supply是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time -- 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. 有三個人因為向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. 該公司多年來一直為皇室供貨。

  • At the beginning of termthe semester, students are supplied with a list of books that they are expected to read. 在學期初，學生們拿到一份閱讀書目清單。

• 1 an amount of something that is available for use -- 供應量，供給量

  • Whenever she goes out with her baby, she always takes a large supply of baby food with her. 每次她帶孩子出門，總會帶上大量嬰兒食品。

  • In the capital, demand for cheap housing far outstrips supply (= what is provided). 在首都，廉價住房遠遠供不應求。

  • The refugees are urgently in need of food and medical supplies. 難民急需食品和醫療用品。

  • Extensive mining has reduced the supplies of coal in the area. 大量開採，已減少了該地區的煤炭供應量。

  • Someone has turned off the electricity supply. 有人切斷了供電系統。

  • Strawberries are in short supply this summer. 今年夏天草莓供應不足。