serve /sә:v/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- (v.) serve a purpose, role, or function
- (v.) do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
Chinese translation
- vt. 可作...用, 服务, 经历, 招待, 供应, 送交, 对待
- vi. 服务, 服役, 侍应, 适合, 有用, 开球
- n. 发球, 轮到发球
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /sә:v/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.85 · Common
Word forms
served, serving, serves
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