n.服务；发球；服役；公务部门；礼拜仪式；(车辆、机器等定期的)维修

v.保养；维护；提供服务；支付(借款)利息

英式：[ˈsɜːvɪst]
美式：[ˈsɜːrvɪst]

用作名词 (n.)

The volunteers for community service are doing a good job. 社区服务的义工做得很出色。

We all complain about the poor service in the hotel coffee lounge. 我们都抱怨饭店咖啡休息室的劣质服务。

You must run fast enough to return his service. 你必须要跑得很快才可能接起他的发球。

I'd like to know something about badminton game,first,can you tell me about the service? 我想了解一下羽毛球比赛，能否先给我说说发球?

His military service was deferred. 他被允许缓期服役。

His father had been in the diplomatic service. 他的父亲曾在外交部门供职。

I have a service passport to America. 我有美国的公务护照。

Mass is a kind of Church service. 弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。

The machine has been sent in for service. 这台机器已送来检修。

用作动词 (v.)

He suggested that my car should be serviced. 他建议我把汽车送去保养。

We have the machines serviced regularly. 我们请人定期维修机器。

And once in orbit,there's no inexpensive and simple way to service them. 一旦进入轨道，也没有一套简便和低耗的方式来对它们进行维护。

The power station is serviced by road transport. 这座发电站的燃料是通过公路运送的。

I had to service a lot of debts last year. 去年我不得不为债务支付大量的利息。

service有时以复数形式出现。 The waitress has offered her services to us.这个女服务生已经向我们自荐了。 Her services are entirely satisfactory.她的服务完全令人满意。

one's service常表示不同的意思。 He took her into his service.他雇她做他的保姆。句中his service意思为“他的被人服务”。 He offered his services to her.此处的his services意思为“他为人服务”。

civil service,diplomatic service,customs service这些表达方式中，有时前面加the，有时不加，意思也有所不同；

当service解释为“……部门的工作”时，总要有governmental service和military service，前面不带the。 He entered the civil service at twenty-five.

n.(名词)

service作名词的基本意思是“服务”,可指商店、旅馆或餐馆对顾客、旅客的服务,也可指社会等公益事业服务机构为人们所提供的服务,还可指某人为别人〔社会、政府〕所采取的行动、工作或帮助。引申可指“公用设施”“公用机构”。

service也可作对机器的“维修,保养”、网球中的“发球”或宗教中的“仪式,做礼拜”解。

信末署名的yours是your service的意思,只取your四个字母和service的第一个字母,计五个字母。

v.(动词)

service作动词的意思是“修理,向…提供服务”,是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,其宾语一般为物。service也可作“支付利息”解。可用于被动结构。