provide

英 [prəˈvaɪd]

美 [prəˈvaɪd]

v.  提供; 供应; 给予; 规定

过去分词：provided　第三人称单数：provides　现在分词：providing　过去式：provided　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFL

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.172 / COCA.262

同义词辨析

offeraffordfurnishprovidesupply【导航词义：提供，供应】

短语动词

短语用例

provide against sth

• 预防；防备
  to make preparations to deal with sth bad or unpleasant that might happen in the future
  1. The hospital has a commitment to provide the best possible medical care.
     这家医院承诺要提供最好的医疗服务。
  2. We are here to provide a service for the public.
     我们来这里是为公众服务。
  3. We are here to provide the public with a service.
     我们来这里是为公众服务。
  4. Please answer questions in the space provided.
     请在留出的空白处答题。
  5. The report was not expected to provide any answers.
     人们没有指望这个报告会提供什么答案。

provide for sb

• 提供生活所需
  to give sb the things that they need to live, such as food, money and clothing

provide for sth

• 为…做好准备
  to make preparations to deal with sth that might happen in the future
• 作出规定；使有据可依；使可以做
  to make it possible for sth to be done

牛津词典

verb

• 提供；供应；给予
  to give sth to sb or make it available for them to use
  1. The hospital has a commitment to provide the best possible medical care.
     这家医院承诺要提供最好的医疗服务。
  2. We are here to provide a service for the public.
     我们来这里是为公众服务。
  3. We are here to provide the public with a service.
     我们来这里是为公众服务。
  4. Please answer questions in the space provided.
     请在留出的空白处答题。
  5. The report was not expected to provide any answers.
     人们没有指望这个报告会提供什么答案。
• 规定
  to state that sth will or must happen
  1. The final section provides that any work produced for the company is thereafter owned by the company.
     最后一节规定，此后为公司创作的一切作品均为该公司所有。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 供给；提供；给予
  If youprovidesomething that someone needs or wants, or if youprovidethemwithit, you give it to them or make it available to them.
  1. I'll be glad to provide a copy of this...
     我很愿意提供它的一个副本。
  2. They would not provide any details...
     他们不愿提供任何细节。
  3. The government was not in a position to provide them with food.
     政府不可能给他们提供食物。
• VERB （法律或协议）规定
  If a law or agreementprovides thatsomething will happen, it states that it will happen.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:providedproviding

英英释义

verb

• take measures in preparation for
  1. provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship
• determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
  1. The will provides that each child should receive half of the money
  2. The Constitution provides for the right to free speech
• give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  1. The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
  Synonym:supplyplycater
• supply means of subsistence
  1. He provides for his large family by working three jobs
  2. Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon
  Synonym:bring home the bacon
• give something useful or necessary to
  1. We provided the room with an electrical heater
  Synonym:supplyrenderfurnish
• mount or put up
  1. put up a good fight
  2. offer resistance
  Synonym:put upoffer
• make a possibility or provide opportunity for
  1. This leaves no room for improvement
  2. The evidence allows only one conclusion
  3. allow for mistakes
  4. leave lots of time for the trip
  5. This procedure provides for lots of leeway
  Synonym:leaveallow forallow

双语例句

• Plants produce sugars and starch to provide themselves with energy.
  植物产生糖和淀粉来为自身提供能量。
• They provide design services and do printing and packaging
  他们提供设计服务，还进行印刷和包装。
• Moral as well as financial support was what the West should provide.
  西方国家应该提供道义支持和经济援助。
• The theatre will provide simultaneous translation in both English and Chinese.
  剧院将提供英语和汉语的同声翻译。
• More anglers are taking cameras when they go fishing to provide a memento of catches.
  更多的垂钓者去钓鱼的时候带上了照相机，以便钓上鱼后留个纪念。
• They would not provide any details
  他们不愿提供任何细节。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.
  这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
• 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。
• To help provide essential nourishment, we've put together these nutritious drinks.
  为了帮助提供必要的营养，我们调配了这些营养饮料。
• 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。