service是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that people need -- 公共服务系统；公共事业

  • the postal service 邮政系统

  • US the National Park Service 国家公园服务系统

  • UK the National Health Service 国民保健系统

  • UK the ambulance/prison service 救护车／监狱系统

  • I've worked in public health services throughout my career. 我的整个职业生涯是在公共医疗服务系统中度过的。

  • There is a very limited bus service on Sundays. 星期天公共汽车班次有限。

  • We hope to be operating a normal service as soon as possible. 我们希望能尽快使服务恢复正常运营。

  • We stopped at the services to get fuel. 我们在服务站停下来加油。

• 1 the act of dealing with customers in a shop, restaurant, or hotel by taking their orders, showing or selling them goods, etc. -- 接待；招待；服务

  • The only trouble with this café is that the service is so slow. 这家咖啡馆唯一的缺点就是服务太慢。

  • You should leave a generous tip to reward good service. 你的小费应该给得大方一点，奖励优质服务。

  • There is a ten percent service charge included in the bill. 账单包括10%的服务费。

• 2 work that someone does or time that someone spends working for an organization -- 服务时间；上班时间

  • These teenagers all do community service in their free time. 这些青少年都在业余时间为社区服务。

  • She was given the award for a lifetime of public service. 她一生为公众服务，因此获得奖励。

  • her service on a jury 她担任陪审员的服务

  • Why don't you call the babysitting service? 为什么不给提供照看孩子服务的公司打个电话呢？

  • a laundry/ironing service 洗衣／熨衣服务

  • the diplomatic service 外交部门

  • the security services 安全部门

  • I may be needing the services of a surveyor soon, as I'm buying a house. 我不久可能需要一名房屋鉴定人，因为我想买房。

  • The battleship has been in service since 1965. 1965年以来，这艘战舰一直在服役。

  • Her mother was in service. 她母亲曾经给人当佣人。

• 3 (work in) the armed forces -- 服兵役；军队

  • He joined the air force in 1964 and spent ten years in the service. 他1964年参加空军，服役10年。

  • All men under 35 were told to report for military service. 所有35岁以下的男子都被要求服兵役。

  • Service personnel are subject to the Official Secrets Act. 军事人员要遵守《国家保密法》。

  • a career in the services 军旅生涯

  • He was the first member of his regiment to die while on active service. 他是他们团第一个阵亡的人。

• 4 a formal religious ceremony -- 礼拜仪式；祈祷仪式

  • A memorial service is being held on Sunday for victims of the explosion. 星期天将为爆炸事件中的罹难者举行一个追悼仪式。

• 5 in sports such as tennis, the act of hitting the ball to the other player to start play -- （在网球等体育运动中）发（球）

  • She has a very fast service. 她发出的球速度很快。

• 6 a set of objects such as plates, cups, or other things that are used in providing and eating food -- 一套餐具

  • a 24-piece dinner service 24件套的餐具

  • a tea service 一套茶具

• 7 a check and repair of a vehicle or machine that is done after regular periods -- （汽车或机器的）定期维修

  • She took the car in for a service yesterday. 她昨天把车送去检修了。

• 8 to examine a machine and repair any damaged parts -- 检修；维修

  • I'm taking the car in to have it serviced this afternoon. 我今天下午把车开来检修一下。

• 9 to make payments to pay back a debt -- 还债

  • The country is still spending $3 million a week servicing debt. 国家依然每星期要花3百万美元还债。