I.
noun
1 system that provides sth the public needs
ADJECTIVE
▪ efficient , excellent , good , valuable
▪ adequate
▪ bad , inadequate , poor , terrible
▪ complete , comprehensive , full
▪ standard
▪ basic
▪ free
▪ premium
▪ personalized ( esp. AmE ), specialized
▪
specialized ~s for the deaf and hard of hearing
▪ backup , support
▪ ambulance ( esp. BrE ), emergency , fire ( BrE ), police ( BrE ), rescue ( esp. BrE )
▪
A passer-by called the emergency ~s (= the ambulance/fire/police service) . ( BrE )
▪ essential
▪
Essential ~s (= the supply of water, gas, electricity) will be maintained.
▪ vital ( esp. BrE )
▪
paramedics who provide a vital ~ to the public
▪ public
▪ available
▪
Find out what ~s are available in your area.
▪ Internet , online , Web , Web-based
▪
an online dating ~
▪ broadband , dial-up , high-speed , wireless
▪
wireless Internet ~s
▪ download
▪
The studio launches its own digital music download ~ next month.
▪ messaging
▪
I typed my password into my instant messaging ~.
▪ phone , telephone
▪ satellite
▪ subscription
▪ advisory ( esp. BrE ), consulting ( esp. AmE ), counselling/counseling
▪ health , health-care , medical , etc.
▪ customs , diplomatic , foreign , library ( esp. BrE ), postal , prison ( BrE ), probation ( BrE ), prosecution ( BrE ), social
▪
She works for the social ~s
▪ information , news , wire ( esp. AmE )
▪ banking , financial
▪ intelligence , secret , security
▪ dating , escort
VERB + SERVICE
▪ offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
▪
We offer a comprehensive ~ to home buyers.
▪ operate , run
▪ maintain
▪ guarantee
▪ improve
▪ launch
▪ expand , extend
▪
We need to expand this valuable ~ to other cities.
▪ axe ( BrE ), cut , cut back , cut back on , suspend
▪
This government has systematically cut back public ~s since it took office.
▪ restore
▪ access , make use of , use
▪
The new system will enable people to access the ~ more easily.
▪
people who use the health-care ~
▪ complain about
SERVICE + VERB
▪ improve
▪ deteriorate
SERVICE + NOUN
▪ provider
▪
Internet ~ providers
▪ business , company
▪
a financial ~s company
▪ organization ( esp. AmE )
▪
social ~ organizations
▪ economy , industry , sector
▪ pack ( computing )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
mental health ~s for young people
▪ ~ to
▪
The company provides products and ~s to customers in 145 countries.
PHRASES
▪ goods and ~s , products and ~s
2 work of serving a customer
ADJECTIVE
▪ efficient , excellent , first-class , good , professional , quality
▪ bad , poor , terrible
▪ prompt , quick
▪ slow
▪ friendly , personal
▪ customer
▪ after-sales ( esp. BrE )
▪
We offer excellent after-sales ~ on all our goods.
▪ room
▪
If you would like a meal in your room, please call room ~.
▪
We ordered room ~.
VERB + SERVICE
▪ deliver sth (to sb) , give (sb) , offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
▪
Our main concern is to provide quality customer ~.
▪ get , receive
▪ improve
▪ guarantee
▪
We guarantee first-class ~.
▪ complain about
▪
I complained about the poor ~.
SERVICE + NOUN
▪ job ( AmE )
▪ worker ( AmE )
▪
retail and food ~ workers
3 working for a country, company, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ meritorious , outstanding
▪ faithful
▪ long
▪ active
▪
He died on active ~.
▪ military , national ( esp. BrE ), selective ( AmE )
▪ domestic
▪
a job in domestic ~
▪ civil ( esp. BrE ), community , public
▪
a public-service announcement
▪
public-service broadcasting
▪ voluntary ( esp. BrE )
▪ jury ( esp. BrE )
▪
available for jury ~
VERB + SERVICE
▪ do
▪
All 18-year-old males are required to do a year's military ~.
▪ see ( esp. BrE )
▪
He saw ~ during the First World War.
▪ begin , enter
▪
The aircraft entered ~ with the Swedish Air Force in 1997.
▪ leave
▪ take sth out of
▪
The ship has been taken out of ~ for extensive cleaning.
SERVICE + NOUN
▪ member ( AmE ), personnel
▪
retired military ~ members
▪ record
▪
his military ~ record during the Vietnam War
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
~ to the community
PHRASES
▪ conditions of ~
▪ in the ~ of your country , in the ~ of God
4 work done for sb; help given to sb
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , invaluable , valuable
▪ professional
VERB + SERVICE
▪ be of , do sb , perform , render
▪
May I be of ~ to you?
▪
You have done us a great ~.
▪
payment for ~s rendered
▪ offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
▪
She offered her ~s as a babysitter.
▪ sell
▪
They sold their ~s to a major airline.
▪ advertise
▪
a plastic surgeon advertising his ~s on the Internet
▪ need , seek
▪
to seek the ~s of an attorney
SERVICE + NOUN
▪ charge , fee
PREPOSITION
▪ at your ~
▪
The cabin staff are at your ~ throughout the flight.
▪ ~s of
▪
We need the ~s of a good lawyer.
▪ ~ to
▪
He was given an award for his ~s to the disabled.
5 the services the armed forces
ADJECTIVE
▪ armed
VERB + THE SERVICES
▪ go into , join
▪
Most of the boys went straight into the ~s.
6 ( esp. BrE ) bus, train, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ efficient , good , reliable
▪ fast
▪ frequent , regular
▪ direct , non-stop ( esp. AmE )
▪ full
▪ limited , reduced
▪
We will be operating a reduced ~ while engineering work takes place.
▪
There is a limited ~ on these bus routes.
▪ scheduled
▪
changes to scheduled ~s
▪ bus , car , coach ( BrE ), ferry , rail , subway ( AmE ), taxi , train , tram ( BrE ), tube ( BrE ), underground ( BrE )
VERB + SERVICE
▪ lay on , offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
▪
Bus companies are planning to lay on extra ~s.
▪ operate , run
▪ add ( AmE ), extend , improve
▪
US Airways also added ~ recently to the Dominican Republic.
▪ suspend
▪ axe ( BrE ), cut
▪ restore
▪ use
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
This bus is not in ~.
▪ out of ~
▪ ~ between
▪
The company offers direct, fast and frequent ~s between large towns and cities.
▪ ~ from , ~ to
▪
~s from Bangkok to Chiang Mai
7 religious ceremony
ADJECTIVE
▪ church , religious
▪ funeral , marriage , memorial
▪ afternoon , evening , morning
VERB + SERVICE
▪ attend , go to
▪ hold
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
memorial ~ for people killed in the attack
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ fully , properly ( BrE )
▪
The car was fully ~d last month.
▪ regularly
▪
A regularly ~d car will keep its value longer.
VERB + SERVICE
▪ continue to
PHRASES
▪ get sth ~d , have sth ~d
▪
You should get all gas appliances regularly ~d.
Service is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ boiler , ↑ car , ↑ client , ↑ customer , ↑ debt , ↑ engine , ↑ machine