serve 시리즈 정리
serve
preserve
reserve
deserve
conserve
observe
찾아는 놨는데 대강 안다고 생각하니까 그 다음 진전이 안된다
하지만 정작 이들을 가지고 영어를 구사해보라고 하면 못하는게 현실
내가 얼마나 아는지 부터 확인해야겠다- 싶어서 해보는 자가진단
serve - 뜻은 대접하다? 그리고 떠오르는 영작문은 I served you. The restaurant serves good fish dishes.
preserve - 뜻은 대비/준비해두다? 뭔가 예비되어있는 느낌. 떠오르는 영작문은 .........없음
reserve - 예약한다 같은데 reservation! 영작하려면 ....... I reserve hotel??
deserve - 이거 내가 제일 모르는거라 예전에 찾아봤는데 사전의미가 ~받을 자격이 충분하다 이런거 였던듯. She deserves. 아 근데 영작은 안떠오른다잉
conserve - 뜻도 모르겠음
observe - 관찰하다! 스타크래프트 옵저버를 뽑아봤으면 절대 잊지 못할 단어. 근데 영작할 때 어떻게 관찰한다에 쓰는거지? The government observed you always..! 이런식으로 써도 되는걸까?
ㅠㅠ 역시 나는 제대로 아는게 없다
특히 제일 중요한 건 사전적의미보다 그 단어가 어떤 상황에서 어떤 다른 단어들과 쓰이는지 아는 건데 이건 문장을 여러번 접하면서 깨닫는 수밖에 없는 듯 싶다.
그러면 이제 각각의 영영사전의 definition과 문장 속의 쓰임을 보자
serve
v.tr.1. To work for (someone) as a servant: The steward serves the king.
2.a. To prepare and offer (food, for example): serve tea.
b. To place food before (someone); wait on: served the guests a wonderful dinner.
3.a. To provide goods and services for (customers): a hotel that has served tourists at the same location for 30 years.
b. To
supply (goods or
services) to
customers. See Usage Note at
service.
4. To assist the celebrant during (Mass).
5.a. To meet the requirements of; suffice for: This will serve the purpose. The tent served us well in the storm.
b. To be of assistance to or promote the interests of; aid: "Both major parties today seek to serve the national interest" (John F. Kennedy).
6.a. To work through or complete (a period of service): served four terms in Congress.
b. To be in prison for (a period or term): served 10 years for armed robbery.
c. Sports To be removed from play for a specified period because of (a penalty).
7. To fight or undergo military service for: served the country for five years in the navy.
8. To give homage and obedience to: served God.
9. To act toward (another) in a specified way: She has served me ill.
10. To copulate with; service. Used of male animals.
11. Lawa. To deliver or present (a process of the court, such as a summons or court order) in a manner prescribed by law to a person who is legally entitled to receiveit or legally required to obey it.
b. To present such a process to (someone).
12. Sports To put (a ball or shuttlecock) in play, as in tennis, badminton, or jai alai.
13. To bind or whip (a rope) with fine cord or wire.
v.intr.1. To be employed as a servant.
2. To do a term of duty: serve in the US Air Force; serve on a jury.
3. To act in a particular capacity: serve as a clerk.
4. To be of service or use; function: Let this incident serve as a reminder to future generations.
5. To meet requirements or needs; satisfy: a device that will serve well.
6. To wait on tables: serve at luncheon.
7. Sports To hit a ball or shuttlecock as a way of starting play in court games.
8. To assist the celebrant during Mass.
preserve
v.tr.1. To
keep from injury, peril, or
harm; protect. See Synonyms at
defend.
2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged: fossils preserved in sediments; a film preserved in the archives.
3. To keep or maintain intact: tried to preserve family harmony.
4. To prepare (food) for storage or future use, as by canning or salting.
5. To prevent (organic bodies) from decaying or spoiling: preserved the specimen in a chemical solution.
6.a. To protect (wildlife or natural resources) in a designated area, often for regulated hunting or fishing.
b. To maintain (an area) for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.
v.intr.1. To treat fruit or other foods so as to prevent decay.
2. To maintain an area for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.
n.1. Something that acts to preserve; a preservative.
2. often preserves Fruit cooked with sugar to protect against decay or fermentation.
3. An area maintained for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.
4. Something considered as being the exclusive province of certain persons: Ancient Greek is the preserve of scholars.
reserve
tr.v. re·served,
re·serv·ing,
re·serves1. To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose: The hospital reserves certain drugs for the most serious cases.
2. To
set or
cause to be
set apart for a
particular person or
use: reserved a seat on the next flight out. See Synonyms at
book1.
3. To
keep or
secure for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to disagree. See Synonyms at
keep.
n.1.a. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose: a runner with a reserve of energy for the final lap.
b. An amount of capital that is not invested or otherwise used in order to meet probable demands, such as withdrawals by bank depositors or claims oninsurance policies.
2.a. Lack of enthusiasm, as from a misgiving or doubt: supported the idea without reserve.
b. Self-restraint in expression or bearing; reticence or coolness: maintained a dignified reserve throughout the ceremony.
3. A reservation of public land: a forest reserve.
4. An amount of a mineral, fossil fuel, or other resource known to exist in a particular location and to be exploitable: the discovery of large oil reserves.
5.a. A fighting force kept uncommitted until strategic need arises.
b. The part of a country's armed forces not on active duty but subject to call in an emergency.
c. A member of either of these forces: the army's active reserves.
6. Sportsa. A group of players that play only as substitutes for starters in games or are kept from playing for some reason.
b. One of these players.
adj.Held in or forming a reserve: a reserve supply of food.
deserve
v. -served, -serv•ing. v.t.
1. to merit, qualify for, or have a claim to (reward, punishment, aid, etc.) because of actions, qualities, or circumstances: to deserve a pay raise; to deserve exile.
v.i.
2. to be worthy of, qualified for, or have a claim to reward, punishment, etc.: an idea deserving of study.
conserve
.tr.1.a. To protect from loss or harm; preserve: calls to conserve our national heritage in the face of bewildering change.
b. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste: kept the thermostat lower to conserve energy.
2. To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.
3. To preserve (fruits) with sugar.
v.intr.To economize: tried to conserve on fuel during the long winter.
observe
v.tr.1.a. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice: observed a car leaving the property.
b. To watch attentively: observe a child's behavior.
c. To make a systematic or scientific observation of: observe the orbit of a comet.
2. To say casually; remark: "'It's nice to have somebody to wait on you,' she observed, with a laugh" (Upton Sinclair).
3.a. To adhere to or abide by; comply with: observe the terms of a contract.
b. To act in acknowledgment of (a holiday, for example); keep or celebrate: observe an anniversary.
c. To maintain (silence or a period of silence), as out of respect for someone who has died.
v.intr.1. To take notice: stood by the window observing.
2. To say something; make a comment or remark: observed upon the unusual weather.
3. To watch or be present without participating actively: We were invited to the conference solely to observe.
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