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单词 supply
释义
supply
verb[T]
uk
/səˈplaɪ/us
/səˈplaɪ/
B2
toprovidesomething that iswantedorneeded, often inlargequantitiesand over alongperiodoftime:
供应，提供，供给
Electricalpoweris supplied byundergroundcables.电力是由地下电缆输送的。
Threepeoplehave beenarrestedfor supplyingarmstotheterrorists.有三个人因为向恐怖分子提供武器而被捕。
Thecompanyhas supplied theroyalfamily(=providedthem with something they need)foryears.多年来该公司一直为皇室供货。
At thebeginningof termthesemester,studentsare suppliedwithalistofbooksthat they areexpectedtoread.在学期初，学生们拿到了一份阅读书目清单。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to give something to someone
  • giveGive me that dirty plate.
  • offerYour doctor should be able to offer advice.
  • provideThis booklet provides useful information about local services.
  • supplyThe lake supplies the whole town with water.
  • donateFour hundred dollars has been donated to the school book fund.
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More examples
  • Ahealthydietshould supply allnecessaryvitaminsandminerals.
  • We supplysystemsforclientson thePacificrim.
  • Theproposedtidalbarragewouldgenerateenoughelectricityto supply between 60 000 and 80 000homes.
  • Allinformationsupplied will betreatedconfidentially.
  • Allourelectricshaversare supplied with afreetravelpouch.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Giving, providing and supplying
  • accommodate
  • accord
  • administer
  • administration
  • assignment
  • award
  • hand off
  • handsomethingin
  • handsomethingout
  • handsomethingover
  • handsomethinground
  • invest
  • lay
  • passing
  • reassignment
  • rebid
  • regift
  • reprovision
  • resource
  • spare
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supply
noun
uk
/səˈplaɪ/us
/səˈplaɪ/
[CorU]
anamountof something that isavailablefor use:
供应量，供给量
Whenever she goes out with herbaby, she alwaystakesalargesupplyofbabyfoodwith her.每次她带孩子出门，总会带上大量的婴儿食品。
In thecapital,demandforcheaphousingfaroutstripssupply(= what isprovided).在首都，廉价住房远远供不应求。
suppliesB2[plural]
foodor other thingsnecessaryforliving:
生活必需品，日用品
Therefugeesareurgentlyin need offoodandmedicalsupplies.难民急需食品和医疗用品。
B2
anamountof somethingavailable:
供应量，供给量
Extensivemininghasreducedthe suppliesofcoalin thearea.大量开采，已减少了该地区的煤炭供应量。
the gas, electricity, etc. supply
thesystemused for supplyinggas,electricity, etc. topeople:
煤气／电力等供应系统
Someone hasturnedoff theelectricitysupply.有人切断了供电系统。
in short supply
If something is inshortsupply, there is little of itavailable:
供应不足，短缺
Strawberries are inshortsupply thissummer.今年夏天草莓供应不足。
More examples
  • Thewatersupply is beingtestedforcontamination.
  • Theclinicprovidesafreesupply ofcontraceptivesonrequest.
  • The world's supply ofagriculturallandisshrinkingfast.
  • If thisbillis notpaidwithin fivedays,yourgassupply will becutoff.
  • Heseemstothinkthat I have anendlesssupply ofmoney.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Giving, providing and supplying
  • accommodate
  • accord
  • administer
  • administration
  • assignment
  • award
  • hand off
  • handsomethingin
  • handsomethingout
  • handsomethingover
  • handsomethinground
  • invest
  • lay
  • passing
  • reassignment
  • rebid
  • regift
  • reprovision
  • resource
  • spare
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Important and essential things
Scarce, inadequate and not enough

Idiom

supply and demand
(Definition ofsupplyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

supply| American Dictionary

supply
verb[T]
us
/səˈplɑɪ/
toprovidesomething that isneededorwanted, or toprovidesomeone with what thepersonneedsorwants:
Fran Gebus supplied therecipefor thesemuffins.
ThedamsuppliesSanFrancisco withwaterandpower.
supply
noun[C/U]
us
/səˈplɑɪ/
anamountof something that isavailablefor use:
[U]In New York,demandforhousingfaroutstripssupply.
[C]Medical supplies weredesperatelyneededin thewarzone.
(Definition ofsupplyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

supply| Business English

supply
verb[T]
uk
/səˈplaɪ/us
PRODUCTION,COMMERCE
toprovidematerials, orgoodsandservices:
supply sth to sb/sthThey supplypartsto theautomotiveindustry.
Electricalpoweris supplied byundergroundcables.
We supplysystemsforclientson thePacificrim.
to give something that isneededto someone or something:
supply sb/sth with sthAllemployeesare supplied withsafetyequipment.
They were notableto supply us with therelevantdata.
supply
noun
uk
/səˈplaɪ/us
pluralsupplies
[CorU]
anamountof something that isavailablefor use:
a supply of sthThe world's supply ofagriculturallandisshrinkingfast.
We do not have anunlimitedsupply ofmoneyavailablefor thisproject.
Extensivemininghasreducedthe supplies ofcoalin thearea.
alimited/unlimitedsupply
toensure/boost/restrictthe supply
Across theeconomy, itseemsthatdemandforviableCEOcandidatesexceedssupply.
Compare
demandnoun
[U]
theactofprovidingsomething:
They have beenaskedtotenderfor the supply ofcleaningmaterialsto all the company'soffices.
gas/electricity/water supply
thesystemused for supplyinggas,electricity, etc. tocustomers:
Theenergystoragesystemtopsup thepeakelectricitysupply.
supplies[plural]
foodor other things that arenecessaryforliving:
Therefugeesareurgentlyin need offoodandmedicalsupplies.
things that arenecessaryfor aparticularpurpose:
officesupplies

See also

excess supply
inelastic supply
in short supply
money supply
(Definition ofsupplyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsupply

supply
The adjustment cost hypothesis reduces the elasticity of capitalsupply.
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No town could have survived without water supplies.
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While labour demand is modelled, laboursupplyis supposed to follow the demand within the framework of constant nominal wage rates.
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Thereby, a continuoussupplyof urea and amino acids to an open reaction system would be expected to overcome this limitation.
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Optimizing time distribution of watersupplyand fertilizer nitrogen rates in relation to targeted wheat yield.
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But in case thesupplyof tubes is insufficient they should be transferred, as caught, into any dry bottle, such as a whisky bottle.
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It is unlikely that nutritional inadequacy supplies the answer.
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The cost of devices is such that, unlike drug samples, they can rarely be supplied free in clinical trials.
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These have had varying success in increasing organsupply.
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The response of tropical tree seedlings to nutrientsupply: meta-analysis for understanding a changing tropical landscape.
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Public support of the dominance of thesupply-side in health policy was strong and broad for most of the twentieth century.
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For any of us who had forgotten the old adage that a drug is a poison, this book supplies a useful reminder.
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In contrast, species relying on more permanent (predictable) food supplies (such as aerial insects) were present all years.
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Coal and natural gas prices are determined by thesupplyelasticities of their respective resource bases.
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Areas with different living environments such as type of residence and watersupplywere considered for site selection.
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Collocationswithsupply

supply

These are words often used in combination withsupply.

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abundant supply
Nutrient-limited growth is not considered since we assume that perfusion provides anabundantsupplyof nutrient.
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adequate supply
Assuringadequatesupplyof cadaveric organs may constitute such an interest.
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aggregate supply
Similarly, changing the relative magnitude of aggregate supply and demand elasticities in the fourth and fifth rows does not destroy the incentives for activism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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