一分钟英语趣问答 79

Which means the same as "look closely": serve or observe?

译句：下列单词哪一个意思和“look  closely”一样：服务还是观察？    （答案附在文末）

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mean /min/

vt. 表示…的意思，本意是, 意味，打算

adj. 吝啬的; 自私的，卑鄙的，不善良的，中间的，平均的

n. 平均数，中间，中庸

[惯用语]：

in the mean time 同时

mean value 平均值，平均数

mean by 意思是…

[例句]：

• What does this sentence mean?

这个句子是什么意思？

• Don't be so mean to your little brother!

别对你弟弟那么刻薄！

• What she means is that there's no point in waiting here.

她的意思是说在这儿等下去没什么意义。

• Don't mind her ─ she didn't mean what she said.

别理她——她只是随便说说。

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serve/sɝv/  vt. & vi. (为…)服务; 任(职)，提供, 端上

[惯用语]：

serve as  担任…，充当…；起…的作用

serve for   充当；被用作

serve with 向……提供

serve the people  为人民服务

serve the purpose  管用；有助于解决

first serve  第一发球；先招待

serve in the army 服兵役

serve dinner 开始晚餐，上菜

[例句]：

• The landlady came over to serve me.

女店主过来接待我。

• We want justice to be served. Justice has to be served.

我们希望正义能被伸张，正义必须得到伸张。

• This box will serve for a seat.

这箱子可当作座椅。     

• I can't find a screwdriver but this file should serve the purpose.

我一时找不到螺丝刀，这把锉子可暂时凑合着用。

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observe /əb'zɝv/  vt. & vi. 观察，研究，看到，注意到，遵守，评论

[例句]：

• We observed that it had turned cloudy.

我们注意到天已经变阴了。

• Students observed the solution of sugar in tea.

学生们观察了糖在茶中的溶解。

• Our teachers took us on field trips to observe plants and animals, firsthand

老师带我们去野游，对动植物进行实地观察。

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答案：observe

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