| 词组 | serve |
| 释义 | serve [served, served, serving] serve as/for serve as/for sth to be used instead of something when nothing more suitable is available: ▪ There was an upturned box in the middle of the room that served as a table. ▪ The prisoners slept on wooden benches, and a hole in the floor served for a toilet. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑do as/for serve on 1. serve on sth if you serve on a committee or council, you are a member of it: ▪ She serves on the board of the Colorado Women's Economic Development Council. ▪ Alaman served on several financial committees, and is often called upon to give advice. 2. serve sth on sb to officially give or send someone a written order to appear in a court of law: ▪ A court order had already been served on the debtor. ▪ On Sunday morning federal agents tried to serve arrest warrants on Koresh for firearms offences. serve out 1. serve out sth • serve sth out to continue doing something, until the end of a fixed period of time, especially the period of being a leader or being in prison: ▪ The Hong Kong authorities many allow Stuchiner to serve out the remainder of his 10 year prison sentence in the US. ▪ Many people believed that Roosevelt was too ill to serve out his four-year term as President. 2. serve out sth • serve sth out BrE to put food onto plates so that people can eat it: ▪ We all sat round the table, and Patsy served out the stew. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dish out serve up 1. serve up sth • serve sth up if a restaurant serves up a particular type of food, it offers that food to its customers - used especially in newspapers and books about restaurants: ▪ Cafe Miranda serves up a wide range of seafood dishes, with a Mediterranean style flavor. 2. serve up sth • serve sth up to put food onto plates so that people can eat it: ▪ Do you want me to serve up the vegetables? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dish up, ↑dish out 3. serve up sth to provide something as entertainment: ▪ a new TV channel serving up 24 hour sports coverage ▪ newspapers that serve up a daily diet of gossip, murder, and human suffering ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑provide, ↑dish up informal |
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