.样的话吧？ .◊
TViey
are seriousiy concerned .about security.他丨门非常关注安，全问题。◊ Smoking can
seriously damage your heaith.吸烟会严重损害你的健康。
2 used
at the beginning of a sentence to show a change from joking to being more
serious (用于句首，表示转
为谈正事）说正经的，说实在的：Serioi^ythoug/i, it couW
be reaHy dangerous.不过说实在的，这事说不蛀真
的很危险。3 (/n/orma/) very; extremely 非常；极其： TTie^’re serfousZy
ric/i.他们极为富有。HTfJl take sb/$th
seriously to
think that sb/sth is important and deserves your attention and respect 认真对待：We take threats 0/this kind very
seriou^y.我彳r|对这_威胁非常重 视。〇 Why
can't you ever take anything seriously? 么对#么都木当卤事喊?'
ser-ious-ness /'siariesnas; NAmE 'sir-/ noun [U, sing.] the state of being serious 严重；认真；严肃：He spofce with a
seriousness that was unu5ua〖 in him.他说话时神情少
有地认真。fnrr^l in all 'seriousness very seriously; not as
a joke非常严肃地；认认真真地；说实在的 sermon /'S3：man; NAmE 'S3：rm0n/ noun 1 a talk on a moral or
religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service 布道；讲道 o
note at speech 2 {informal, usually disapproving) moral advice that a
person tries to give you in a long talk 冗.长的说教 ser-mon-ize [BrE also -ise) /'S3：m8naiz; NAmE 'S3：rm-/ verb [V] [disapproving) to give moral advice, especially when it
is boring or not wanted _(尤指让人厌烦地）A 教，教训 HTI
MORALIZE
sero-tonin /.sera'taunm; NAmE -'toon-/ noun [U] a chemical in the brain that aflFects how
messages are sent from the brain to the body, and also affects how a
personfeels血清素，五羟爸胺（神经递质，亦影响情
绪等）
serpent /'ssipant; NAmE *S3：rp-/ noun
[literary) a snake, especially a large one 蛇；（尤穡）大蛇 serpentine /_s3:pantam; NAmE _s3:rpanti:n/ adj. {literary) bending and twisting
like a snake ^ % ft 的；！蜒的；盘旋的；迂回的WINDING ： the
serpentine
course o/f/ie river 蜿贼曲折的河道
serrated /sa'reitid/ adj. having a series of sharp points on the
edge like a saw 锅齿状的：a fcni/e with a serrated
edge ^) J} — picture c> cutlery
ser-ra-tion /se'reijn/ noun a. part on an edge or the blade of a knife
that is sharp and pointed like a saw 银 齿锯齿刃
serried /'serid/ adj. [usually before noun] (literary) standing or arranged closely together in
rows or lines (行列）密排的，密集的，靠拢的：serriedranfcso/
soWier?密集择列的士兵
serum /'siaram; NAmE 'siram/ noun {pi. sera /-ra/ or serums) 1 [U] (biology ^.) the thin liquid
that remains from blood when the rest has clotted
血清 2 [U，C】（w沒//cfl/ E) serum taken
from the blood of an animal and given to people to protect them from disease,
poison, etc. 免运血清：s/iafcebite serum 抗蛇毒血清 3 [U] any liquid like
water in body tissue浆僉（体液的水样油分） Ser-Vant /'S3：vant; NAmE's3：rw-l noun 1 a person wlio works
in another person’s house, and coolck，cleans, etc. for them 仆:人；用人：a domestic servant MiY〇 They treat their mother like a servant, 们像对人一样对待自己的母亲。2 a
person who works for a company or an organization (公司或机构 的）雇员，职员：a servant公务员一see also
civil servant 3 a person or thing that
is controlled by sth奴仆般受制（或献身）于…的人；服务于…的事物： He was willing to make
himself a servant of his art.
愿献身于自己的艺术。UMi see OBEDIENT serve /S3：v; NAmE S3：rv/ verb, noun • verb
► FOOD/DR丨NK 食^;饮料 1 ~ sth (with sth) I 〜sth (to sb)
I
〜sb sth to give sb food or
drink, for example at a restaurant or during a meal (给某人）提供；端上：[VN] Breakfast is served between 7 and
从 7
点到 10
点。◊ Serve the Zamb
lWth new potatoes ami green beans.羊肉配新鲜土豆和青刀豆一启上。◊ They served a wonderful
meal to more than fifty
deZe卵tes.他们招待五十多位代表吃了一餐美味佳肴。◊ The delegates were served with a wonderful meal 受到款待，吃了一餐美味佳肴。◊ Pour t/ie sauce over t/ze pasta and serve immeiii’atdy.把沙司饶在意大利面上就立
刻上桌。◊ [VNN] She
served us a ddicious Zunch.她j召待 我们吃了一顿可口的午餐。◊ [V] ShaH J
serve?现在上菜 好吗？ ◊ [VN-ADj] The quiche can be served hot or coW.蛋 合饼热吃也行，冷吃也行。2 [VN] (of an amount
of food 食物的量）to be enough for
sb/.sth 够…吃（或 用 This
dish will serve four hungry people..这盘菜够 四个挨饿的人吃。
►
CUSTOMERS 顾客 3 (espedfl//y
BnE) to help a customer or
sell them sth in a
shop/store 接备；服矣：[VN] Are you bein^
served?有人接待您吗？ ◊
[V] She was serving behind the counter. n
►
BE USEFUL 有，用;4 [VN] to be useful to
sb in achieving or
satisfying sth对…古用；能满足…的需要：These experiments serve no 这些实验没有任.何
实际意义。/ ◊ Most 〇/ their
economic poficfes serve the interests 0/business.他们的经济政条多半符合大企业
的利益。◊ How ccm we
best serve the needs o//uture genemtions?我们怎样才最能满足后代子孙的需要？ ◊
His linguistic ability served him well in his chosen profes- sfon.他的语言能力对他所选#的职业大有帮助。
►
PROVID.E STH 提供 5 [VN]〜sb (with sth) to provide an area or
a group of people with a product or service
(向某地或某一群体）無应，提供：rhe town is weH served
with buses and /najor roacHinfcs•这座城市乘坐公
共汽车很方便，与干线公路的联接也很发达。orhe centre wiH serve, the
whole comnmnfiy•这个中心将■为整 个社区提供服务。
►
BE SU丨TABLE 适合 6 [V】〜（as sth) to be suitable for a particular use,
especially when nothing else is available
可用作，：可当…使（尤指别无选择时> :77ie so/a wiH serve as a bed /or a night
or two.沙发可以当床凑合一
两夜。
►
HAVE PARTICULAR RESULT 产生某种结果 7 ~ (as sth) to
have a particular effect or
result 产生…的效果（或结
果）：[V] 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。.◊ [V to inf] 7?ie attack was
un5uccess_/i/lcmd served onZy to aZert the enemy.进攻未奏效，反而使敌人警觉
寧来〇 、
►
WORK 土 作 8 〜（sb) (as sth) I 〜（in/on/with sth) I ~ (under/with sb) to work or perform duties for a person, an
organization, a country, etc.(为_•]’工作， 服务，履行义务，尽职貪：[V] He served, as a captain in ffte army•他曾是一名陆军上尉。◊ She
served in the medicaZ corps. ‘ 在医务 _ 队服 ik也。.◊ ffe
served under Edward Heath in the 2970s.他曾于20世纪70年代在爱 德华■•希思手下任职。[VN] J wanted to ivorfc somewhere
where J
cou〖d
serve the community. 我想找 一个能 够为公众服务的工作岗位。◊ He served the/aith- /uZZy/or many years 丨=as a servant)•他忠心耿耿，伺候
.这秦人多年。9 〜（as sth) to spend a period of time in a particular
job or training for a job.任期为；担任（职
务 i)时间达；培训期为：[VN] ffe served a one-year
apprentfceshfp•他做了一车的学徒。◊ [V] She w〇5 ejected to serve as secretary
0/ the ZocaZ party.她当选为地方党组
织的书记。
►
TIME IN PRISON 监禁时间 10 [VN] to spend a period of time in prison 月艮（刑）：prisoners serving life sentences 服无期奋刑的囚犯◊ She is serving
two years /or the/t. 她因盗窃罪正在服两年徒刑。◊He has served
time (=been to prison) be/ore•他以前坐过牢。
►
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT 正式文件 11
[VN]〜sth (on sb) | 〜sb with sth (/aw 律）to give or send sb an
official document, especially one that orders them to appear in court把…送达；向（某人）送交：to serve a writ/ summons on sb.把令状/传票送达某人◊ to serve sb
with a writ/summons向龛乂送女令状/為票
►
IN SPORT 体育运动 12 (in tennis,
etc.网球等）to start playing by
throwing the ball into the air and hitting it
■发（球）：[V] Who’s serving?谁发球？ ◊
[VN] She served an ace.她发球直接得分。
it serves sb 'right
(for doing sth) used to say that sth that has happened to sb is their
own fault and they deserve it,由自取；罪有应得：you, did she? Jt
serves you right /or bein^ so se?/iish•她离开了你，是吗