Word · Frequency #625
serves
/səːv/
noun
发球；开球
serves is the plural of serve.
核心释义
(sports) the stroke that puts the ball in play
- 1.
(体育)发球
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
(体育)发球；发球；轮到发球
用法In use
Her powerful serve won her the first game of the match.
用法提示：名词“serve”指网球等运动中的发球动作。
He practiced his serve for hours to improve his accuracy.
用法提示：名词“serve”指发球技术或动作。
The server's serve was so fast that the receiver couldn't return it.
用法提示：名词“serve”指发球员的发球行为。
have a good serve
She has a powerful serve.
她的发球很有力。
break sb's serve
网球术语，指接发球方赢下对手的发球局。
He managed to break her serve in the third set.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- powerful serve
- 有力的发球
- He won the point with a powerful serve.他以一记有力的发球赢得了这一分。
- ace serve
- 直接得分发球
- Her ace serve was unstoppable today.她今天的直接得分发球势不可挡。
- break serve
- 破发
- The player broke serve in the third game.该选手在第三局破发成功。
- first serve
- 一发
- His first serve percentage was very high.他的一发成功率非常高。
- second serve
- 二发
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
网球中“发球”是serve，想象服务员端盘子发球，服务即发球。
语境与语域Context & Register
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发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words rhyme with 'serve' (/sɜːv/). Note: 'sever' (/ˈsevə/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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