Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages.

印度南部的小城镇是周围村庄的经济文化中心。

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The base will serve as a jumping-off point for troops going out into the country areas.

基地将作为军队进入乡村地区的出发地。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two.

沙发可以当床凑合一两夜。

《牛津词典》

Jackson was grateful for Van Buren's help, and asked him to come to Washington to serve as secretary of state.

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And I think there was a time when that sense of dominion was used as justification for using those resources only to serve human needs.

我想，有一段时间里，这种统治感,被人们当做使用资源的借口,仅仅为了满足人类的需求。

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Kinases can, in many cases, serve as a mechanism for switching a protein on or switching a protein off.

激酶能够,在很多情况下,能够激活一种蛋白或者关闭一种蛋白

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Even after successfully selling my company to Omnicom in 1999, I continued to serve as CEO for seven more years and I continue to serve as Chairman to this day.

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Mr Bakhit has branded the IAF's boycott of the local elections as illegal, and this could serve as grounds for action to contest its right to continue to operate as a political party.

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This register of good practices is expected to serve as a platform for sharing good practices as well as serve as a source of inspiration to States, communities and anyone interested in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage