provide [prə'vaid]

vt.

提供

1.provide sth.

On sundays his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast.

星期天，他的女房東不但供給早餐，還供給晚餐。

2.provide sb. with sth.

Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.

她總算設法使她的孩子有飯吃,有衣穿。

vi.

供給;提供

1.provide for（撫養）

He tried to earn more money to provide for a large family.

他設法多掙錢以供養一個子女眾多的家。

2.provide against（準備）

The government has to provide against a possible oil shortage in the coming months.

政府須為未來幾個月中可能出現的油荒作好準備。

【專業用法】

1. The law provides that these ancient buildings must be preserved.

法律規定,這些古老的建筑應該保存。

2. The constitution provides for citizens' rights and obligations.

憲法規定了公民的權利與義務。

【特殊用法】

provided

conj.

(=on the condition that)

假如, 如果, 倘若..., 在...條件下

Provided that circumstances permit, we shall hold the meeting next week.

(=if,as long as, in case,etc.)

只要情況允許，我們下周將舉行會議。

【詞源記憶】

pro (before) — vide (to see)

【詞形變化】

過去分詞 provided

現在分詞 providing

第三人稱單數 provides

【同義詞】

give supply offer

【名言名句】

I never teach my puils，I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.

——Albert Einstein

我從沒教育我的學生，只是努力向提供他們學習環境。

——阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦【物理學家1879-1955】

please make sentences with one of these phrases,

provide with ,provide for or provide against.