noun [集合/集体]茶匙；一茶匙的量 - To keep store-bought flowers fresh, snip an inch off each stem, add two teaspoons of vodka and one teaspoon sugar.
noun [物质名词]药物，药剂；医疗，医学；内科；（北美印第安人等民族所信奉的具有治疗或保护效力的）咒语，魔法 - Medicine is a substance that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]用药物治疗，给…用药 - Research into LSD is not confined to medicine.
verb [vt. 及物动词]担心，发愁；使担忧，使发愁，使焦虑；烦扰，使不安宁；（狗）追赶，撕咬（其他动物） - If someone or something worries you, they make you anxious because you keep thinking about problems or unpleasant things that might be connected with them.
noun [抽象名词]令人担忧的事，令人发愁的问题；担心，忧虑 - Worry is the state or feeling of anxiety and unhappiness caused by the problems that you have or by thinking about unpleasant things that might happen.
Don't worry: 不要担心
- Don't worry, everything will be fine. （不要担心，一切都会好的。）
Worried sick: 极度担忧
- I've been worried sick about my missing keys. （我为我的丢失的钥匙担心得要死。）
Worried about: 担心...
- I'm worried about her safety while traveling alone. （我担心她一个人旅行时的安全。）
Constant worry: 持续担忧
- She lives in a constant state of worry. （她一直处于持续的担忧状态。）
Worrying trend: 令人担忧的趋势
- The increasing pollution levels are a worrying trend. （污染水平的上升是一个令人担忧的趋势。）
Worry oneself: 使自己担忧
- Don't worry yourself too much over things you can't control. （不要过于为无法控制的事情烦恼。）
Worry-free: 无忧无虑的
- I love going to the beach because it's so worry-free. （我喜欢去海滩，因为那里无忧无虑。）
Worrying signs: 令人担忧的迹象
- The decreasing sales numbers are worrying signs for the company. （销售数量的减少是公司的令人担忧的迹象。）
Worry beads: 念珠（用于舒缓焦虑的小物件）
- Some people use worry beads to help reduce anxiety. （有些人使用念珠来帮助减轻焦虑。）
Let go of worries: 放下烦恼
- It's important to learn how to let go of your worries and live in the present. （学会放下你的烦恼、活在当下非常重要。）
adjective [原级]感到饿的，饥饿的；渴望的，热望的；使人饥饿的，引起食欲的；不毛的，贫瘠的 - If you say that someone is hungry for something, you are emphasizing that they want it very much.
adjective [原级]晚期的，末期的；晚的，迟的；近日暮的，近深夜的；已故的；不久前的，最近的 - The train was 40 minutes late.
adverb [时间副词]晚，迟；（时间上）接近终了，在晚年；临近日暮，接近午夜；（时间上）接近终了，临近末了，在晚年 - She's late for work every day.
noun [专属名词]正餐，晚餐；晚宴，宴会；速食饭，方便饭 - Shall we have trout for dinner?
noun [抽象名词]不寻常的事件，意外之事；惊奇，惊讶；令某人意外惊喜的事物（如礼物、旅行等）；出其不意（出人意料）的方法；让人大吃一惊的人；（鸣钟术）一种复杂的敲奏编钟的方法 - I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!
verb [vi. 不及物动词]使（某人）吃惊；意外发现，当场抓获，突然袭击；给…惊喜，使喜出望外 - We'll solve the case ourselves and surprise everyone.
adjective [原级]令人惊奇的，意外的 - Baxter arrived here this afternoon, on a surprise visit.
noun [专属名词]意大利面食；面团 - She dug into her bowl of pasta.
adjective [原级]美味的，芬芳的；令人愉快的，宜人的 - There's always a wide selection of delicious meals to choose from.
noun [专属名词]（正餐后的）甜点 - She had homemade ice cream for dessert.
noun [专属名词]香草精，香子兰精；香草冰淇淋；香草冰淇淋色，浅奶黄色；香子兰，香果兰，香夹兰 - I added a dollop of vanilla ice cream to the pie.
adjective [原级]香草味的；无特色的，普通的 - The vanilla gives off a nice smell.
noun [抽象名词]勺，球形勺；铲，铲斗；<非正式>（抢先报道的）独家新闻；<美，非正式>（尤指私人的）最新内幕（the scoop）；一勺，一铲斗（的量）；舀的动作，铲的动作；（唱歌中）夸张的上滑音 - A scoop is an object like a spoon which is used for picking up a quantity of a food such as ice cream or an ingredient such as flour.
verb [vt. 及物动词]用勺舀，用铲子铲；挖出，挖空；（急速地）捡起，抱起；<非正式>抢先报道（新闻）；<非正式>赢得（金钱、奖品或胜利纪念品）；（唱歌）使用夸张的上滑音作为曲调的前奏 - If you scoop a person or thing somewhere, you put your hands or arms under or around them and quickly move them there. (
verb [vt. 及物动词]（为…）工作，服务;提供，端上（食物）； 接待，服务；供应，提供；服（刑），当（学徒） - If you serve in a particular place or as a particular official, you perform official duties, especially in the armed forces, as a civil servant, or as a politician.
- We must serve the people heart and soul. 服务
- Do they serve beer? 提供
- The waiter is serving another customer. 接待
提供服务或为...服务：
- The waiter is serving us at the restaurant.（服务员正在餐厅为我们提供服务。）
- She serves as a nurse in a local hospital.（她在当地医院担任护士。）
为...提供食物或饮料：
- Can I serve you some coffee?（我可以给您倒杯咖啡吗？）
- He served dinner to his guests.（他给客人端上晚餐。）
担任特定职能或角色：
- He served as the CEO of the company for five years.（他担任该公司的首席执行官达五年之久。）
- She served as a judge in the court.（她在法庭上担任法官。）
为......做出贡献或服务：
- He served his country in the military.（他在军队中为国家服务。）
- She dedicated her life to serving the underprivileged.（她致力于为弱势群体服务，贡献了自己的一生。）
上菜，端盘：
- The chef served the dish with a garnish.（厨师将菜肴搭配装饰品上桌。）
- She served the cake on a beautiful plate.（她将蛋糕盛在一个漂亮的盘子上。）
发球（在某些体育运动中）：
- He served a powerful tennis serve.（他发出了一记有力的网球发球。）
- The player served the ball into the opponent's court.（运动员把球发到对手的场地里。）
总结起来，"serve" 可以表示提供服务、担任职务、为某人提供食物或饮料、做出贡献等。具体使用哪种含义要根据上下文和语境来确定。
① vt.&vi. 帮佣，当仆人，给……干活
serve sb. 为某人而服务
- Mary served (in) the family as a cook for more than ten years.
②vt.&vi. 服务；服役；供职
- She served the firm as a secretary for two years.
- Have you ever served in the army?
③ vt.&vi. 接待（顾客）
- The assistant was eager to serve her this time.
- Tom served in a restaurant when he was 18.
noun [专属名词]电影，影片；电影艺术，电影业；胶卷，底片；薄膜，薄层；纪实镜头，记录画面；<古>细丝 - A film of powder, liquid, or oil is a very thin layer of it.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]录制，拍摄电影；（似）被覆盖上一薄层东西，变得朦胧；在…上覆以薄膜 - If you film something, you use a camera to take moving pictures which can be shown on a screen or on television.
verb [vt. 及物动词]（使）翻滚，滚动；（使）翻身，翻转；行驶，开动；（机器）转动，运转；（液体）滚落，滑落；使…成球状（或管状）；使平坦，压平；把（衣服的边）卷起来；（使）摇摆，摇晃；（使）原地转圈，翻白眼；摇（车窗），卷（窗帘等）；发出持续的声音；（时间）流逝；（产品）从（流水线，机器）产出；<非正式>盗窃；连获成功 - If you roll somewhere, you move on a surface while lying down, turning your body over and over, so that you are sometimes on your back, sometimes on your side.
noun [具体名词]卷，卷轴；卷状食品；赘肉，肥肉；名单，花名册；一管；滚动，翻滚；左右摇晃，振荡(rolling stone 漂泊的人)；隆隆声，轰轰响；掷骰子；压路机，辊轧机；（地形的）延绵起伏 - A roll of paper, plastic, cloth, or wire is a long piece of it that has been wrapped many times around itself or around a tube. (
noun [具体名词]东西，物品；基本特征，特质，根本；<非正式>（某人从事的）活动，事情；<非正式>原材料；投球能力；<非正式>作品，乐曲，艺术；胡说八道，废话，荒谬的想法；<非正式>饮料，毒品；<英，旧>毛料，呢绒 - I'd like some coffee, and I don't object to the powdered stuff if it's all you've got.
verb [vt. 及物动词]塞进，填进；填满，装满；填作料，填馅；制作（动物）标本；<非正式>（使）吃撑，吃足；不稀罕，不在乎；<非正式>把同样的印刷品装进（信封）；<美>把伪造选票投入（票箱）；<英，俚>性交（一个男人和一个女人性交） - If you stuff something somewhere, you push it there quickly and roughly.
noun [专属名词]渡船 - This neighbour crewed on a ferryboat.
adjective [原级]高兴的；感激的；乐意的，非常愿意的；令人愉快的，充满欢乐的 - The people seem genuinely glad to see you.
verb [vt. 及物动词]<古>取悦，使高兴 - I'm glad that you're over the flu.
verb [vt. 及物动词]介绍，引见；使初次了解，使尝试；为（电视或广播节目）做开场白，主持；实施，推行；首次引入（某物），使传入；使开始，创始；将（法案）提交讨论；将…放进，添入 - MGM introduced a new system for hiring writers.
verb [vt. 及物动词]显示，表明；给…看，出示；（通过示范）教，解说；指给某人看，指出；带领，引领；（情感、品质等的）流露，表露；（对某人）表现出，对待；显示出，流露出；容易显出，容易看到；标示，表明（信息、时间、计量）；描绘，表现（为）；放映，播出；展示，展出；<非正式> 证明，表明；如约赶到，露面 - Show me which picture you drew.
noun [抽象名词]演出，歌舞表演；（电视或广播）节目；展览，展览会；（体现内心感受的）动作，行为；装出的样子，虚假的外观；鲜艳悦目的景象；<非正式> 事情，场面；<非正式> 表现；动物比赛；场面，场合；<非正式> 滑稽场面，洋相；（分娩或月经时的）见红，现血，血先露；<非正式> （做某事的）机会，时机 - Research shows that young people still look to parents as their main source for health information.
noun [专属名词]照片 - The photo wasn't very clear.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]拍照 - Can you take us a photo?
noun [抽象名词]困难，难题，苦恼；险境，困境；费事，不便；问题，麻烦，缺陷；（机器、车辆或系统的）故障，毛病；动荡，骚乱；疾病，疼痛；需劳神费力的人（或动物）；内战，动乱时期（the Troubles） - Are you causing trouble again?
verb [vi. 不及物动词]使忧虑，苦恼；费神，费力；劳驾，麻烦；给…造成麻烦（困难）；折磨，使疼痛 - You've caused us a lot of trouble.
① n. 麻烦
- I'm sorry to put you in trouble. 我很抱歉给你带来麻烦(口语)
ask for trouble 自找麻烦
- He is asking for trouble.
have trouble in doing sth. 在做……时遇到麻烦（书面语）
- I have trouble (in) parking the car.=I have a lot of trouble parking the car.
② v. 麻烦
- Woman/Man/Child troubles. 女人/男人/孩子真麻烦。
- Never trouble troubles until troubles trouble you. 永远不要自寻烦恼
- Let sleeping dog lie. 不要自找麻烦 (let sb. do sth.)
adjective [原级]容易的，不费力的；舒适的，自如的；随和的；轻浮的；平缓的 - If you describe an action or activity as easy, you mean that it is done in a confident, relaxed way.
adverb [程度副词]小心；容易地，悠闲地 - They talked amiably and easily about a range of topics.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]停留，逗留；保持原状，维持；坚持；（到访或作客时）留宿，暂住；不去，远离某地；避开，不参与（麻烦或不利局面）；停止，延期，延缓；<文>控制，中止，抑制；<苏格兰>定居；暂时解除（饥饿）；用支索支撑（桅杆），用牵索固定；<文>支持，支撑 - You can stay here if you like.
noun [抽象名词]暂住，逗留；<法律>（审判的）推迟，延缓；（船桅的）支索，（杆子等的）牵索，撑条；（衬衫衣领的）撑条；<文>控制，中止，抑制；<史>胸衣，紧身褡，紧身背心；支撑物，稳固物；（飞机的）拉杆，拉索 - When is Nanny coming to stay?
stay + at
- stay at the hotel.
stay + in
- stay in New York.
noun [抽象名词]主题，话题；学科，科目，课程；主语；（绘画、摄影等的）主题，题材；实验对象；（批评、学习、调查的）对象；国民；起因；（逻）主词，主项，主概念；（乐）主旋律；（哲）主体，主观；中心实体 - It was I who first raised the subject of plastic surgery.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]使臣服，征服，压服；使经受，使遭受 - ...the man who had subjected her to four years of beatings and abuse. …
adjective [原级]隶属的，臣服的；可能受…影响的，易遭受…的；受…支配的，服从于…的；取决于，视…而定 - The tribunal is unique because Mr. Jones is not subject to the normal police discipline code.
noun [专属名词]生物学；生命机理，作用方式；生理习性；（某个地区的）生物 - The biology of a living thing is the way in which its body or cells behave. (
noun [抽象名词]数学；数学运算 - He tutors students in mathematics.
noun [专属名词]儿科医生（paediatrician 的美式拼写） - Playing with digital devices discourages kids from active discovery, according to pediatrician Dr. Michael Yogman.
noun [专属名词]律师 - I should like to call my lawyer.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]从事法律工作，当律师；（律师）处理法律事务 - He is a Harvard-educated lawyer from Miami.
noun [专属名词]救助，搭救；避免，减少；积攒，储蓄；节省（钱、时间或其他资源）；保存，保留；收集；（为某人）保留；（计算机）保存（数据）；使健康长寿，护佑；（足球等）救球，防止对方进球；（棒球）（替补投手） 保持（其他投手取得的领先地位）；（基督教）拯救（某人），使摆脱罪孽 - The goalie made some great saves.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（足球等守门员的）救球；（棒球）（替补投手） 保持（其他投手取得的领先地位）；（计算机）存储数据 - The meeting is an attempt to mobilize nations to save children from death by disease and malnutrition.
preposition [位置和方向]<正式> 除……之外 - Julie wanted to put some of her money aside for holidays or save up for something special.
① vt. 挽救，救助，拯救
save one's life
- The doctor saved the child’s life. They saved the child from the fire.
save one's face 挽会面子
② vt. 积蓄，储蓄
- He used to save letters. save money 存 钱
- He saved (money) for years to buy a car.
西方人不喜欢提钱, 所以用 save up 表示存钱
- I have saved up for many years. 我已经存了好几年的钱
- Save it for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪, 为将来需要而做好准备
- save time 节省时间：利用有效的方法或手段来减少所需的时间。
- save the game 保存游戏(存档)
verb [vt. 及物动词]忘记；轻忽；遗漏（forget 的过去式） - Neither of us forgot about it.
