英汉词典

provide 基本解释

• vt. 提供；规定；准备；装备
• vi. 规定；抚养；作准备

provide 词态变化

provide 中文词源

pro-,提前，-vid,看，词源同evident,visit.即提前看到的，有预见性的，引申词义准备，未雨绸缪，后用于指提供，供应，规定等。

provide 英文词源

provide

provide: [15] The -vide of provide goes back to Latin vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision), which is a long way from the English verb’s main present-day meaning, ‘supply’. Its Latin ancestor prōvidēre, formed with the prefix prō- ‘before’, meant ‘foresee’ – a sense which survived into English: ‘evident and sufficient signs, whereby may be provided and foreseen the aborcement [abortion] before it comes’, Thomas Raynalde, Birth of Mankind 1545.

But already in Latin it had moved on to ‘exercise foresight by making preparations’, and this formed the basis of the later ‘supply’. Other English descendants of prōvidēre include improvise, provident [15] (a close relative of prudent), provision [14], proviso [15], and purvey [13].
=> improvise, provision, proviso, prudent, purvey, vision

provide (v.)

early 15c., from Latin providere "look ahead, prepare, supply, act with foresight," from pro- "ahead" (see pro-) + videre "to see" (see vision). Related: Provided; providing. Earlier in same sense was purvey, which is the same word as deformed in Old French.

provide 英文释义

1. provide or furnish with;

"We provided the room with an electrical heater"

2. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance;

"The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

3. determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation;

"The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"

"The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"

4. mount or put up;

"put up a good fight"

"offer resistance"

5. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain;

"This leaves no room for improvement"

"The evidence allows only one conclusion"

"allow for mistakes"

"leave lots of time for the trip"

"This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

6. supply means of subsistence; earn a living;

"He provides for his large family by working three jobs"

"Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"

7. take measures in preparation for;

"provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"

provide 同义词解析

equip, furnish, supply, provide, afford

这些动词都含有"提供，供给"之意。

equip： 侧重提供与技术有关的装备或设备等。

furnish： 多指添置家具等供给生活的必需品或为生活舒适提供所需的服务设施。

supply： 普通用词，指提供任何所需求的东西。

provide与supply近义，但强调人的深谋远虑，侧重用贮备等方法作充分准备。

afford： 一般只用于对抽象事物提供，也可指经济能力上的供给或支付。

provide 双语例句

1. Poland provide the opposition for the Scots' last warm-up match at home.

苏格兰队在国内最后一场热身赛的对手是波兰队。

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2. New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.

关节炎的新疗法可能是止痛药之外的另一种选择。

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3. Nursing auxiliaries provide basic care, but are not qualified nurses.

助理护士只提供基本护理，不具备护士资格。

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4. Light colours provide an effective backdrop for pictures or a mirror.

浅色是挂放图画或镜子很有效果的衬托。

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5. The least his hotel could do is provide a little privacy.

他的酒店至少应该提供一点隐私保护。

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provide 实用场景例句

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。

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We are here to provide a service for the public.

我们来这里是为公众服务。

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We are here to provide the public with a service.

我们来这里是为公众服务。

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Please answer questions in the space provided.

请在留出的空白处答题。

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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。

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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。

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The legislation provides for the detention of suspected terrorists for up to seven days.

法律规定，对嫌疑恐怖分子最多可拘留七天。

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I'll be glad to provide a copy of this...

我很愿意提供它的一个副本。

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They would not provide any details...

他们不愿提供任何细节。

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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。

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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。

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Specially , an abnormal dispersion phenomena of surface eciton polaritons near the Exciton resonance frequeney is found.

Queisser的错误结果,发现在激子共振频率附近表面激子极化激元存在异常色散的现象.

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Most computer games provide some kind of wish fulfilment.

大部份电子游戏满足人们的某种愿望.

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It is highly important to provide for the future.

预先做好准备非常重要.

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These two criticisms provide a good starting point.

这两条批评意见开创了良好的开端.

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I hope the textbook will provide a foothold for students of the subject.

我希望这本教材能让本专业的学生打下基础.

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A small number of nations provide the world with armaments.

少数几个国家向世界各国提供军火.

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Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose.

零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务.

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It is wise to provide against emergency.

预防意外是明智的.

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The purpose of the scheme is not to help the employers but to provide work for young people.

这个计划的目的不是为了帮助雇主,而是为青年人提供工作机会.

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And the newcomers provide a willing hand for jobs others may spin.

别人不愿干的工作,新来的人却都愿意干.

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The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.

研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版.

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I have tried to provide some signposts.

我曾经尽力提供一些标志物.

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Besides selecting technological ventures for investment, the firms provide management, marketing and networking advice to the investee companies.

除甄选适宜投资的科技开发项目外,创业资金公司并为获得投资的公司提供管理 、 市场推广和建立网络等方面的意见.

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School brass band will provide music for entertainment.

由学校铜管乐队助兴.

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The skylight will provide good illumination from above.

顶上有天窗,光线会很充足.

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Wear clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain.

穿上足以防风雨的衣服。

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Leeds Castle will provide a dramatic backdrop to a fireworks display next Saturday.

利兹堡将为下周六的烟花燃放提供美妙的背景衬托。

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