supply

英 [səˈplaɪ]

美 [səˈplaɪ]

n. 供应量; 供给量; 储备; (军队或探险队等的)补给，补给品; 供应; 供给; 提供; 补给
v. (尤指大量)供应，供给，提供

过去分词：supplied　复数：supplies　现在分词：supplying　过去式：supplied　第三人称单数：supplies　

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同义词辨析

offer afford furnish provide supply【导航词义：提供，供应】

offerv. 提供

〔辨析〕

指主动给予帮助等，对方可以接受也可以拒绝。

〔例证〕

The manager offered him a cigarette.
经理拿了一支烟给他。
He offered me shelter.
他给我提供了避难处。
He offered her a good job, but she turned it down.
他给她提供了一份好工作，但她拒绝了。

affordv. 〈正式〉提供，给予

〔辨析〕

多指提供抽象的东西，可后接双宾语。

〔例证〕

The room affords a fascinating sea view.
这房间可以看到迷人的海景。
It afforded him the opportunity to communicate with his foreign peers.
这给了他与外国的同龄人交流的机会。

furnishv. 〈正式〉提供，供应

〔辨析〕

既可指提供抽象的东西，又可指提供具体的东西。

〔例证〕

Will these new finds furnish more clues surrounding the case?
这些新的发现是否会提供更多与案件有关的线索？
He was furnished with a list of local dealers.
他得到了一份当地经销商的名单。

providev. 提供，供应

〔辨析〕

指为某人提供需要或有用的东西，多用于 provide sth for sb 和provide sb with sth 结构中。

〔例证〕

The restaurant provides free desserts for guests.
这家餐厅为客人提供免费甜点。
They have already provided me with everything I need.
他们已给我提供了所需要的一切。
The kids are provided with good food and clothing.
孩子们有良好的衣食供应。
It is the duty of the authorities to provide homes for the old.
当局有义务为老年人提供住所。

supplyv. 提供，供给

〔辨析〕

尤指长时间地定期供应所需或想要之物，多用于 supply sb with sth 和 supply sth to sb 结构中。

〔例证〕

Steel for this project was supplied by an international company.
这个项目所用的钢材由一家国际公司提供。
They were arrested for supplying counterfeit medicine to street vendors.
他们因为向街头小贩提供假药而被捕。
Cows supply us with milk.
母牛供给我们牛奶。
We supply power to the five nearby towns.
我们给附近的5个城镇提供电力。

牛津词典

noun

供应量；供给量；储备
an amount of sth that is provided or available to be used
1. The water supply is unsafe.
  供水不稳定。
2. Supplies of food are almost exhausted.
  贮存的食物快吃完了。
3. We cannot guarantee adequate supplies of raw materials.
  我们不能保证提供充足的原料。
4. Books were in short supply (= there were not enough of them) .
  书籍供应短缺。
（军队或探险队等的）补给，补给品
the things such as food, medicines, fuel, etc. that are needed by a group of people, for example an army or expedition
1. Our supplies were running out.
  我们的补给快用完了。
2. a transport plane carrying food and medical supplies for refugees
  一架为难民运送食物和医疗用品的运输机
供应；供给；提供；补给
the act of supplying sth
1. The UN has agreed to allow the supply of emergency aid.
  联合国已同意允许提供紧急援助。
2. A stroke can disrupt the supply of oxygen to the brain.
  中风可导致大脑供氧中断。
3. The electricity supply (= the system supplying electricity) had been cut off.
  电力供应被切断了。

verb

（尤指大量）供应，供给，提供
to provide sb/sth with sth that they need or want, especially in large quantities
1. Foreign governments supplied arms to the rebels.
  一些外国政府向反叛者提供武器。
2. Foreign governments supplied the rebels with arms.
  一些外国政府向反叛者提供武器。
3. Local schools supply many of the volunteers.
  许多志愿者来自当地学校。
4. foods supplying our daily vitamin needs
  为我们提供日常所需维生素的食物

柯林斯词典

VERB 供给;供应;提供
If yousupplysomeone with something that they want or need, you give them a quantity of it.
1. ...an agreement not to produce or supply chemical weapons.
  不生产或供应化学武器的协议
2. ...a pipeline which will supply the major Greek cities with Russian natural gas.
  从俄罗斯向希腊主要城市输送天然气的管道
3. ...the blood vessels supplying oxygen to the brain.
  向脑部供氧的血管
N-PLURAL (尤指大量的)补给，补给品，日用物资
You can usesuppliesto refer to food, equipment, and other essential things that people need, especially when these are provided in large quantities.
1. What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low?...
  如果食物和汽油供应减少，会出现什么情况呢？
2. The country's only supplies are those it can import by lorry from Vietnam.
  这个国家仅有的补给品是用卡车从越南进口来的。
N-VAR 供应量;供给量;储备
Asupply ofsomething is an amount of it which someone has or which is available for them to use.
1. The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen...
  大脑需要持续供氧。
2. Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
  现在美国大部分城市供水中都存在含量不一的氟化物。
N-UNCOUNT (商品、服务的)供应量，供给量
Supplyis the quantity of goods and services that can be made available for people to buy.
1. Prices change according to supply and demand.
  价格受供求关系的影响。
VERB 补充;填充
If yousupplya missing word or piece of information, for example in a puzzle, you say or write it because you know it.
1. Supply the missing word(s) and you could win a T-shirt.
  填出所缺少的单词，你就会赢得一件T恤。
PHRASE 供应不足
If something isin short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
1. Food is in short supply all over the country...
  全国普遍食品供应不足。
2. Nowadays that sort of innocence is in short supply.
  现在那种天真烂漫很少见。

英英释义

noun

the activity of supplying or providing something
Synonym:provisionsupplying
offering goods and services for sale
an amount of something available for use

verb

state or say further
1. `It doesn't matter,' he supplied
Synonym:addappend
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
1. The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
Synonym:provideplycater
give something useful or necessary to
1. We provided the room with an electrical heater
Synonym:providerenderfurnish
circulate or distribute or equip with
1. issue a new uniform to the children
2. supply blankets for the beds
Synonym:issue

双语例句

Exploitable raw materials were in short supply
可开发利用的原材料供应不足。
The country's only supplies are those it can import by lorry from Vietnam.
这个国家仅有的补给品是用卡车从越南进口来的。
The explosive mixture in a rocket consists of both a fuel and a supply of oxygen.
火箭中的爆炸性混合物由燃料和氧气构成。
Poisonous smoke had got into the water supply
毒烟已经进入供水系统。
Supply the missing word ( s) and you could win a T-shirt.
填出所缺少的单词，你就会赢得一件T恤。
The demand for these goods exceeds the supply.
这些货物供不应求。
What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low?
如果食物和汽油供应减少，会出现什么情况呢？
The supply exceeds the demand.
供过于求。
Cleaning up the water supply is their top priority
清洁供水系统是他们的当务之急。
They insisted that a guaranteed supply of Chinese food was written into their contracts
他们坚持要在合同中写入保证供应中餐的条款。