served
past simple and past participle ofserve
单词 | served |
释义 | served past simple and past participle ofserve serve verb uk/sɜːv/us/sɝːv/serveverb(PROVIDE FOOD/DRINK)A2[IorT] toprovidefoodordrinks: Do they servemealsin thebar? Breakfast is served in therestaurantbetween 7.00 and 11.00. Wearrivedat thehoteland were servedwithchampagneandcanapés. Allrecipesin thisbook,unlessotherwisestated, will serve(= be enough for)four to fivepeople. [+ obj + adj]Serve thepiewarmwithicecreamorwhippedcream.
Providing & serving meals
serveverb(WORK)C1[IorT] toworkfor; to doyourdutyto: He servedinthearmyfor 22years. She has servedonthecommitteefor the last 15years. He servedunderRonald Reagan asSecretaryofState.
Applying for a job
serveverb(HELP ACHIEVE)C1[IorT] tohelpachievesomething or to beusefulas something: Anofficialinvestigationwould not serve anyusefulpurpose. Thejudgesaid that thefinewould serveasawarningto otherdrivers. In theabsenceof anythingbetterthesetteecould serveasabedfor acoupleofnights. [+ to infinitive]Nothing servestoexplaintheviolentfightingwe haveseenrecently. old-fashionedMyumbrellawill serveforaweapon. useless
[IorT]mainlyUS If something serves you, it is good orhelpfulfor you: Ifyourangerdoesn't serve you,letit go. You'regrowingandchanging, soyour"stickwith it"mottomay not be serving you well.
Performing a function
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Useful or advantageous serveverb(PROVIDE STH NECESSARY)[T] toprovidewith something that isneeded: Thereportsays thepoliceare out oftouchwith thecommunitiesthat they serve.
Giving, providing and supplying
serveverb(DEAL WITH CUSTOMER)B1[T] in ashop,restaurant, orhotel, todealwith acustomerby takingtheirorder,showingorsellingthemgoods, etc.: UKAre you being served,madam? USHave you been served, ma'am? That's therestaurantwhere theyrefusedto serveJohnbecause he was sorude. Selling
serveverb(SPEND TIME)C2[T] tospendaperiodoftimedoing something: He served fouryearsinprisonforrobbery. After he'd served hisapprenticeshiphe set up his ownbusiness. serve time tospendtimeinprison: He's servingtimefordrugoffences. Spending time & time passing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Putting people in prison serveverb(HIT BALL)[IorT] insportssuch astennis, tohittheballto the otherplayeras a way ofstartingthegame: Whoseturnis it to serve? That's the thirdaceyou've served thisgame. Tennis & racket sports
serveverb(GIVE DOCUMENT)[T]lawspecialized to give alegaldocumentto someone,demandingthat they go to alawcourtor that theyobeyanorder: Less than twoweeksago GoughfinallyservedawritonSlater,claimingdamagesforallegedlossofroyalties. Eachpersonservedwithasummonswill be given sixweeksbefore they have toappearin the Magistrates'Court. Taking legal action
Idiomsif my memory serves me right servesomeoneright Phrasal verbsserve out servesomethingout servesomethingup serve(something)up Examplesofservedserved In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The teachers, as working women who were active in civic affairs,servedas role models to the pupils. From theCambridge English Corpus Our paperservedto report about specific systems, a composition, and a performance. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, the controlled laboratory events thatservedas the mnemonic targets of this investigation were relatively pedestrian. From theCambridge English Corpus This practice is, perhaps, more critical in the preparation of fishservedwith bones in and skin on, than in the cooking of fillets. From theCambridge English Corpus Finally, experimentation with replicas of the jade plaques demonstrates that these, too, could haveservedas elite tools. From theCambridge English Corpus Our understanding of reading would be bestservedby attention to the dimensionalities necessary to explain observed sensorimotor behaviors and their implications for physiological processes. From theCambridge English Corpus This is related, in part, to the different purposesservedby different fees. From theCambridge English Corpus It provided an uncompromising norm for human judgment, much as strict ethical demands hadservedas standards of behavior. From theCambridge English Corpus Two elementary schools prepared food in their own kitchens andserved770 students. From theCambridge English Corpus On the contrary, they haveservedtheir purpose well, particularly in identifying and classifying the characteristics of computer attacks and intrusions. From theCambridge English Corpus What one wore to dinner, where one sat and with whom, and what one ate and drank allservedas indexes of class. From theCambridge English Corpus Thisservedthe purpose of identification as well as to approximate the handling given to treatment beetles during ablation of appendages. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet he did not believe that the army's interests would beservedby ignoring differences of rank. From theCambridge English Corpus News of artists' arrests and confiscation of their materialservedonly to popularise their name and created a higher demand for their tapes. From theCambridge English Corpus This hasservedas a benchmark for what happened when the challenge of dementia care arose. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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