serve out

释义

1. 1

   serve sth out

   干至期满；服满刑期

   to continue doing sth, especially working or staying in prison, for a fixed period of time that has been set

   He has three more years in prison before he's served out his sentence.他要在监狱里再待三年，才能服满刑期。

2. 2

   serve sth out英式

   分发（食物或饮料）；（为众人）分餐

   to share food or drink between a number of people

   I went around the guests serving out drinks.我四处走动给客人斟饮料。

电影里这样说 · 5 部

• You'II be pIaced in the custody of the F.B.I. where you'd serve out the remainder of your sentence as an empIoyee of the FederaI Government.Catch Me If You Can2002
• You ring a bell She came out served you cookies on a hot plateThe Island2005
• Now, Mrs Moore, would you like to have our tea served inside or out?A Passage to India1984
• My license doesn't permit me to serve alcohol out of hours. That's final!Brief Encounter1945
• He serves nine years out of thirty, and they let him loose, just as free as you and me.The Mighty1998

在完整场景里学

• 印度之行1984
  • 清真寺夜遇英国太太：in the same box（同病相怜）
  • 英印聚会话不投机：an exercise in power（权力的操演）
  • 茶会聊出岩洞之约：a muddle（一团乱麻）

同一词条的短语

• it serves right
• serve your turn
• serve two masters
• first come, first served
• if memory serves me well, correctly
• serve up