served
常用用法
- serve的基本意思是“服務,服役”,它可指某人為他人服務、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合賓語。 返回 served
v. (動詞)
詞語辨析
- 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。
- 這兩個短語都可表示“充任,擔任”。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.
- 她給我們準備了美餐。
- She served in a bar.
- 她在酒吧當招待。
- She served at a bar.
- 她在吧臺上當招待。 返回 served