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

沙发可以当床凑合一两夜。

She was elected to serve as secretary of the local party.

她当选为地方党组织的书记。

The judge said the punishment would serve as a warning to others.

法官说这种惩罚将起到杀一儆百的作用。

The museum will serve as a memorial to the millions who passed through Ellis Island.

这个博物馆将成为曾经过埃利斯岛的数百万人的纪念馆。

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。

The title of one of Dietrich's best-known songs could serve as the leitmotif for her life.

迪特里希的一生可用她的一首名曲的标题来概括。

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。

These impressive results should serve as an example for other developing countries.

这些令人印象深刻的成果，应该为其他发展中国家树立榜样。

The dictionary will serve as a necessary tool and bridge for spreading Weiqi culture.

这本辞典将成为传播围棋文化的必要工具和桥梁。

Experts have said that the robots would enter production and serve as part of the national earthquake rescue team as soon as possible.

专家表示，这些机器人将尽快投入生产，并成为国家地震救援队的一部分。

His not­for­profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries, schools, and health clinics, and are equipped with solar panels and other communicating facilities.

他的非营利组织经营着100艘内河船，用作流动图书馆、学校和卫生诊所，并配有太阳能电池板和其他通讯设施。

Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper, a human shield for the technicians.

她的工作是当一个看门人——技术员的人盾。

They serve as a natural fertilizer and help support the roots of future crops.

它们起到天然肥料的作用，帮助为未来作物的根系提供养分。

Only a few of its islands can serve as huge breeding grounds for king penguins.

只有一小部分岛屿可以作为帝企鹅的繁殖地。

If only my misfortune might serve as a lesson to disobedient boys who refuse to study!

要是我的不幸能给那些不听话、不肯学习的男孩们一个教训就好了！

Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased, advisers on a firm's board.

外部董事应当成为公司董事会得力又客观的顾问。

Third, primary groups are fundamental because they serve as powerful instruments for social control.

第三，初级群体是基础，因为他们是社会控制的有力工具。

California's plan, which is expected to be finalized by the governor next year, should serve as a model.

预计将在明年由州长敲定的加州计划应该成为一个典范。

His research can serve as a valuable reference for the UN to control the spread of EBOLA, a deadly virus.

他的实验能够为联合国提供宝贵的参考，帮助控制埃博拉这一致命病毒的传播。

The plant's carbon-capture technologies would serve as a pilot project for other new coal-burning plants.

该发电厂的碳捕获技术将作为其他新的燃煤发电厂的试点项目。

Basically, we turned our skin darker to serve as a natural sun-protector in the place of the hair we lost.

基本上，我们的皮肤变黑了，从而在失去毛发的部位起到天然的防晒作用。

To serve as responsible stewards of the planet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research.

为了成为地球上有责任心的一员，我们必须推进对大气和海洋更深入的研究。

Marris distorts our findings which actually prove that zoos serve as an indispensable link between man and nature.

马里斯歪曲了我们的发现，这些发现实际上证明了动物园是人与自然之间不可或缺的纽带。

I want to serve as a volunteer of this international tennis competition because I'm really passionate about tennis.

我想要成为这次国际网球比赛的志愿者，因为我真的酷爱网球。

Coffee without bread could never honestly serve as supper, and there were no weeds in the park to eat as the spinach.

光有咖啡没有面包根本就算不上是晚餐，公园里也没有杂草可以当菠菜吃。

They will serve as modern Magellans, mapping out the solar system for whatever explorers follow, whether man or machine.

他们将作为现代麦哲伦人，绘制出太阳系的蓝图，无论探险者是人类还是机器。

The plight of the king penguin should serve as a warning about the future of the entire marine environment in the Antarctic.

帝企鹅的困境应是对南极整个海洋环境的未来的警告。

The Olympic suffered two crashes with other ships and went on to serve as a hospital ship and troop transport in World War I.

奥林匹克号曾两次与其他船只相撞，并在第一次世界大战中继续作为医疗船和军队运输船使用。

The displays of art museums serve as a warning of what critical practices can emerge when spontaneous criticism is suppressed.

艺术博物馆的展览提醒我们，当自发的批评被压制时会有什么样的批评行为出现。

He knew my love for yoga and had seen a space close to where he lived that he thought might be good to serve as a yoga studio.

他知道我对瑜伽的热爱，还看到他住处附近有一个地方，觉得那个地方可以用作瑜伽馆。