| 单词 | supply |
| 释义 | Word Frequency supply 1(səˈplaɪ) verbWord forms: -plies, -plying or -plied 1. (transitive; often foll by with) to furnish with something that is required to supply the community with good government 2. (tr; often foll by to or for) to make available or provide (something that is desired or lacking) to supply books to the library 3. (transitive) to provide for adequately; make good; satisfy who will supply their needs? 4. to serve as a substitute, usually temporary, in (another's position, etc) there are no ministers to supply the pulpit 5. (transitive) British to fill (a vacancy, position, etc) nounWord forms: plural -plies 6. a. the act of providing or something that is provided b. (as modifier) a supply dump 7. (often plural) an amount available for use; stock 8. (plural) food, equipment, etc, needed for a campaign or trip 9. economics a. willingness and ability to offer goods and services for sale b. the amount of a commodity that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at a specified price Compare demand (sense 9)10. military a. the management and disposal of food and equipment b. (as modifier) supply routes 11. (often plural) a grant of money voted by a legislature for government expenses, esp those not covered by other revenues 12. (in Parliament and similar legislatures) the money voted annually for the expenses of the civil service and armed forces 13. a. a person who acts as a temporary substitute b. (as modifier) a supply vicar 14. a source of electrical energy, gas, etc 15. obsolete aid or assistance Derived forms suppliable (supˈpliable) adjective supplier (supˈplier) noun Word origin C14: from Old French souppleier, from Latin supplēre to complete, from sub- up + plēre to fillWord Frequency supply 2(ˈsʌplɪ) or supplely (ˈsʌpəlɪ) adverb in a supple manner |
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