高频动词用法详解(1)

常用动词用法

1. serve

1) (vt. & vi).(为…)服务，(为…)服役，任(职)，供职

serve the people为人民服务。

serve in the army在军队服役。

He once served under the king他曾经在那个国王的手下供职。

2) (vt. & vi).侍/伺候，接待，为……端上

The waiters serverd the customers with red wine. 侍者为客人上红酒。

serve tea after dinner. 饭后上茶。

Lunch will be served at 12:00. 12点开饭。

The housemaid served at the table. 女仆在桌边伺候。

The manager of the restaurant has trained the waitress to serve correctly at table.

饭馆的经理训练过那位女服务员如何正确地招待顾客。

3) (vt. & vi)（对……）有用，符合，适合，满足，用作

The tool serves many purposes.这个工具有多种用途。

Is this enough space to serve your needs?这个空间够你用吗？

Serve as a model 作为榜样

That big box may serve as a table.那只大箱子可作桌子用。

The meeting will serve to develop bilateral relations between two countries.

这次会议将有助于发展两国的双边关系。

4) (vt.) 向…供应, 提供,

The river has served the village with water for hundreds of years.

那条河为该村庄供水已达数十年。

The company will serve a meal at noon to all staff workers.

该公司将为所有职员提供午餐。

The restaurant serves nice food.这家饭馆供应的饭菜不错。

5) (vt.) 度过(某段时间)

She served two years in prison for theft. 她因偷窃服了两年刑。

Serve one’s apprenticeship.做学徒。

6) (vt. & vi) （发）球

It’s my turn to serve. 轮到我发球了。

2. work（vt. & vi）.

1）（使）工作, （使）劳动，（使）干活，做

He's been working hard all day. 他辛劳地工作了一天。

She works as a bus driver. 她的职业是公共汽车司机。

Mary works for a publishing company. 玛丽在一家出版社任职。

work at a new invention 从事一项新的发明

work one's way through college 靠做工读完大学

2）（使）运转/行, 使）操作

All the telephones don't work properly today. 今天所有电话机都出故障了。

Do you know how to work this machine？

work a farm 经营农场

3）起作用，有成效

Does anti-wrinkle creamsreally work？抗皱霜真的有用吗？

If the scheme works in practice, most of the farmers in this area will be rich.

如果计划在实践中成功, 这地区的大部分农民将富起来。

4）造成，产生

The sea works high. 海浪汹涌起伏。

work an abacus 打算盘

work wonders 创造奇迹

work a sweater 织毛衣

5）固定词组

work at/on 从事于，致力于；努力做

work off 消除，去除

work out 解决；算出；弄懂，理解；想出，制定出

work up 激发，激起；制订出，精心做出

3. grow （grew，grown）

1）(vt.)种植plant

To plant, grow, or yield a crop. 种植谷物，生长谷物，生产谷物

This farm grows mainly flowers and vegetables. 这个农场主要种植蔬菜和花卉。

The farmer has grown the seed a big tree. 这个农民种下的种子长成了大树。

They mainly grow wheat, corn, barley and oats. 他们主要种植小麦、玉米、大麦和燕麦。In this flat country，people grow rice and raise cattle

在这土地平坦的乡间，人们种植水稻，饲养牲畜。

2) (vi.) 生长, 发育develop

Plants grow naturally. 植物自然地生长。

Babies grow very quickly. 婴儿长得很快。

The crops are growing well. 庄稼长得很好。

3）（vi. & link v.）渐渐变得get，become，turn

The company has grown rapidly in the last five years. 这家公司近五年来迅速发展壮大。She's growing to like him better. 她渐渐地更喜欢他了。

You've changed a lot.You have grown big boy. 你变了许多, 已经长成大小伙子了。