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　

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

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。

短语动词

provide for
1. 赡养；供养 2. 为…做准备；为…事先安排妥当 3. （法律、条约）规定，允许

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:provided providing

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

We provide 2-person tents and basic cooking and camping equipment.
我们提供双人帐篷和最基本的炊具以及露营装备。
These projects will provide vital links between companies and universities.
这些项目将会成为公司和大学之间至关重要的联系纽带。
The tests are supposed to provide a basis for the assessment of children
这些测试应该可以为评价儿童提供一个基础。
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。
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。
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。
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。
I could provide you with the addresses of at least three illegal drinking dens.
我可以为你提供至少3处非法饮酒窝点的地址。
The National Cancer Institute now has a computerized system that can quickly provide information.
国家癌症研究所现在拥有一套能迅速提供信息的电脑化系统。
A vegetarian diet may not provide enough calories for a child's normal growth
素食也许不足以提供一个孩子正常成长所需的热量。