›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.adjective · 形容词
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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.verb · 有主动词
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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.