serving 音标拼音: [s'ɚvɪŋ]
n . 服务,招待,上菜,一份食物
服务,招待,上菜,一份食物
serving n 1 :
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal ; "
the helpings were all small "; "
his portion was larger than hers "; "
there '
s enough for two servings each "
[
synonym : {
helping }, {
portion }, {
serving }]
2 :
the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone ; "
he accepted service of the subpoena " [
synonym : {
service }, {
serving },
{
service of process }]
Serve \
Serve \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Served };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Serving }.] [
OE .
serven ,
servien ,
OF . &
F .
servir ,
fr .
L .
servire ;
akin to servus a servant or slave ,
servare to protect ,
preserve ,
observe ;
cf .
Zend har to protect ,
haurva protecting .
Cf . {
Conserve }, {
Desert }
merit , {
Dessert },
{
Observe }, {
Serf }, {
Sergeant }.]
1 .
To work for ;
to labor in behalf of ;
to exert one '
s self continuously or statedly for the benefit of ;
to do service for ;
to be in the employment of ,
as an inferior ,
domestic ,
serf ,
slave ,
hired assistant ,
official helper ,
etc .;
specifically ,
in a religious sense ,
to obey and worship .
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God is my witness ,
whom I serve with my spirit .
--
Rom .
i .
9 .
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Jacob loved Rachel ;
and said ,
I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter . --
Gen .
xxix .
18 .
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No man can serve two masters . --
Matt .
vi .
24 .
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Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king ,
he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies . --
Shak .
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2 .
To be subordinate to ;
to act a secondary part under ;
to appear as the inferior of ;
to minister to .
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Bodies bright and greater should not serve The less not bright . --
Milton .
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3 .
To be suitor to ;
to profess love to . [
Obs .]
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To serve a lady in his beste wise . --
Chaucer .
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4 .
To wait upon ;
to supply the wants of ;
to attend ;
specifically ,
to wait upon at table ;
to attend at meals ;
to supply with food ;
as ,
to serve customers in a shop .
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Others ,
pampered in their shameless pride ,
Are served in plate and in their chariots ride .
--
Dryden .
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5 .
Hence ,
to bring forward ,
arrange ,
deal ,
or distribute ,
as a portion of anything ,
especially of food prepared for eating ; --
often with up ;
formerly with in .
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Bid them cover the table ,
serve in the meat ,
and we will come in to dinner . --
Shak .
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Some part he roasts ,
then serves it up so dressed .
--
Dryde .
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6 .
To perform the duties belonging to ,
or required in or for ;
hence ,
to be of use to ;
as ,
a curate may serve two churches ;
to serve one '
s country .
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7 .
To contribute or conduce to ;
to promote ;
to be sufficient for ;
to satisfy ;
as ,
to serve one '
s turn .
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Turn it into some advantage ,
by observing where it can serve another end . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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8 .
To answer or be (
in the place of something )
to ;
as ,
a sofa serves one for a seat and a couch .
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9 .
To treat ;
to behave one '
s self to ;
to requite ;
to act toward ;
as ,
he served me very ill .
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10 .
To work ;
to operate ;
as ,
to serve the guns .
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11 . (
Law )
(
a )
To bring to notice ,
deliver ,
or execute ,
either actually or constructively ,
in such manner as the law requires ;
as ,
to serve a summons .
(
b )
To make legal service opon (
a person named in a writ ,
summons ,
etc .);
as ,
to serve a witness with a subp [
oe ]
na .
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12 .
To pass or spend ,
as time ,
esp .
time of punishment ;
as ,
to serve a term in prison .
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13 .
To copulate with ;
to cover ;
as ,
a horse serves a mare ; --
said of the male .
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14 . (
Tennis )
To lead off in delivering (
the ball ).
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15 . (
Naut .)
To wind spun yarn ,
or the like ,
tightly around (
a rope or cable ,
etc .)
so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather .
See under {
Serving }.
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{
To serve an attachment }
or {
To serve a writ of attachment }
(
Law ),
to levy it on the person or goods by seizure ,
or to seize .
{
To serve an execution } (
Law ),
to levy it on a lands ,
goods ,
or person ,
by seizure or taking possession .
{
To serve an office },
to discharge a public duty .
{
To serve a process } (
Law ),
in general ,
to read it ,
so as to give due notice to the party concerned ,
or to leave an attested copy with him or his attorney ,
or his usual place of abode .
{
To serve a warrant },
to read it ,
and seize the person against whom it is issued .
{
To serve a writ } (
Law ),
to read it to the defendant ,
or to leave an attested copy at his usual place of abode .
{
To serve one out },
to retaliate upon ;
to requite . "
I '
ll serve you out for this ." --
C .
Kingsley .
{
To serve one right },
to treat ,
or cause to befall one ,
according to his deserts ; --
used commonly of ill deserts ;
as ,
it serves the scoundrel right .
{
To serve one '
s self of },
to avail one '
s self of ;
to make use of . [
A Gallicism ]
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I will serve myself of this concession .
--
Chillingworth .
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{
To serve out },
to distribute ;
as ,
to serve out rations .
{
To serve the time }
or {
To serve the hour },
to regulate one '
s actions by the requirements of the time instead of by one '
s duty ;
to be a timeserver . [
Obs .]
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They think herein we serve the time ,
because thereby we either hold or seek preferment . --
Hooker .
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Syn :
To obey ;
minister to ;
subserve ;
promote ;
aid ;
help ;
assist ;
benefit ;
succor .
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Serving \
Serv "
ing \,
a . &
n .
from {
Serve }.
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{
Serving board } (
Naut .),
a flat piece of wood used in serving ropes .
{
Serving maid },
a female servant ;
a maidservant .
{
Serving mallet } (
Naut .),
a wooden instrument shaped like a mallet ,
used in serving ropes .
{
Serving man },
a male servant ,
or attendant ;
a manservant .
{
Serving stuff } (
Naut .),
small lines for serving ropes .
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55 Moby Thesaurus words for "
serving ":
accessory ,
acting ,
adjuvant ,
ancillary ,
antepast ,
assistant ,
assisting ,
attendant ,
attending ,
auxiliary ,
behavioral ,
course ,
cover ,
dessert ,
dish ,
entree ,
entremets ,
fostering ,
functional ,
functioning ,
gear ,
help ,
helping ,
inaction ,
instrumental ,
menial ,
ministerial ,
ministering ,
ministrant ,
nurtural ,
nutricial ,
operating ,
operational ,
performing ,
place ,
plate ,
portion ,
practicing ,
rig ,
rigging ,
ropework ,
roping ,
running rigging ,
second helping ,
service ,
servile ,
servitorial ,
standing rigging ,
subservient ,
subsidiary ,
tackle ,
tackling ,
waiting ,
whipping ,
working
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