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

• This polythene sheet should serve to keep out the rain for a while.
  这种聚乙烯塑料应该可以挡一会儿雨。
• 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。
• In fact as the fulling-mill was there, although not then in use, its beam moved with extreme power would serve to stretch out the wire by rolling it round itself.
  压榨机就在这里，而且现在正闲着，只要用巨大的力量推动卷轴，它就可以把铁丝拉长并卷上去。
• 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。
• 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。
• I was resigned to serving out the sentence.
  我只能服满刑期。
• The best use of your life is to serve God out of your shape.
  使用你的生命最好的方式就是用神所赐的特色去事奉他。
• Hunter, serve out a round of brandy to all hands. '
  亨特，给所有的人倒点白兰地。
• That's a mean trick to have played; I'll serve you out later on.
  你耍这种花招是可耻的，往后我要报复你。