serving
US: /ˈsɝvɪŋ/
UK: /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
serving- danh từ
- ống bọc cáp
- một phần nhỏ thức ăn, thức uống
Advanced English dictionary
+ nounan amount of food for one person: This recipe will be enough for four servings.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 attend (to), wait on or upon, minister to, look after (the needs of), be at (someone's) beck and call, assist, help, be of assistance or help, be in the service of, oblige, accommodate, gratify:
After a patron is seated and settled, approach him and ask, 'May I serve you, Sir (or Madam, as the case may be ) ?' We serve all customers with equal consideration.
2 fulfil or carry out or perform or discharge (a function or a duty or one's duty), work (for), do (duty) (as or for), do one's part, suffice, be used or of use or useful (to or for), function (as or to), act (as or to), fill the bill, be serviceable (as or for), be available (for), answer (for), be sufficient or adequate or suitable, suit, be advantageous or of advantage (to); fight (for), be obedient (to), take one's part:
This catch will serve to keep the door closed. I had no screw driver, but a coin served just as well. They also serve who only stand and wait
3 distribute, deal out, dole out, give out, present, set out, provide, supply, offer, pass out or about or around, make available, come (a)round with, dish up or out:
They will serve hors-d'oeuvres at seven-thirty. Dinner is served, Madam.
4 be convenient or opportune or favourable (to):
If the opportunity serves me, I shall repay you many times over.
5 not fail, not play tricks (on), work or function (for), be accurate or correct:
If memory serves, he was last here about ten years ago.
6 go through, complete, spend, last, endure, survive:
Henryson served ten years in Dartmoor for that crime.
Concise dictionary
serves|served|servingsɜrv /sɜːvnoun
+(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
verb
+serve a purpose, role, or function
+do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
+contribute or conduce to
+be used by; as of a utility
+help to some food; help with food or drink
+provide (usually but not necessarily food)
+devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
+promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
+spend time in prison or in a labor camp
+work for or be a servant to
+deliver a warrant or summons to someone
+be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
+do military service
+mate with
+put the ball into play
