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Serving

“Serving” 可指为他人提供帮助或端上食物,如 “She is serving customers at the counter.”(她在柜台为顾客服务。)名词义指食物的一份量,如 “One serving of rice is enough.”(一份米饭就够了。)

  1. “He has been serving in the army for five years.” (他已在军队服役五年。)
  2. “The restaurant is serving lunch until two o’clock.” (餐厅供应午餐到两点。)
  3. “Add one serving of vegetables to each plate.” (每盘加一份蔬菜。)

“Serve” 来自古法语 servir,源自拉丁语 servire(侍奉);serving 为 serve + -ing。

serve + -ing;相关词 server(服务员)、service(服务)、servant(仆人,历史用法)。

餐饮标签上的 “serving size” 指建议食用量;体育 “serving” 指网球等的发球;公益语境 “serving the community” 强调奉献。

  • 原形: serve
  • 过去式: served
  • 名词: service, server
  • 固定搭配: “serving size” (一份量), “serving food” (上菜), “self-serving” (只顾私利)

serve 服务 + -ing:serving = 正在服务或正在供应的一份。

“While serving dinner, she noticed a guest needed a high chair for the toddler.” (上晚餐时,她注意到有位客人需要幼儿高脚椅。)