servers

IPA/ˈsɜː.vər/
KK[sˈɚvɚz]IPA/ˈsɝː.vɚ/

servers — 名詞

  • serverssingular
  • serversesplural

1. A powerful computer that stores data and programs and makes them available to ot

1.名詞B1
釋義

伺服器

在網路上提供資料或服務給其他電腦的主機

A powerful computer that stores data and programs and makes them available to other computers connected through a local network or the internet.

例句

Sven rebooted the company server after it stopped responding to user requests.

Sven 重新啟動了公司的伺服器，因為它不再回應使用者的請求。

subject of reboot / crash contexts

Lien checked the server logs to find out why the webpage was loading so slowly.

Lien 檢查了伺服器日誌，想找出網頁載入速度緩慢的原因。

collocation: server logs

同義詞
  • host

    focuses on the machine that provides services to clients over a network

  • mainframe

    a large, powerful central computer used for bulk data processing, not typically used for everyday network serving

反義詞
  • client

    a computer that requests data or services from a server

用法筆記

The headword is listed as the plural form servers; the singular is server. In computing contexts, server is frequently modified by a noun describing its function (file server, mail server, web server, database server).

常見錯誤

❌The server went down, so the service is also down.
✅The server went down, so the website is also unavailable.
💡A server is hardware; a service is what runs on it. You fix the server, not the service.

2. A large spoon, fork, or other tool used to put food onto people's plates when a

2.名詞B1
釋義

分菜用具

分菜時使用的大型餐具

A large spoon, fork, or other tool used to put food onto people's plates when a meal is shared at a table, especially during a family dinner or a party.

例句

Selim passed the salad server to his mother so she could take some.

Selim 把沙拉分菜匙遞給媽媽，讓她能取用一些。

object: food + server (salad server)

Jiwoo picked up the flat pie server and lifted out a slice for each guest.

Jiwoo 拿起了扁平的派鏟，小心地為每位客人鏟出一片派。

同義詞
  • serving spoon

    more general, refers specifically to a spoon-shaped utensil

  • serving fork

    refers to a fork-shaped utensil, often used with a spoon for meat

  • ladle

    a deep spoon with a long handle for serving soup or sauce

用法筆記

This sense is always paired with a noun specifying the type of food (salad server, pie server, cake server, gravy server). The first word tells you what food the utensil is meant to serve.

3. A person whose job is to bring food and drinks to customers at a restaurant, tak

3.名詞A2
釋義

服務生

在餐廳負責送餐服務顧客的人

A person whose job is to bring food and drinks to customers at a restaurant, take their orders, and help them during their meal.

例句

Theo worked as a server at a busy Italian restaurant during summer vacation.

Theo 暑假期間在一家忙碌的義大利餐廳當服務生。

work as + a server

Yael asked the server whether the fish dish contained any dairy products.

Yael 問服務生那道魚料理是否含有任何乳製品。

同義詞
  • waiter

    traditionally a male server; still widely used in British English

  • waitress

    traditionally a female server; still common in British English

  • wait staff

    a collective term for all serving staff in a restaurant

用法筆記

Server is the gender-neutral term now commonly used in American English instead of waiter or waitress. In British English, waiter / waitress is still more frequent.

4. The player who hits the ball to begin a point in a court game such as tennis, ba

4.名詞B2
釋義

發球者

在網球等比賽中開球發球的選手

The player who hits the ball to begin a point in a court game such as tennis, badminton, or volleyball, where the ball is put into play from behind a line at one end of the court.

例句

The server hit a powerful first serve that the opponent could not return.

發球者擊出一記強勁的第一發球，對手無法回擊。

subject of hit / serve in tennis context

The server on Court 2 tossed the ball up and hit an ace that Priya could not return.

第二球場的發球者將球拋起，發出一記 Priya 無法回擊的愛司球。

反義詞
  • receiver

    the player who returns the serve

用法筆記

In tennis scoring, the server has an advantage and is noted first when giving a score (e.g., 15-0 for the server). The serve alternates between players or teams every game.