provide
英[pr?'va?d]
美[pr?'va?d]
- vt. 提供；規(guī)定；準(zhǔn)備；裝備
- vi. 規(guī)定；撫養(yǎng)；作準(zhǔn)備
英英釋意
- 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"