1 [C] a system or organization that provides the public with sth that it needs; the job that an organization does 为公众提供日常生活所需的系统或组织；公用事业: There is a regular bus service to the airport. 有一条定期开往机场的公共汽车路线。the postal service 邮政服务the National Health Service 国民保健制度 ☞Look at the civil service. 参看the civil service。

2 [C,U] a business whose work involves doing sth for customers but not producing goods; the work that such a service does 服务业（为顾客服务但不生产商品的行业）；服务: financial/banking/insurance services 金融业；银行业；保险业the service sector (= the part of the economy involved in this type of business) 服务部门a service industry 服务业

3 [U] (also the services [pl]) the armed forces; the army, navy or air force; the work done by the people in them 武装部队（陆军、海军或空军）；兵役: They both joined the services when they left school. 他们俩毕业后都参军了。Do you have to do military service in your country? 你们国家要服兵役吗？

4 [U] [C] work done for sb; help given to sb 服务；贡献；帮助: He left the police force after thirty years' service. 他在警察部队服务了三十年，然后离开了。

5 [U] the work or the quality of work done by sb when serving a customer （对顾客的）服务，服务素质: I enjoyed the meal but the service was terrible. 我喜欢那里的食物，但服务很差劲。Is service included in the bill? 账单是否已把服务费计算在内？A 10% service charge will be added to your bill. 账单里要加10%服务费。

6 [C] the checks, repairs, etc that are necessary to make sure that a machine is working properly （机器等的）检查，检修: We take our car for a service every six months. 我们每半年将车子送去检修一次。

7 [C] a religious ceremony, usually including prayers, singing, etc 宗教仪式；礼拜: a funeral service 葬礼

8 [C] (in tennis and similar sports) the first hit of the ball at the start of play; a player's turn to serve(7) （网球及类似体育运动的）发球（权）

9 services [pl] a place at the side of a motorway where there is a petrol station, a shop, toilets, a restaurant, etc （高速公路旁的）服务站（设有加油站、商店、厕所、餐厅等）