FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London -- 'Rubbish may be shot here.'
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vt.& vi. （為…）服務;任（職）;提供;端上;
vt. 招待;（為…）工作;對…有用;向…供應;
vi. 適合;服役;供職;[網球、羽毛球]發球;
n. 網球等發球;發球權;所發的球;
?? serv(serve)+e(動詞后綴)→服務；供應；伺候；備餐；開球；發球
"Serve with a green salad."
端上去的時候配一份生菜色拉。
近義：tend, assist, pour, supply, dish, kickoff
n. 意志;目的;作用;（進行中的）行動;
vt. 有意;打算;企圖（做）;決意（做）;
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的，意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
adj. 空閑的;空缺的;空虛的;茫然的;
?? vac空+ant...的→空的
"The top post in the delegation was still vacant."
代表團中的最高職位仍空著.
近義：unoccupied, unrented, unused, void, spare, empty
反義：occupied, engaged
n. 旗;旗幟;信號旗;菖蒲;
vt. 標示;
vi. 疲乏，變弱，熱情衰減;
?? flag作為“旗，國旗”一意眾所周知 *
"The judge dropped the flag when he reached the winning post."
當他跑到終點時,裁判把旗一揮表示他已跑完全程.
近義：signal, signalize, signpost, banner, ensign
adj. 某一;必然的;已確定的;
pron. [動詞用復數]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
聯邦法院有某種州法院所缺乏的特別的東西.
近義：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反義：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
n. 垃圾;無意義的東西;廢話;劣質的東西;
vt. <英澳·非正>把…說得一錢不值，貶損…;輕視，蔑視;消滅，銷毀;
?? 擦(rub)掉的鼻(bi)死(sh)是 垃圾 網友：馬 勝 敏 補充：1：乳（ru）牛吃了兩半梨子（bb）后，用火柴（i）燒死了蛇（s）然后把它當成垃圾扔進河里
"They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps."
他們靠在垃圾場撿垃圾維持著朝不保夕的生活.
近義：litter, pigswill, riddlings, sievings, siftings, spoilage