| 单词 |
mis-serve |
| 释义 |
mis-ˈserve, v. Now rare.
[In early use a. OF. messervir (see mis-2); later f. mis-1 1 + serve v.]
1. trans. To serve badly or unfaithfully; to do a disservice to.
1340Ayenb. 20 Þench hou uele ziþe þou hest misserued oure lhord Jesu crist. 1390Gower Conf. III. 224 Of that the king his god misserveth, The poeple takth that he descerveth Hier in this world. 1475Paston Lett. III. 130 If it be so that ye be mysse servyd ther. c1500Geste Robyn Hode cxc, I was mysserued of my dynere. 1584Extracts Aberdeen Reg. (1848) II. 54 Quhilk [regrating of victual] is..the caus that the pure commounis of this burght ar misservit. a1626Bacon Charge Sess. Verge (1662) 19 Whereby a man may have that he thinketh he hath, and not be abused or misserved in that he buyes. 1727Arbuthnot Coins, etc. xix. 200 Great Men who mis-served their Country, were often fined very highly.
†2. To deprive of the services of. Obs.
1456Sir G. Haye Law Arms (S.T.S.) 147 Sen he..mycht..have had otheris at will and wale, of quhilkis he has gert the King be misservit.
†3. intr. To miss fire. Obs.
1661Justiciary Rec. (S.H.S.) 10 George presented a Pistoll to them which misserved. 1685Lond. Gaz. No. 2045/1 He presented his Pistol to the Country-man, but it mis-served. |
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