英语词汇“supply”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	supply
释义	sup·ply I. \səˈplī\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English suppleen, supplien, from Middle French souplier, soupleier, from Latin supplēre to fill up, supplement, supply, from sub- up + plēre to fill — more at sub-, full *transitive verb* 1. a. obsolete : to make additions to by way of supplement b. : to add (something essential or lacking) as a supplement 2. a. : to provide satisfaction or compensation for (as a need or defect) : make good by providing a substitute : fill adequately < an age which supplied the lack of moral habits by a system of moral attitudes and poses — T.S.Eliot > < the laws by which the material wants of men are supplied — Bulletin of Bates College > b. : to satisfy a need or desire for : provide or furnish with : bring up or make available a quantity of : yield < had taken to poaching as a means of supplying fresh meat for the table — H.D.Quillin > < the millrace built to supply power to the mission's sawmill — American Guide Series: Tennessee > < the moral code of each generation … supplies a norm or standard of behavior — B.N.Cardozo > < a youngster in school supplied me the answer — Bryan MacMahon > c. (1) : to provide that which is required or desired by : satisfy the needs or wishes of : furnish with or as if with supplies, provisions, or equipment < a contract to supply the railroad with fuel — D.L.Graham > < wells were drilled to supply the town's water system — American Guide Series: Arkansas > (2) : to furnish (organs, tissues, or cells) with pathways for transmission or a vital element (as a nerve impulse) — used of nerves and blood vessels 3. a. (1) : to substitute for another in (a function) (2) : to occupy (a position) as a substitute; specifically : to serve as a supply in (a church or pulpit) b. : to serve instead of : take the place of : replace < a bold peasantry … when once destroyed, can never be supplied — Oliver Goldsmith > *intransitive verb* : to serve as a supply < he supplied on Sundays in church pulpits of various denominations — Virginia D. Dawson & Betty D. Wilson > Synonyms: see provide II. noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English supplye, from supplien to supply 1. obsolete : assistance, succor, aid 2. : something that supplies or is supplied to a person or thing : a. obsolete : reinforcements — often used in plural b. : a clergyman that serves as a substitute for another or as a temporary or incompletely functioning pastor < since the church's organization, the pulpit has been filled by supplies — Presbyterian Life > c. obsolete : a supplement especially to a book d. : the quantity or amount (as of a commodity) needed or available < the state's supply of antiquities is not alarmingly diminished — American Guide Series: Maryland > < the need for a supply of symbols … to designate various things — Jack Guendling > < beer was in short supply in that hot weather — Nevil Shute > e. : items or a quantity (as provisions, clothing, arms, or raw material) available for use, exploitation, or development or especially set aside to be dispensed at need : stores, store < two crocodiles looking greedily … at this supply of succulent beef — Francis Birtles > — usually used in plural < ensuring fresh supplies of managerial talent — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude > f. : an amount of money provided (as by a legislature) to meet the annual national expenditures or those not covered by other revenues — usually used in plural < the power of giving or withholding the supplies at pleasure is one of absolute supremacy — T.E.May > 3. : the act, process, or an instance of filling a want or need or of providing someone or something < manufacture, acquisition, provision and supply of services and goods — Federal Guide (Australia) > < the town became a base of supply for cowboys — American Guide Series: Texas > < engaged in the supply of raw materials to industry > 4. a. : the quantities of goods or services offered for sale at various prices — compare demand b. : the desire for general purchasing power seeking its end by an offer of specific commodities or services 5. : something that contains, delivers, maintains, or regulates a supply < supply line > < supply depot > < the traces that supply one leaf constitute the leaf supply — A.J.Eames & L.H.MacDaniels > III. variant of supplely
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