serves

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常用用法

v. (動詞)

serve的基本意思是“服務(wù),服役”,它可指某人為他人服務(wù)、干活或為國家盡職等; 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可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,接名詞、代詞、動詞不定式作賓語,還可以接雙賓語,其間接賓語可轉(zhuǎn)換為介詞to的賓語。serve有時還可接以形容詞作補足語的復(fù)合賓語。

詞語辨析

v. (動詞)

serve in, serve on

這兩個短語都表示“在…任職”。其區(qū)別是：
serve in用于相對較大的范圍,而serve on用于相對較小的單位與機構(gòu)。

serve time, serve one's time

serve time的意思是“蹲過班房”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。

serve as, act as

這兩個短語都可表示“充任,擔(dān)任”。其區(qū)別是：
serve as多指長期供職; 而act as所指時間則相對較短。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。

下面兩句意思不同:

She served in a bar.
她在酒吧當(dāng)招待。
She served at a bar.
她在吧臺上當(dāng)招待。