PROVIDE/SUPPLY1 to provide something that is needed2 to provide a service for a particular group of people3 something that is provided4 a company or country that supplies things to peopleRELATED WORDSsee alsoGIVEAVAILABLE/NOT AVAILABLE1 to provide something that is needed 提供所需的某物provide /prəˈvaɪd/ [transitive verb]if a person or organizationprovides something, they make it available for someone who needs it or wants it 提供；供应 Your bank should be able to provide financial advice. 你的银行应该能提供财务建议。provide something for somebody Free parking is provided for hotel guests. 酒店客人免费停车。 The university should provide more facilities for disabled students. 那所大学应当向残疾学生提供更多设施。provide somebody with something The money will be used to provide the school with new computer equipment. 这笔资金将用于为该校提供新电脑设备。supply /səˈplaɪ/ [transitive verb]to provide things for people, especially regularly and over a long period of time 供应〔尤指定期地和长期地〕supply something to somebody The company supplies fish to local shops and restaurants. 该公司向当地商铺和餐馆供应鱼类。supply somebody with something The US government was accused of supplying the rebels with arms and equipment. 美国政府被指责向叛乱分子提供武器装备。fund /fʌnd/ [transitive verb]to provide money for a person or organization so that they can do something 为…提供资金 The museum is funded by the local authority. 那家博物馆由当地管理机构提供资金。！ They suspect that the rebels are being funded by Western governments. 他们怀疑叛乱分子得到西方政府的资助。offer /ˈɒfəʳǁˈɔːf-/ [transitive verb]make something available to people if they want or need it, especially something that will be good for them, such as help, advice, or a chance to do something 提供〔帮助、建议、机会等〕offer something to somebody The booklet offers practical advice to new parents. 小册子向新生儿的父母提供有用的建议。offer somebody something The prison now offers inmates the chance to study and take exams. 该监狱现在向犯人提供学习和考试的机会。offer something The shelter offers some protection from the icy winds. 避风处对于刺骨的寒风能起些许抵挡作用。 Sending goods by road offers greater speed and flexibility. 通过陆路运送货物更快、更灵活。equip /ɪˈkwɪp/ [transitive verb]to provide a person, group, or organization with the things they need for a particular kind of activity or work 装备；配备equip somebody with something Police officers have been equipped with batons and riot shields in preparation for tonight's match. 警察为今晚的比赛配备了警棍和防暴盾。 We try to equip our students with the skills they will need in the world of work. 我们尽量让学生掌握未来工作中所需的技能。equipped [adjective] The ship is modern and very well equipped. 这艘船很现代，设备精良。 This is one of the best equipped hospitals in the country. 这是该国设备最好的医院之一。issue /ˈɪʃuː, ˈɪsjuːǁˈɪʃuː/ [transitive verb usually in passive]if an organization or someone in an official positionissues equipment, clothes, weapons etc, they provide these things because people need them 〔组织或某官员〕分配，发给issue somebody with something Police in Britain are not usually issued with guns. 英国的警察通常不配给枪。 Visitors are issued with identity cards to wear inside the factory. 给访客身份识别卡供他们在工厂内佩戴。issue something to somebody Blankets and warm clothes will be issued to those who need them. 毛毯和暖和的衣服将分发给需要的人。lay on /ˌleɪ ˈɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb]Britishto provide things such as food or entertainment, so that they are available when people want them 【英】提供；安排〔食物、娱乐等〕lay on something I've asked the catering manager to lay on refreshments at the meeting. 我已让餐饮经理在会议上提供点心。be laid on Games and entertainment were laid on in the afternoon. 下午安排了游戏和娱乐活动。fix somebody up with /ˌfɪks somebody ˈʌp wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb]informalto provide someone with something that they need, especially in an unexpected situation 【非正式】给某人提供〔安排〕〔尤在意外情况下〕 Can you fix me up with a bed for the night? 你能给我弄张床让我过夜吗? I took the car to a nearby garage, and they managed to fix me up with a new tyre. 我把车开到附近的修车铺，他们设法给我换了一个新轮胎。2 to provide a service for a particular group of people 向某群体提供服务cater foralsocater to /ˈkeɪtəʳ fɔːʳ, ˈkeɪtəʳ tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb]to provide services to a group of people, especially a group that has particular problems or particular needs 向…提供服务；迎合〔尤指一群有特定问题或需要的人〕 The hostel caters for single people who are unable to find affordable accommodation. 青年旅舍为无法找到廉价住宿的单身者提供服务。 The market now caters mainly to tourists. 该市场现在主要面向游客。be well catered for Children are well catered for at the Hotel Paradiso. 乐园旅馆很迎合儿童的口味。cater to somebody's every need Cabin staff will cater to your every need. 舱务员会满足你各种需求。serve /sɜːʳv/ [transitive verb]to provide a service for a very large group of people, especially those living in a particular area 为…服务〔尤为住在某地区的一大群人 He served the community for over thirty years as a head teacher. 他担任校长，为社区服务了三十多年。 The new bus route will serve the villages to the west of York. 新设的公共汽车线将为约克市西面的村庄服务。serve the needs of somebody The center was opened four months ago to serve the health needs of a low-income neighborhood. 该中心于四个月前开业，为一个低收入社区的健康需求服务。provide for /prəˈvaɪd fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb]to provide a service for a particular group of people, especially one that they really need 为…提供服务；满足…的需要 The nursing home provides for all the needs of the elderly. 这家疗养所会满足老人的一切需要。 Local authorities must provide for the education of all children with learning difficulties. 地方当局必须满足全部有学习障碍的孩子受教育的需要。3 something that is provided 提供的物品supply /səˈplaɪ/ [singular noun]a system of supplying things that people need, such as food or medicine 供应；补给supply of We need to improve the supply of food to the area affected by the floods. 我们得增加受水灾影响的地区的粮食供应。 The steel industry depends on a regular supply of raw materials. 钢铁工业依赖原材料的定期补给。water/blood/electricity etc supply The patient suffered a sudden decrease in the blood supply to part of her brain. 那位病人通往大脑某一部分的血液供应量突然减少。 The drought is threatening the water supply in some areas. 干旱威胁着一些地区的用水供应。flow /fləʊ/ [singular noun]a continuous supply of something, especially from one place to another 〔尤指一地到另一地〕不断的供应〔输送〕 the flow of oil from the Middle East 中东的石油输出 The civil war has severely disrupted the flow of humanitarian aid to the region. 内战已严重扰乱了向该地区提供人道主义援助的工作。service /ˈsɜːʳvɪs, ˈsɜːʳvəs/ [countable noun]an organization or system that provides something for people, or the product or help it provides 公共服务；公共设施；服务 A private car service is available from the airport. 机场提供私车服务。 Electrical service was cut off for up to five hours in some parts of the country yesterday. 昨天，该国部分地区电力中断达五小时。provide/perform a service The business, if properly regulated, performs a useful service for lottery winners. 这个行业如果管理得当，可以为彩票赢家提供有用的服务。4 a company or country that supplies things to people 向人们供应物品的公司或国家supplier /səˈplaɪəʳ/ [countable noun]a company or country that supplies things to people 供应商；供应者supplier of one of the world's biggest suppliers of defense equipment 世界最大的军备供应商之一the main/major supplier The company is now the main supplier of educational software to schools. 该公司现在是学校教育软件的主要供应商。provider /prəˈvaɪdəʳ/ [countable noun]a company or organization that provides a service for customers 供应者；提供者education/health/healthcare provider schools, colleges and other education providers 中小学、大学等提供教育的机构service provider The company is now one of the regions main Internet service providers. 该公司现时是这个地区主要的互联网供应商之一。provider of a leading provider of personal financial services 一家提供个人金融服务的主要机构