单词 | supply |
释义 | supply (səplaɪ ) Word forms: supplies , supplying , supplied 1. verb B2 If you supply someone with something that they want or need, you give them a quantity of it. ...an agreement not to produce or supply chemical weapons. [VERB noun] Tourist offices will supply you with a free basic street map. [VERB noun + with] ...the blood vessels supplying oxygen to the brain. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: provide, give, furnish, produce 2. plural noun [oft noun NOUN] You can use supplies to refer to food, equipment, and other essential things that people need, especially when these are provided in large quantities. What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low? The country's only supplies are those it can import by lorry from Vietnam. 3. variable noun [noun NOUN] B2 A supply of something is an amount of it which someone has or which is available for them to use. The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen. [+ of] Most urban water supplies in the country now contain fluoride. Synonyms: store, fund, stock, source 4. uncountable noun B2 Supply is the quantity of goods and services that can be made available for people to buy. [business] Prices change according to supply and demand. Synonyms: supplying, provision, distribution, sending out 5. verb B2 If you supply a missing word or piece of information, for example in a puzzle, you say or write it because you know it. Supply the missing word(s) and you could win a T-shirt. [VERB noun] 6. in short supply phrase If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain. Food is in short supply all over the country. Nowadays that sort of innocence is in short supply. Collocations: supply technology Few other countries supply technology for liquefied natural gas. Times, Sunday Times This calls for very substantially increased investment in innovation in noncarbon energy sources in order to diversify energy supply technologies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It supplies technology for improved operational efficiencies, improved transactional velocity, resource utilization and long-term profitability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gizmo created a corporation which supplied technology to various people, including criminals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the rail links were cut, he had to scavenge ammunition from abandoned depots and knocked-out supply trucks. Times, Sunday Times Some local officials said that about 50 containers were destroyed, while others said the attackers set nearly 100 vehicles alight including jeeps and 20 supply trucks. Times, Sunday Times To aid in the removal of garbage, the government supplied trucks to transport waste. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He did not want his guests to see behind-the-scenes activity, such as supply trucks delivering goods to the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The supply trucks would still be needed to repair damages inflicted on these artillery units, however. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cuts are to come out of reimbursements to hospitals and doctors, already reduced to levels that threaten the supply of quality healthcare services. Times, Sunday Times The debate may be academic if prolonged fighting threatens the supply of oil and gas from the east. Times, Sunday Times Yet far from threatening the supply of teachers, higher and tougher entry standards bring greater competition for places. Times, Sunday Times Droughts had threatened the supply to the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Partisan activity was growing in their rear areas, threatening their supplies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The want of an unlimited supply of high explosive was a fatal bar to our success. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Experts hope the research will one day allow medics to grow an unlimited supply of transplant organs. The Sun (2017) The move would mean a potentially unlimited supply of eggs could be produced. Times, Sunday Times (2012) They spent money as if there was an unlimited supply. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Global vaccine supply chains are already spread thin. Times,Sunday Times Other tasks include microbiological special investigations and vaccine supply. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Flu vaccine supplies are now abundant, and since healthy people benefit from vaccination they are now encouraged to protect themselves and others by being vaccinated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Commercial rivalries are being put aside as firms co-operate to develop new ventilators and other vital supplies. The Sun Supper on the table after all, plus breakfast and a few vital supplies. Times, Sunday Times Young people distracted by social media, online gaming and longer working hours are giving less blood, putting vital supplies at risk, health chiefs have said. Times, Sunday Times In the process she transferred 14,000 tonnes of fuel as well as delivering stores and other vital supplies. Times, Sunday Times Among a series of urgent recommendations was the need to stockpile and requisition vital supplies such as rescue boats, sandbags, food and drinking water. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 供应, 供应 Japanese: 供給, 供給する |
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