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serve

/ˈsɝv/KK

練發音
動詞
高中
難度 6 個義項
transitive
intransitive
also_noun
變化形
第三人稱單數

serves

過去式

served

過去分詞

served

現在分詞

serving

1.
供應,端上
極常用

在餐廳、學校、家庭等場所供應食物或飲料給人食用。例:學校餐廳十一點半開始供應午餐。

用法:可直接接受詞,也可用「供應某人某物」或「供應某物給某人」的結構。

serve lunch
serve dinner
serve food
serve drinks
serve breakfast

My dad served noodles and soup for dinner.

我爸爸晚餐端上麵和湯。

This restaurant serves meals with no meat.

這間餐廳供應不含肉的餐點。

2.
服務,接待
極常用

以工作身分接待、協助或照料顧客、旅客、客人等。例:店員正在服務排隊結帳的顧客。

用法:「服務顧客」可直接接人作受詞,通常不加介系詞。

serve customers
serve guests
serve the public
be served by

The people at the restaurant served us quickly even though it was busy.

雖然餐廳很忙,但餐廳的人很快就為我們服務了。

She works at a bakery and serves customers after school.

她放學後在麵包店工作,負責服務顧客。

3.
任職,服役,擔任職務
常用
正式

為某個組織、政府或軍隊工作,或擔任某項正式職務。例:他曾在海軍服役六年。

用法:常搭配「在某組織任職」、「擔任某職位」或「擔任委員會成員」等結構。

serve in the military
serve in the navy
serve as president
serve on a committee
serve the community

Ms. Lin served as a school safety helper last year.

林女士去年擔任學校安全協助人員。

Her grandfather served in the army when he was young.

她的祖父年輕時曾在陸軍服役。

4.
服刑,服完刑期
常用
正式

因犯罪受判刑而在監獄中度過一段刑期。例:該男子正在服兩年的刑期。

用法:最常用的搭配是「服刑期」與「服刑」。

serve a sentence
serve time
serve a prison term
serve life in prison

The report said that she had already served her sentence.

報導指出她已經服完刑期。

5.
送達,正式交付
常用
正式

依法將傳票、通知或其他法律文件正式交給當事人。例:法院人員把傳票送達給他。

用法:常見結構為「送達某人某份文件」;被動語態也很常見。

serve a notice
serve legal papers
be served with a lawsuit
serve a summons

The company was served with a notice from the court yesterday.

這家公司昨天收到法院送達的通知。

The officer served the driver a paper to go to court.

警察給了那名駕駛人一張要去法院的文件。

6.
發球
常用

在網球、羽球、桌球、排球等運動中,擊球或拋球以開始一分的比賽。例:輪到你發球了。

用法:可不接受詞,例如「輪到我發球」;也可用「發球給某人」表示朝對手一方發球。

serve the ball
serve an ace
serve to the left
return a serve
serve first

The player practiced serving before the badminton game.

那位球員在羽毛球比賽前練習發球。

You serve first, and I will return the ball.

你先發球,我來回擊。

常見錯誤

The restaurant serves to customers until 9 p.m.

The restaurant serves customers until 9 p.m.

My mother served dinner for us.

My mother served dinner to us.

He served in the committee last semester.

He served on the committee last semester.

She was served a notice by the court.

She was served with a notice by the court.

相關字詞
service 同源詞
server 同源詞
serve as 片語形式
serve up 片語形式
serve someone right 常見搭配
wait on 近義
學習提示

・「供應食物」與「服務顧客」是最常見的兩種用法,應依受詞判斷意思。受詞是餐點或飲料時,通常是供應;受詞是人時,通常是接待或服務。

・「作為」的意思常用固定結構「充當……」,例如「這張桌子可當書桌使用」。

・在運動中,「發球」既可當動詞,也可當名詞;名詞指一次發球動作。

・固定說法「某人自作自受」帶有批評或幸災樂禍的語氣,對人說時要留意是否失禮。

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