serve up

料理を出す、提供する

すぐに食べたり飲んだりできる料理や飲み物を人に出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To give people food or drink that is ready to eat or drink.

• Dad served up dinner.
• The café serves up delicious pancakes.
• What will you serve up for the guests?

使い方： serve up something (The café serves up fresh soup every day.); serve something up (Dinner is ready; let us serve it up.)

類義語： serve, dish up

よく使う表現： serve up dinner, serve up a meal, serve up hot soup

提供する、もたらす

情報や娯楽、時には嫌な体験などを人にもたらすこと。

やさしい英語で： To give or present something to people, such as information, entertainment, or something unpleasant.

• The show serves up plenty of laughs.
• The website served up the wrong search results.
• Their opponents served up another painful defeat.

使い方： serve up something (The website serves up local news.); serve something up to someone (The platform serves useful content up to readers.)

類義語： provide, deliver, offer

よく使う表現： serve up surprises, serve up fresh content, serve up bad news

打ちやすい球を投げる、相手に取りやすい球を送る

相手が打ちやすい、または取りやすい球を送ること。

やさしい英語で： To send a ball to an opponent in a way that makes it easy to hit or take.

• He served up an easy ball.
• The pitcher served up a pitch that flew straight over the fence.
• That careless pass served the ball up to their striker.

使い方： serve up something to someone (He served up an easy ball to the striker.); serve something up (The pitcher served it up, and the batter hit a home run.)

よく使う表現： serve up a ball, serve up easy pitches