"serve out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 分發
• 端上（食物）
• 服滿（刑期）

Definition

把某物，尤其是食物或懲罰，分給群體中的每個人。也用於指服滿整個刑期。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於團體中分發食物或物品。法律語境下指完整服滿刑期。比單獨“serve”更正式，生活口語少用，不用於體育情境。

Examples

The volunteers served out soup to everyone waiting in line.

志願者們把湯**分發**給排隊的每個人。

It's the guard's job to serve out the meals in prison.

獄警的工作是**發放**監獄裡的飯菜。

After ten years, he finally served out his sentence.

十年後，他終於**服滿**刑期。

Could you serve out the cake while I pour the drinks?

你能在我倒飲料時**分發**蛋糕嗎？

They always serve out gifts to kids at the end of the party.

他們總是在派對結束時給孩子們**分發**禮物。

He decided to just serve out his time quietly and get on with his life.

他決定安靜地**服滿**刑期，然後繼續生活。