事對(duì)某人、某事等“有…用處”“滿足…的需要”“適合…的目的”等。在網(wǎng)球或排球比賽中還可作“發(fā)(球)”解。
- serve可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),接名詞、代詞、動(dòng)詞不定式作賓語(yǔ),還可以接雙賓語(yǔ),其間接賓語(yǔ)可轉(zhuǎn)換為介詞to的賓語(yǔ)。serve有時(shí)還可接以形容詞作補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)。 返回 serve
v. (動(dòng)詞)
詞語(yǔ)辨析
- 這兩個(gè)短語(yǔ)都表示“在…任職”。其區(qū)別是：
- serve in用于相對(duì)較大的范圍,而serve on用于相對(duì)較小的單位與機(jī)構(gòu)。
- serve time的意思是“蹲過(guò)班房”或“吃了官司”; 而serve one's time則作“滿期”或“見習(xí)期滿”解。試比較:
- The blackguard has served time for three years.
- 那壞蛋已坐了三年牢。
- Tom has served his time.
- 湯姆已經(jīng)轉(zhuǎn)正了。
- 這兩個(gè)短語(yǔ)都可表示“充任,擔(dān)任”。其區(qū)別是：
- serve as多指長(zhǎng)期供職; 而act as所指時(shí)間則相對(duì)較短。試比較:
- He serves as manager and interpreter.
- 他兼任經(jīng)理和口譯。
- She will act as my guide tomorrow.
- 明天她將給我作向?qū)А?/li>
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.
- 她給我們準(zhǔn)備了美餐。
- She served in a bar.
- 她在酒吧當(dāng)招待。
- She served at a bar.
- 她在吧臺(tái)上當(dāng)招待。 返回 serve