A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view.

随便翻阅一下历史就足以证实这种观点。

It serves to distract a predator while the octopus makes its escape.

它的作用是在章鱼逃跑时分散捕食者的注意力。

As is the case with stage drama, dialogue serves to tell the story and expresses feelings and motivations of characters as well.

与舞台剧一样，对话也可以讲述故事，表达人物的情感和动机。

Most of the Arctic is covered in snow and ice, which are highly reflective; if snow and ice melt, the exposed soil, which absorbs heat, serves to accelerate warming.

北极大部分地区被冰雪覆盖，具有很强的反射性；如果冰雪融化，裸露的土壤吸收热量，有助于加速变暖。

Evidence such as this serves to undermine the apparently monolithic edifice of Victorianism.

这样的证据破坏了维多利亚时代看似单一的建筑。

Information serves to reduce uncertainty.

信息的作用是降低不确定性。

Sometimes it serves to approach a city from its past.

有时人们通过一个城市的过往来接近它。

This serves to illustrate the wider problem for the EU.

这个表明了欧盟更多的问题。

Blue, on the other hand, serves to suppress your appetite.

蓝色则恰好相反，它会抑制你的食欲。

Serves to reduce ambiguity and support the process as a whole.

以减少模糊并且以整体方式支持过程。

The guilt has begun to kick in but it merely serves to gird my loins.

负疚感又来了，但这只会有利我瘦身。

All of this serves to create a very weird, very contained environment.

这些都有助于创造一个非常怪异和非常费封闭的环境。

This accident serves to show the importance of taking preventive measures.

这次事故说明了采取预防措施的重要性。

This is something that serves to obscure clear perception and discernment.

这是能使清楚的感知和了解变得模糊的事物。

Negative space also serves to structure a group of elements and create balance.

负空间也可以帮助组织一组元素，然后创造平衡。

The utility market also serves to highlight the flaws and expense of solar power.

公用工程市场也特别强调太阳能的缺陷和成本。

A traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people.

被认为是历史的传说的故事；用来解释人们的世界观。

Negative space serves to give power to the small bits of information that it surrounds.

负空间给周围小的信息以力量。

Now, let's jump into example code, which better serves to illustrate the use of the API.

下面，我们将跳到示例代码，以便更好地解释这个API的使用方法。

This also serves to the user or developer as a lesson to write more secure code next time around.

这样也会帮助使用者和开发者下次能够据此问题写出更安全的代码。

Anything you can use to make the recovery task easier serves to shorten the length of the outage.

一切可用于让恢复任务变得更简单的办法都有助于缩短停机时间。

As we have discussed, the JVM serves to prevent malicious code from entering an enterprise system.

正如我们已经讨论的，JVM提供了防止恶意代码进入企业系统的服务。

Strontium was introduced at this time as well, which serves to strengthen teeth and reduce sensitivity.

那个时候也采用锶，它有助于坚固牙齿和减少牙齿的敏感。

This grouping operation serves to localize repetitions and therefore enhance the degree of compression.

该分组操作本地化重复，从而提高压缩程度。

This ingenious mechanism serves to activate the functions simply by pressing the sapphire watch crystal.

只需简单按下手表上的深蓝水晶石，这个精细的机械装置就开始激活功能。

The lighting wall serves to accentuate the nature of the material and interfuses modern technology and light.

照明墙是用来强调材料的自然性，它也融合了现代技术与灯光。

Belittling your problem as not worthy of being solved only serves to make it even more challenging to cope with.

轻视问题，认为它不值得去解决，这只能让问题变得更加难以解决。