serve/sɜːv $ sɜːrv/

v.

➊ if you serve people in a shop, you help the customers get what they want

➋ give sb food or drink

➌ be of some specific use

v.

➊ [T; I] 招待（顾客等），服务：He couldn't find any shop assistant to serve him. 他找不到任何店员为他服务。

◇serve customers 接待顾客

➋ [T; I] 伺候…进餐；为…端上菜（或饮料）；端上：The waiter was serving them. 侍者在伺候他们进餐。

◇The vegetables have been served. 蔬菜已经上了。

➌ [I] 有用；起作用：[serve as sth] The sofa can serve as a bed. 这个沙发可以用作床。

◇[serve to do sth] Sweat serves to cool down the body. 汗起到给身体降温的作用。

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构词与slave有关

常犯错误

✗ serve for the people

✓ serve the people 为人民服务

谚语First come, first served. 先到者先招待（或：先到先得）。