ADJ
efficient, excellent, good, valuable adequate bad, inadequate, poor, terrible complete, comprehensive, full standard basic reduced back-up, support emergency, essential A passer-by called the emergency services (= the ambulance/fire /police services) . Essential services (= the supply of water, gas, electricity) will be maintained vital providing a vital service to the public available Find out what services are available in your area public advisory, banking, counselling, financial, information, medical, news, rescue, telephone, etc. ambulance, diplomatic, fire, foreign, health, intelligence, library, police, postal, prison, probation, prosecution, secret, security, social She works for the social services
VERB + SERVICE
offer (sb), provide (sb with) We offer a comprehensive service to home buyers operate, run maintain guarantee improve expand, extend We need to expand this valuable service to other cities cut back on, run down This government has systematically run down public services since it took office suspend axe, cut restore make use of, use people who use the library service complain about
PREP
in/out of ~ (used of buses, trains, etc.)
ADJ
efficient, excellent, first-class, first-rate, good, professional, quality bad, poor, terrible prompt, quick slow friendly, personal customer after-sales We offer excellent after-sales service on all our goods room If you would like a meal in your room, please call room service
VERB + SERVICE
give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with) Our main concern is to provide quality customer service get guarantee We guarantee first-class service complain about complaining about poor service
ADJ
meritorious, outstanding faithful long active He died on active service military, national domestic a job in domestic service community, public voluntary jury
VERB + SERVICE
do All 18-year-old males are required to do a year's military service see He saw service during the First World War
PREP
~ to service to the community
ADJ
great, immense, invaluable, valuable professional
VERB + SERVICE
be of, do sb, perform, render May I be of service to you? You have done us a great service. payment for services rendered offer (sb), provide (sb with) She offered her services as a childminder
PREP
at your ~ The cabin staff are at your service throughout the flight ~s of We need the services of a good lawyer ~ to He was given an award for his services to the disabled
VERB + SERVICE
go into, join Most of the boys went straight into the services
ADJ
efficient, good, reliable fast frequent, regular direct full limited, reduced We will be operating a reduced service while engineering work takes place scheduled changes to scheduled services bus, coach, ferry, rail, taxi, train, tram, tube, underground
VERB + SERVICE
lay on, offer (sb), provide (sb with) Bus companies are planning to lay on extra services operate, run extend, improve suspend axe, cut restore use complain about
PREP
in ~ This bus is not in service out of ~ ~ between The company offers direct, fast and frequent services between large towns and cities ~ from, ~ to
ADJ
church, religious funeral, marriage, memorial, etc. afternoon, evening, morning