subserve

vt. 对...有用, 对...有帮助, 对...有益, 促进

发音

UK /səbˈsɜːv/
US /səbˈsɚv/

词形变化

subserved subserves 三单 subserves subservest subserveth subserving subserving 现在分词 subserved 过去式 subserved 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be subservient to.

  2. 2.

    To serve to promote (an end); to be useful to.

  3. 3.

    To assist in carrying out.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 3

help aid assist

词源

Borrowed from Latin subservire; by surface analysis, sub- + serve.

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