provide
/prəˈvaɪd/
v.
一句话记住
提供;供给;(法律、规定)写明;规定
释义与例句
v.
提供;供给
to give someone something they need
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The school provides free lunch for students.
学校为学生提供免费午餐。
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The hotel provides towels and soap for every guest.
酒店为每位客人提供毛巾和肥皂。
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These trees provide shade in summer.
这些树在夏天提供阴凉。
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The charity provides food and shelter for the homeless.
这家慈善机构为无家可归者提供食物和住所。
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Can you provide some examples to support your argument?
你能提供一些例子来支持你的论点吗?
v.
(法律、规定)写明;规定
to state a rule in a law or contract
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The contract provides that the work must be finished in May.
合同规定这项工作必须在五月完成。
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The law provides that every child has the right to education.
法律规定每个孩子都有受教育的权利。
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The rules provide for a fine of up to five hundred yuan.
规定中写明最高可罚款五百元。
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The agreement provides that both sides must share the cost.
协议规定双方必须分担费用。
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Section 3 provides how the money should be spent.
第三条写明了这笔钱应当如何使用。
词源与构词
拉丁语 providere:pro-(向前)+ videre(看),提前看到需要,就先把东西备好,于是“提供”;提前看清并写明,就是“规定”。
pro-
前缀 · forward,向前
vis
词根 · to see,看
记忆钩子
pro(向前)+ vis(看):提前看到需求,先把东西备好,就是提供。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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advise 建议;劝告;提供意见I would advise you to arrive early. 我建议你早点到。
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evident 明显的;显而易见的It was evident that she was tired. 很明显她累了。
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invisible 看不见的;隐形的The air is invisible, but we feel it on a windy day. 空气看不见,但在刮风的日子我们能感觉到它。
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provision 供应;提供The provision of clean water is the city's top priority. 提供清洁用水是这座城市的首要任务。
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revise 修改;修订The author revised the last chapter three times. 作者把最后一章修改了三遍。
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supervise 监督;管理;指导A senior teacher supervised the new staff during their first term. 一位资深教师在第一学期指导新入职的员工。
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television 电视;电视机We watched the match on television. 我们在电视上看了那场比赛。
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visible 看得见的;可见的The stars are barely visible tonight. 今晚的星星几乎看不见。
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vision 视力;视觉His vision is poor without glasses. 他不戴眼镜视力很差。
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visit 参观;拜访We visited the museum last Sunday. 上周日我们参观了博物馆。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
同义词
反义词
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withhold 拒绝给予;隐瞒The witness withheld important information. 证人隐瞒了重要信息。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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proved 证明了拼写只差一个字母:provide 是“提供”;proved 是 prove(证明)的过去式,注意 -vide 与 -ved。The test proved that the medicine was safe. 试验证明这种药是安全的。
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providing 如果;只要providing 除作 provide 的 -ing 形式外,还作连词“只要”,相当于 provided that,此时与“提供”无关。We'll go out providing it doesn't rain. 只要不下雨我们就出去。
常见搭配
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provide support 提供支持The government will provide support for small businesses. 政府将为小企业提供支持。
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provide information 提供信息Please provide information about your education. 请提供有关你教育背景的信息。
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provide for 供养;为……做准备He works hard to provide for his family. 他努力工作养家。