provide

verb

1. 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。
2. 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。

1. VERB 供给；提供；给予
   If you provide something that someone needs or wants, or if you provide them with it, 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。
2. VERB （法律或协议）规定
   If a law or agreement provides that something 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。
3. See also: provided providing

1. This may provide a quick and accurate way of monitoring the amount of carbon dioxide in the air
   这也许能提供一个监测空气中二氧化碳含量的既快又准的方法。
2. 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。
3. Alternative treatments can provide a useful back-up to conventional treatment.
   替代疗法能为传统的治疗提供有效的辅助。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. Shortening the decision-making process would provide one solution.
   缩短决策过程会是一个解决办法。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. New technology should provide a secure firewall against hackers.
   新技术应该能提供安全可靠的防火墙抵御黑客袭击。
10. 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。
11. Fresh fruit and vegetables provide fibre and vitamins.
    新鲜水果和蔬菜提供植物纤维素和维生素。
12. Each centre would provide information on technology and training
    每个中心都会提供技术与培训方面的信息。
13. The pictures provide irrefutable evidence of the incident
    这些照片为这起事件提供了不容辩驳的证据。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. These diets provide everything your body needs
    这些饮食提供了你身体需要的所有营养。
19. I'll be glad to provide a copy of this
    我很愿意提供它的一个副本。
20. They would not provide any details
    他们不愿提供任何细节。
21. The government was not in a position to provide them with food.
    政府不可能给他们提供食物。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. The rules also require employers to provide safety training
    这些规定还要求雇主提供安全培训。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. Provide them with additional background or with supplementary information.
    给他们提供额外的背景资料或补充信息。
28. 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。
29. The company will provide transportation.
    公司会提供交通工具。
30. This book was designed in order to provide a working knowledge of finance and accounts
    本书旨在提供金融和会计方面的实用知识。

  offer afford furnish provide supply【导航词义：提供，供应】

  offer v. 提供

〔辨析〕指主动给予帮助等，对方可以接受也可以拒绝。

  afford v. 〈正式〉提供，给予

〔辨析〕多指提供抽象的东西，可后接双宾语。

  furnish v. 〈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。

  provide v. 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。

  supply v. 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。

provide against sth

1. 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

1. 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

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

verb

1. take measures in preparation for
   1. provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship

2. 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

3. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
   1. The hostess provided lunch for all the guests

   Synonym:    supplyplycater

4. 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

5. give something useful or necessary to
   1. We provided the room with an electrical heater

   Synonym:    supplyrenderfurnish

6. mount or put up
   1. put up a good fight
   2. offer resistance

   Synonym:    put upoffer

7. 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