serve out

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server). transitive
    — She held her nerve after failing to serve out the match at the first attempt, seeing three match points slip by in a nervous service game at 6-4 5-4 and recovering from losing the tie-break to dominate the decider.
  2. To serve the whole of some period. transitive
    — The politician did not serve out his term.
  3. To deal out or distribute. transitive
    — The waiters served out soup to the guests.
  4. To pay back; to have one's revenge on. archaic,transitive
    — 'Yar!' said she, 'you little meddlesome wretch, I have you now! I will serve you out for telling the salmon where I was!'

词形变化

serves out present,singular,third-person serving out participle,present served out participle,past served out past
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