1822
■ verb [VN]
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VEHICLE/MACHINE £
il X M-; HI H 1 [usually passive] to
examine a vehicle or machine
and repair it if necessary so that it continues to work correctly ft ; A
#5;
$:#: We need to have the car serviced.
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PROVIDE STH fjt 2 to provide people
with sth they need, such as shops/stores, or a transport system $|ft HR# HTfl serve
•
Botley is well serviced by a regular bus route into
fjcfl'tAX, O This department services the
international sales force (= provides services
for it).
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PAY INTEREST Aftft.O. 3 (technical Ain)
to pay interest on money that has been borrowed Aft ( -ft#
) ftft: The company can no longer service its debts.
service-able /'s3ivisabl; NAmE 'S3:rv-/ adj. suitable to be used W: The carpet is worn but
still serviceable.
'service area noun (8r£) a place on a motorway where you can stop and buy
food, petrol, have a meal, go to the toilet, etc. ( ftMb; ±JU0f
m®)m&k, hr##t
'service charge noun 1 an amount of money
that is added to a bill, as an extra charge for a service ( % jjp ) HR#I£: That will be $50, plus
a service charge of $2.50. mm$t 50 ft, 2.50 2 (Br£) an
amount
of money that is added to a bill in a restaurant, for example 10% of the total,
that goes to pay for the work of the staff () AH, HR#H 3 an amount of money
that is paid to the owner of an apartment building for services such as
putting out rubbish/ garbage, cleaning the stairs, etc. ( ft&' ) HR#
( mm
'service dub noun {NAmE) an organization whose members do things
to help their local community E
'service industry noun [u, c] (economics %£) = tertiary
INDUSTRY
ser-vice-man /'s3:visman; NAmE
'S3:rv-/, servicewoman
/'s3:viswuman;
NAmE 'S3:rv-/ noun {pi. -men /-man/, -women /-wimm/) a man or
woman who is a member of the armed forces ( J§, ft ) % A 'service provider noun a business company
that provides a service to customers, especially one that connects customers to
the Internet HR#ftlSf§] ( XtfaH S£P«lHR#ftj£Lf8f
) : an Internet service provider HR#ft&&
'service road {NAmE also 'frontage road) noun a side road that runs parallel to a main
road, that you use to reach houses, shops/stores, etc. (
($}/£##!) urn
'service station noun 1 = petrol station 2 (BrE) an area and building beside a motorway where you can buy food and
petrol, go to the toilet, etc. (
Jrt, ) HR#&, HR#E: a
motorway service station i^jl^^HR#tt servicing /‘s3:visiq; NAmE 'S3:rv-/ noun [U] 1 the act of checking and repairing a vehicle,
machine, etc. to keep it in good condition ( )
ft1i, A
%, tf3: Like any other
type of equipment it
requires regular servicing. Xft Xiik XS! ft
mUftHHftlX
2 (finance M) the act of paying
interest on money that has been borrowed ( fit#) ft Sft ft;
debt servicing ft#ft£ ftj Aft ser-vi-ette /,s3:vi'et; NAmE ,s3:rv-/ noun {BrU) a piece of cloth or paper used at meals
for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers rfi; ^ rfi £& HTHl
NAPKIN
servile /'S3ivail; NAmE 'S3:rvl; -vail/ adj. {disapproving)
wanting
too much to please sb and obey them $14 W ; & iffl ; I1W ET^l fawning > servil ity /s3i‘vilati; NAmE S3ir'v-/ noun [U]
serv-ing /‘S3:viri; NAmE
'S3:rvir)/ noun an amount of food for one person ( ft—*AAb£W ) This
recipe will be enough for
four servings. Xltilf A0 AiL ser-vi-tor /'s3:vita(r);
NAmE 'S3:rv-/ noun {old use) a male servant #§#M,
servitude /'S3:vitju:d; NAmE
'S3:rvatu:d/ noun [U] (format) the condition of being a slave or being forced to obey another
person $15 ( ) ; 1f A^lt ( iWHK
R
) 0Qd SLAVERY
servo /'S3:vau; NAmE 'S3:rvoo/
noun {pi. -os) {technical A ill) a part of a
machine that controls a larger piece of machinery ( ) ft|HR#z&gS, faHR#^
ses ame /'sesami/ noun [U]
a tropical plant grown for its seeds and their oil that are used in cooking ^ :
sesame seeds — see also open
sesame
ses-sion 0-w /'sejn/ noun
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a period of time that is spent doing a
particular
activity —T^j; ; — 15 N- la]: a
photo/recording/
training, etc. session — fc S BM
#, — # ifll % if If 0 The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions.
EH W &
&
± 12 fft i iMHAo — see also jam session
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a formal meeting or series of meetings of
a court, a
parliament, etc.; a period of
time when such meetings are held ( &E&U ) JFUSH; (
a session of the UN
General Assembly — HH A^ 0 The court is now in session.
0 The committee met in closed session (= with nobody else
present). — see also
quarter sessions 3 a school or
university year ^ X 4 an occasion when people meet to play music, especially
Irish music, in a pub/bar ( ijPEX ) ( AHa
)
'session musician noun a musician who is
hired to play on recordings but is not a permanent member of a band ( ) iWAlliF
Set
0-w/set/ verb,
noun, adj. m verb (set-ting, set, set)
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PUT/START $! : )Hh 1 [VN +adv./prep.}
to put sth/sb in
a particular place or
position $; S; She set
a tray down on the
table. o They ate
everything that was set in front
of them.
0
The house is set {= located) in fifty acres of parkland. 2 to cause
sb/sth to be in a particular
state; to start sth happening : [VN +adv./prep.] Her
manner immediately set everyone at their ease.
ij 7 0 0 He pulled the lever and set the
machine in motion. 14 U 0} £1 gH
14, 7 ftM „ 0
[VN-ADJ] The hijackers set the
hostages free.
AHo
0 [VN -ing] Her remarks set me thinking.
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PLAY/BOOK/MOVIE
Xfe/^J; X; ■ 3 [VN] [usually passive]
to place the action of a
play, novel or film/movie in a particular place, time, etc. ; fel • • • A ■ • •
15;
S#^:: The novel is set in
ftim 20 ftX 60
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CLOCK/MACHINE ffjiA; 4 [VN] to prepare or
arrange sth so that it is ready for use or in position i5S; ifHI
She set the camera on automatic. MffiM S A iSi o o I
set my watch by (= make it show the same time as) the TV. 0
Set the alarm for
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TABLE %ij§, 5 [VN] ~ a/the table
to arrange knives, forks, etc. on a table for a meal HD&mL: Could you
set the table for dinner? jfof0 The table was set for
six guests.
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JEWELLERY 6 [VN] [usually passive] ~ A in B | ~ B with
A to put a precious stone into a
piece of jewellery H
She had the sapphire set in a gold ring, ftfeif AlElS 6 Her
bracelet was set with emeralds. „
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ARRANGE XI# 7 [VN] to arrange or
fix sth; to decide on sth ^ j#; 5ft ^: They haven’t set a date for their
wedding yet. 141H & ft ^W fift ^ j© M „ 0 The government has set strict limits on public
spending this year.
EXAMPLE/STANDARD, ETC
ft X . Mi&X 8 [VN] to fix Sth