provide

[prəˈvaɪd] [prəˈvaɪd]

v. 供给;提供;抚养;(作)准备;规定

详细释义

v.

供给,供应;提供,给予 [I,T]

  • I'll be glad to provide a copy of this.

    我很愿意提供它的一个副本。

  • The government was not in a position to provide them with food.

    政府不可能给他们提供食物。

抚养,赡养 [I]

  • I am willing to take charge of you, Jupe, and to educate you, and provide for you.

    我愿意照管你,朱浦,教育你和抚养你。

  • He has two children to provide for.

    他有两个孩子要抚养。

(作)准备,预备;装备 [I,T]

  • It's wise to save some money and provide for the future.

    积蓄点钱,为将来使用作些准备是明智的。

  • We must provide for the children's future.

    我们必须为这些孩子的未来预作准备。

规定 [I,T]

  • The treaty provides that, by the end of the century, the United States must have removed its bases.

    条约规定,到本世纪末,美国必须撤除其基地。

  • The Act provides that only the parents of a child have a responsibility for that child's financial support.

    法令规定只有孩子的父母才有责任为孩子提供经济支持。

英英释义

v.
provide or furnish with
provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
mount or put up
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
supply means of subsistence; earn a living
take measures in preparation for
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词义辨析

equip,furnish,supply,provide,afford这些动词都含有“提供、供给”之意

  • equip

    equip侧重提供与技术有关的装备或设备等

  • furnish

    furnish多指添置家具等供给生活的必需品或为生活舒适提供所需的服务设施

  • supply

    supply普通用词,指提供任何所需求的东西

  • provide

    provide与supply近义,但强调人的深谋远虑,侧重用贮备等方法作充分准备

  • afford

    afford一般只用于对抽象事物提供,也可指经济能力上的供给或支付。

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