【动词】(给…)提供;端上:serve sth (with sth) / serve sth (to sb) / serve sb sth 【动词】够…吃(或用):This dish will serve four hungry people. 这盘菜够四个饿汉吃的意思。 【动词】接待;服务:Are you being served? 有人接待您吗? 【动词】对…有用;能满足…的需求:These experiments serve no useful purpose. 这些实验没有任何实际意义。 【动词】(向一地或一群体)serve sb (with sth) 【动词】可用作,可当…使(尤其别无选择时)serve (as sth):The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two. 沙发可以当床凑合一两夜。 【动词】产生…的效果(或结果):serve (as sth):The judge said the punishment would serve as a warning to others. 法官说这种惩罚将起到杀一儆百的作用。 【动词】(为…)工作,服务,履行义务:serve (sb) (as sth) / serve (in/on/with sth) / serve (under /with sb). 【动词】任期为;担任(时间)达;培训期为:serve (as sth) 【动词】服(刑):She is serving two years for theft. 她因盗窃罪正在服两年徒刑。 【动词】把…递交;(向某人)递交:serve sth (on sb) / serve sb with sth (如递交传票) 【动词】发(球):Who’s serving? 谁发球? 习惯用语 (1)It serve sb right (for doing sth) :咎由自取;罪有因得; (2)serve your/its turn:(在某方面或某期间)发挥用场; (3)serve two master:侍奉二主。短语动词(1)干至期满;服满刑期:serve sth out (2)端上食物;给出,提供:serve sth up
句子结构:
The common meal 句子的主语
(served at a common hearth) 主语的后置定语
is 系动词
(a) (powerful) 表语定语
symbol 表语
served:提供给
at a common hearth: 在常见的灶边
可以理解为: 在常见的灶边提供的常见的饭是一个有力的象征(记号,符号)
to serve as sth,to serve for sb。
即后面跟的是某物是使用as,后面跟的是某人时使用for。
及物动词 vt。
1、为。。。服务,为。。。服役。
Children must be educated to serve their country when they grow up。
必须教育孩子长大后为国家服务。
2、供应
3、侍候(顾客等),供应(饭菜),端上。
She served me a cup of coffee。
她给我端上一杯咖啡。
4、任(职),服(刑),当(学徒)。
He served eight years in prison。
他坐过八年牢。
5、适合,对。。。有用,供。。。使用
My old car has served me well。
我那辆旧汽车对我很有用。 。