[VERB 动词]供给;供应;提供 If you supply someone with something that they want or need, you give them a quantity of it.
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...an agreement not to produce or supply chemical weapons.
不生产或供应化学武器的协议
...a pipeline which will supply the major Greek cities with Russian natural gas.
从俄罗斯向希腊主要城市输送天然气的管道
...the blood vessels supplying oxygen to the brain.
向脑部供氧的血管
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](尤指大量的)补给,补给品,日用物资 You can use supplies to refer to food, equipment, and other essential things that people need, especially when these are provided in large quantities.
[oft n N]
What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low?...
如果食物和汽油供应减少,会出现什么情况呢?
The country's only supplies are those it can import by lorry from Vietnam.
这个国家仅有的补给品是用卡车从越南进口来的。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]供应量;供给量;储备 A supply of something is an amount of it which someone has or which is available for them to use.
[N of n]
The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen...
大脑需要持续供氧。
Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
现在美国大部分城市供水中都存在含量不一的氟化物。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](商品、服务的)供应量,供给量Supply is the quantity of goods and services that can be made available for people to buy.
[BUSINESS 商]
Prices change according to supply and demand.
价格受供求关系的影响。
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[VERB 动词]补充;填充 If you supply a missing word or piece of information, for example in a puzzle, you say or write it because you know it.
[V n]
Supply the missing word(s) and you could win a T-shirt.
填出所缺少的单词,你就会赢得一件T恤。
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[PHRASE 短语]供应不足 If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
[usu v-link PHR]
Food is in short supply all over the country...
全国普遍食品供应不足。
Nowadays that sort of innocence is in short supply.
现在那种天真烂漫很少见。
Oxford
sup·ply★/səˈplaɪ; NAmEsəˈplaɪ/
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supplysuppliessuppliedsupplyingnoun★1★[countable ]an amount of sth that is provided or available to be used 供应量;供给量;储备◆The water supply is unsafe.供水不稳定。◆Supplies of food are almost exhausted.贮存的食物快吃完了。◆We cannot guarantee adequate supplies of raw materials.我们不能保证提供充足的原料。◆Books were in short supply(= there were not enough of them).书籍供应短缺。2★supplies[plural ]the things such as food, medicines, fuel, etc. that are needed by a group of people, for example an army or expedition(军队或探险队等的)补给,补给品◆Our supplies were running out.我们的补给快用完了。◆a transport plane carrying food and medical suppliesfor refugees 一架为难民运送食物和医疗用品的运输机3★[uncountable ]the act of supplying sth 供应;供给;提供;补给◆The UN has agreed to allow the supply of emergency aid.联合国已同意允许提供紧急援助。◆A stroke can disrupt the supply of oxygen to the brain.中风可导致大脑供氧中断。◆The electricity supply (= the system supplying electricity)had been cut off. 电力供应被切断了。verb★(sup·plies,sup·ply·ing,sup·plied,sup·plied)to provide sb/sth with sth that they need or want, especially in large quantities (尤指大量)供应,供给,提供supplysth to sb/sth ◆Foreign governments supplied arms to the rebels.一些外国政府向反叛者提供武器。supplysb/sth with sth ◆Foreign governments supplied the rebels with arms.一些外国政府向反叛者提供武器。supplysb/sth ◆Local schools supply many of the volunteers.许多志愿者来自当地学校。◆foods supplying our daily vitamin needs为我们提供日常所需维生素的食物sup·ply/səˈplaɪ; NAmEsəˈplaɪ/
1amount available [countable] an amount of something that is available to be usedsupply of I’ve only got a week’s supply of tablets left.plentiful/abundant/adequate etc supply There was a plentiful supply of cheap labour. The nation’s fuel supplies will not last forever. To protect the food supply, the government ordered the slaughter of affected cattle. →
money supply
2necessary things supplies [plural] food, clothes, and things necessary for daily life or for a particular purpose, especially for a group of people over a period of time: Supplies were brought in by air.vital/essential/emergency supplies trucks loaded with emergency suppliesmedical/school/cleaning etc supplies foreign aid used to buy medical supplies3gas/electricity/water etc supply a system that is used to supply gas etc: the public water supply If you fail to pay your bill, you run the risk of having your electricity supply cut off (=stopped).4act of supplying [uncountable] when you supply somethingsupply of/to The military government is trying to stop the supply of guns to the rebels.5supply ship/convoy/route etc a ship etc used for bringing or storing supplies → in short supply
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COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa good supply· In hot countries, always carry a good supply of water.a plentiful/abundant supply formal:· There was a plentiful supply of books and magazines to read.an adequate supply· The larger cities usually have more modern health facilities and an adequate supply of medicines.a constant/steady/regular supply· For dairy farming, a constant supply of lush grass is essential.an endless/inexhaustible supply (=one that does not end, or seems not to end)· He has an endless supply of jokes.a ready supply (=one that is easily available)· The early settlers also found a ready supply of flints in the chalk cliffs.a small/limited supply· There is a limited supply of land for building.a dwindling supply (=one that is getting smaller)· We cannot rely on the dwindling supplies of crude oil and natural gas.a fresh supply· A fresh supply of fuel was needed.verbsuse up/exhaust a supply· The diver had nearly used up his supply of oxygen.
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supplysupply2 ●●●S3W2 verb (past tense and past participle supplied, present participle supplying, third person singular supplies) [transitive]
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1to provide people with something that they need or want, especially regularly over a long period of time: Paint for the project was supplied by the city.supply somebody with something An informer supplied the police with the names of those involved in the crime.supply something to somebody They were arrested for supplying drugs to street dealers.2 be well/poorly/generously supplied with something to have a lot of something, a little of something etc: The lounge was well supplied with ashtrays.
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supply
[səˈplaɪ]supplied, supplying, supplies
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supplied[2465] supplies[13552] supplying[1453]
供应(49%),提供(42%),补充(4%),补给(4%),贮备(1%)
n.供给,补给;供应品
vt.供给,提供;补充
vi.供给;替代
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