serve /BrEsɜːv; NAmEsɜːrv/ ► SEE ALLserve as/for sthserve sth on sbserve sb with sthserve sth outserve sth upserve sth upon sbserve sb with sth●ˈserve as/for sthto be used instead of sth else when there is nothing better available凑合着当…用；权且用作◆An old box served as a table. 用一个旧箱子将就着当桌子用。◆Small temporary buildings had to serve for offices. 狭小的临时建筑权且作办公室用。SYNact as sth[v + prep]●ˈserve sth on sb ( ˈserve sth upon sbmore formal) ●ˈserve sb with sth (law法律) to give or send sb an official document, especially one that orders them to appear in court 把（传票等）送交某人；给某人发出（传票等） ◆The police have served a summons on Mr Jackson. 警方已向杰克逊先生发出了传票。◆The police have served him with a summons. 警方已向他发出了传票。OBJsummons, notice, writ[v + n/pron + prep]●ˌserve sth ˈout1.to continue doing sth until the end of a fixed period of time做…直至期满◆She served out the rest of her sentence in an open prison. 她在一座开放式监狱服满了剩下的刑期。OBJnotice, sentence, termNOTENot used in the passive.不用于被动语态。2. (especially BrE) ➡serve sth up[v + adv + n][v + pron + adv][v + n + adv] (rare) ●ˌserve sth ˈup1. ( ˌserve sth ˈoutespecially BrE) to put food onto plates and give it to people端上（食物）◆He served up a delicious meal. 他端上一桌可口的饭菜。SYNdish sth out, dish up, dish sth up2. (disapproving) to give or offer sth供应；提供◆All the TV channels served up the usual old movies during the holidays. 假期所有电视频道都播放经典老片。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌserve sth uˈpon sb●ˈserve sb with sth➡serve sth on sb