Word · Frequency #160
service
服务；为…服务
核心释义
To serve; to provide a service to someone or something.
- 1.
服务。
To serve.
- 2.
偿还债务或支付利息。
To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
偿还（债务）；支付（债务）利息；服务。；偿还债务或支付利息。；保养；维修
用法In use
I need to service my car before the long trip.
用法提示：这里的service是动词，意为'保养、维修'。
The technician serviced the printer to fix the paper jam.
用法提示：serviced是service的过去式，表示'维修'。
He services all the office equipment every month.
用法提示：services是service的第三人称单数形式，意为'维修'。
service + n.
宾语为需要保养或维修的物品。
I need to service my car.
我需要保养我的车。
have + n. + serviced
让别人保养或维修某物。
I had my car serviced yesterday.
我昨天让人保养了我的车。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- service a debt
- 偿还债务；支付债务本息
- The company had to service its debt from export earnings.公司不得不靠出口收入偿还债务。
- service a loan
- 偿还贷款
- They struggled to service the loan after losing their jobs.他们失业后难以偿还贷款。
- service the interest
- 支付利息
- The government must service the interest on its bonds.政府必须支付其债券的利息。
- service a mortgage
- 偿还按揭贷款
- He found it hard to service the mortgage on his salary.他发现靠工资偿还按揭贷款很困难。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把service拆成serve（服务）加ice（冰）：像递上一杯冰饮那样周到服务；还债付息，就是定期“伺候”账单利息。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：business/client service、debt/loan repayment 作动词时，service 表示“为…服务”多用于商业或客户服务场合；表示“偿还债务或支付利息”则主要用于金融语境。整体偏正式，日常交流中常用 serve 或 pay 代替。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为动词，意为'保养、维修'，通常接直接宾语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 nervous /ˈnɝvəs/（重读元音及之后完全相同）。拼写相似的 advice、device、novice 虽都以 -vice 结尾，但读音完全不同（/ədˈvaɪs/、/dɪˈvaɪs/、/ˈnɑːvɪs/），注意不要按 service 的读音类推。server、servant 与 service 共享拼写块 serv，且首音节读音相同，但整词不押韵。
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。
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