:an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service.
:the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the public.
:the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance, repair, etc.: The manufacturer guarantees service and parts.
:the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service.
:the supplying or a supplier of public communication and transportation: telephone service;bus service.
:the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant; occupation or employment as a waiter or servant.
:employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc.
:a department of public employment, an administrative division of a government, or the body of public servants in it: the diplomatic service.
:the duty or work of public servants.
:the serving of a sovereign, state, or government in some official capacity.
:Military. the armed forces: in the service.a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy: Which service were you in during the war?
:Ordnance. the actions required in loading and firing a cannon: service of the piece.
:Often services . the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful or professional activity: medical services.
:something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit: Certain books are published at a loss as a public service.
:Also called divine service . public religious worship according to prescribed form and order.
:a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: the marriage service.
:the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.: voluntary service.
:a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy.
:a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use: a tea service;service for eight.
:answering service.
:Law. the serving of a process or writ upon a person.
:Nautical. tarred spun yarn or other small stuff for covering the exterior of a rope.
: the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve. the ball or shuttlecock as put into play.
:the mating of a female animal with the male.
adj.形容词 adjective
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:of service; useful.
:of, relating to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food: service stairs;the service pieces in a set of dishes.
:supplying aids or services rather than products or goods: Medicine is one of the service professions.
:supplying maintenance and repair: He operates a service center for electrical appliances.
:of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces of a country or one of them: a service academy.
:charged for providing service: a service fee of 15 percent on the restaurant check.
:providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service: a service industry;a service contract.
v.有主动词 verb
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serv·iced, serv·ic·ing.
:to make fit for use; repair; restore to condition for service: to service an automobile.
:to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services.
: to mate with.
:Finance. to pay off over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments.