serve out

英 [sɜːv aʊt]

美 [sɜːrv aʊt]

干完（任期）; 执行完（合同）; 服满（刑期）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 干完(任期);执行完(合同);服满(刑期)
  If someoneserves outtheir term of office, contract, or prison sentence, they do not leave before the end of the agreed period of time.
  1. The governor has declared his innocence and says he plans to serve out his term...
     州长已宣称自己是清白的，并说他打算任职到期满。
  2. I was resigned to serving out the sentence.
     我只能服满刑期。

双语例句

• Shall I serve out the soup or would you like to help yourselves?
  是我来给你们盛汤，还是你们愿意自己来？
• Reality shows serve up juicy drama out of human shortcomings.
  现实社会上演了一出又一出揭示人性弱点的肥皂剧。
• I have been ordered to serve out rations to soldiers.
  我奉命给士兵们分发口粮。
• Hunter, serve out a round of brandy to all hands. '
  亨特，给所有的人倒点白兰地。
• He began working for the boss at the age of9 and didn't serve out his apprenticeship until he was20.
  他从9岁给老板做学徒，直到20岁才出师。
• He'd fall into small holes and repeatedly serve himself out.
  他有时掉进坑里，但不断的通过发球爬出来。
• We serve out of love for you, and for the love of the great Supreme Creator.
  我们用爱服务你们，这“爱”来自最伟大的造物主。
• My first serve was out, but my second serve was just in.
  我发的第一个球出界了，但是第二个球正好在界内。
• In certain cases, education and enlightenment can serve to eke out evil.
  在某种情况下，教育和智力都是可以起济恶的作用的。
• The new policy of shorter working hours will serve to take the sting out of the pay cut.
  缩短工时的新政策减少了由减薪引起的不快。