serve
English → Chinese
(功能) 起作用:作为某种用途、达到某种目的或担任职务
His three years in the army served as a period of great personal growth.
(Chinese) 他在军队服役的三年是他个人飞速成长的时期。
The old lighthouse now serves as a museum for local maritime history.
(Chinese) 那座旧灯塔现在作为当地航海史博物馆。
(服务) 招待:向客人提供食物、饮料或进行柜台服务
The restaurant will begin to serve breakfast starting from six in the morning.
(Chinese) 餐厅将从早上六点开始提供早餐。
The waiter returned to our table to serve the wine and appetizers.
(Chinese) 服务员回到我们的桌子旁,呈上葡萄酒和开胃菜。
(体育) 发球:在网球、排球等比赛中开始一分球的动作
The tennis player's powerful serve was too fast for his opponent to return.
(Chinese) 网球运动员强有力的发球太快了,对手无法回球。
It is currently your serve, so please stand behind the baseline.
(Chinese) 现在该你发球了,请站在底线后面。
Entry ID: en:zh:serve · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary