supply
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you supply someone with something that they want or need, you give them a quantity of it. 供應
...an agreement not to produce or supply chemical weapons. …一份不生産或不供應化學武器的協議。
...a pipeline which will supply the major Greek cities with Russian natural gas. …一條將爲希臘各主要城市供應俄羅斯天然氣的琯道。
2. N-PLURAL You can use supplies to refer to food, equipment, and other essential things that people need, especially when these are provided in large quantities. 補給品
What happens when food and petrol supplies run low?
食物和汽油這些補給品減少時會發生什麽情況呢?
3. N-VAR A supply of something is an amount of it which someone has or which is available for them to use. 供應
The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen. 大腦需要持續的供氧。
4. N-UNCOUNT Supply is the quantity of goods and services that can be made available for people to buy. 供應量[商業]
Prices change according to supply and demand. 價格根據供應量和需求量而變化。
5. PHRASE If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain. 供應不足
Food is in short supply all over the country. 食品在全國各地都供應不足。
PHRASE
1. ADV in a supple manner 柔軟地
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supply /səˈplaɪ/ (supplying,supplied,supplies)
supply /ˈsʌpəlɪ/ (also supplely)
剑桥词典
- to provide something that is wanted or needed , often in large quantities and over a long period of time
- A healthy diet should supply all necessary vitamins and minerals .
- We supply systems for clients on the Pacific rim .
- The proposed tidal barrage would generate enough electricity to supply between 60 000 and 80 000 homes .
- All information supplied will be treated confidentially.
- All our electric shavers are supplied with a free travel pouch . 返回 supply
供應,提供,供給
Electrical power is supplied by underground cables . 電力是由地下電纜輸送的。
Three people have been arrested for supplying arms to the terrorists . 有三個人因爲曏恐怖分子提供武器而被捕。
The company has supplied the royal family (= provided them with something they need) for years . 多年來該公司一直爲皇室供貨。
At the beginning of termthe semester , students are supplied with a list of books that they are expected to read . 在學期初,學生們拿到了一份閲讀書目清單。
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