provide
verb uk/prəˈvaɪd/ us/prəˈvaɪd/
(SUPPLY)
B1 [ T ]提供，供给
to give someone something that they need
This booklet provides useful information about local services. 这本小册子提供了有关当地服务机构的有用信息。
All meals are provided at no additional cost. 膳食均免费提供。
The author provides no documentary references to support her assertions. 作者没有提供参考文献来支持她自己的论断。
We have concerns about whether the government will be able to provide viable social services for poorer families/provide poorer families with viable social services. 我们对政府是否有能力为较贫困家庭提供可行的社会服务十分担心。
Putting more police on patrol doesn't provide a real solution to the problem of increasing violence. 派更多警力巡逻并不能真正解决暴力事件不断增长这一问题。
- More examples
- Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.
- Do you think the state should provide free nursery education?
- A healthy diet should provide all your essential nutrients.
- They opened a shelter to provide temporary housing for the city's homeless.
- He was able to provide the police with some valuable information.
(LAW)
[ + that ] formal（法律或裁决）规定
(of a law or decision) to say that something must happen if particular conditions exist
Section 17 provides that all decisions must be circulated in writing. 第17条规定，所有的决定都必须以书面形式发放通知。
Phrasal verbs
provide against something 预防;防备;防止
to make plans in order to prevent or deal with a bad situation
Beach operators do not have a legal obligation to provide against injury or drowning. 海滨游乐场的经营者并没有法律义务要采取措施防止有人受伤或淹死。
provide for someone 为（某人）提供生活所需
to give someone the things they need, such as money, food, or clothes
He has a wife and two young children to provide for. 他要养活妻子和两个小孩。
provide for somethingC2 为…做准备;防备
to make plans in order to deal with a possible event in the future
We must provide for depreciation when calculating the costs. 在计算成本时，我们必须考虑到贬值因素。
formal（法律或协议）规定
If a law or agreement provides for something, it allows it to happen or exist.
Current legislation provides for the detention of those suspected of terrorism. 现行法律规定可以拘留嫌疑恐怖分子。