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

supply1

/səˈplʌɪ

verb (supplies, supplying, supplied) [with object]

1Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide: the farm supplies apples to cider makers...

The crux of the matter is the lack of information supplied by the company, analysts said.
Horne pointed out that the test's publishers supplied the only research available on the test.
Buckets for daffodils are available if you can supply daffodils.

1.1Provide with something needed or wanted: make sure the workers are supplied with enough building materials...

It is as if by divine providence that I am supplied educational material just when I need it the most.
You could also help us by monetary contributions, or by supplying us postal stamps which we can use to send the book to more and more people.
The inactive passers-by will hopefully have made a contribution by supplying the police with good descriptions of the raiders.

1.2Be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand): the two reservoirs supply about 1% of the city’s needs...

Three thousand donations are required weekly to supply the demand.
In the last three years there has been a 30 per cent increase in potting efforts, with virtually the entire local fleet now supplying the demand of processors in France, Spain and Ireland.
What's going on here is a seemingly great solution for supplying a demand.

Synonyms

satisfy, meet, fulfil, fill, be adequate for, cater for

2 archaic Take over (a vacant place or role): when she died, no one could supply her place...

What is there in heaven that supplies its place?

noun (plural supplies)

1A stock or amount of something supplied or available for use: a farm with good water supply the demand for tickets greatly exceeds the supply...

It would depend on the supply of stocks available and how many targets they have to hit.
Yesterday my neighbours made an extra trip to the supermarket, stocking up on extra supplies of bottled water and canned food, ‘just in case the worst happens’.
He added that while the store had ordered extra supplies of bottled water, he had not seen any other unusual related sales trends.

Synonyms

stock, store, reserve, reservoir, stockpile, heap, pile, mass, hoard, cache, collection, storehouse, repository;

fund, crop, mine, bank, arsenal

1.1 [mass noun] The action of providing what is needed or wanted: the deal involved the supply of forty fighter aircraft...

How will they deal with the issue of power supply?
ScottishPower is involved in electricity production and supply in both the UK and the US.
Enron's origins were in companies involved in the production and supply of energy.

Synonyms

provision, providing, supplying, furnishing, dissemination, distribution, laying on, sending out, serving, accommodation

1.2 [mass noun] Economics The amount of a good or service offered for sale.We know that producers will offer more supply at a higher price than a lower price, and we know that more consumers will buy more at a lower price than a higher price....

In the short term, at least, demand for service is far outpacing supply.
He believes that fewer apartments will now be built in areas with a surplus of supply.

1.3 (supplies) The provisions and equipment necessary for an army or for people engaged in a particular project or expedition.All necessary injection equipment and supplies are provided for each client in an injection room, as well as the means for disposal....

The bulk of USASOC's planning is making sure the right people with the right equipment and necessary supplies are at the right place at the right time.
There are too few phone lines, my medical records are in boxes, and all but the most necessary equipment and supplies are in storage.

Synonyms

provisions, stores, stocks, rations, food, food and drink, foodstuffs, eatables, subsistence, produce, necessities

informal eats, grub, nosh

formal comestibles, provender

archaic viands, victuals, vittles

equipment, apparatus, paraphernalia, wares, trappings, stuff, tackle, things;

Military materiel

1.4 [as modifier] Providing necessary goods and equipment: a supply ship...

Desert sand is hard on men and equipment and the supply lines are susceptible to guerrilla attacks.
Was there going to be a pause in the offensive or merely a necessary strengthening of the supply lines before the next stage of action?
A Royal Fleet Auxiliary supply ship en route to the Middle East has rescued 20 people from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean.

1.5 (supplies) British A grant of money by Parliament for the costs of government.

2 [usually as modifier] A person, especially a schoolteacher, acting as a temporary substitute for another: a supply teacher...

The interim teachers will work closely with the existing teachers to cover classes, reducing the number of temporary supply teachers the school needs.
Simon's temporary return as a supply teacher was a welcome relief, providing a long-lost focus to the cast's squabbles.
Under a innovative scheme launched two years ago, it employs permanent supply teachers to use for cover and has fewer on temporary contracts.

Synonyms

substitute, stand-in, fill-in, locum, temporary, stopgap

Phrases

in short supply

on supply

supply and demand

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French soupleer, from Latin supplere 'fill up', from sub- 'from below' + plere 'fill'. The early sense of the noun was 'assistance, relief' (chiefly a Scots use).

Rhymes

supply2

/ˈsʌpli

adverb

Variant spelling of supplely (see supple).

单词	supply
释义	supply1 /səˈplʌɪ / verb (supplies, supplying, supplied) [with object] 1Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide: the farm supplies apples to cider makers... The crux of the matter is the lack of information supplied by the company, analysts said. Horne pointed out that the test's publishers supplied the only research available on the test. Buckets for daffodils are available if you can supply daffodils. 1.1Provide with something needed or wanted: make sure the workers are supplied with* enough building materials... It is as if by divine providence that I am supplied educational material just when I need it the most. You could also help us by monetary contributions, or by supplying us postal stamps which we can use to send the book to more and more people. The inactive passers-by will hopefully have made a contribution by supplying the police with good descriptions of the raiders. 1.2Be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand): the two reservoirs supply about 1% of the city’s needs... Three thousand donations are required weekly to supply the demand. In the last three years there has been a 30 per cent increase in potting efforts, with virtually the entire local fleet now supplying the demand of processors in France, Spain and Ireland. What's going on here is a seemingly great solution for supplying a demand. Synonyms satisfy, meet, fulfil, fill, be adequate for, cater for 2 archaic* Take over (a vacant place or role): when she died, no one could supply her place... What is there in heaven that supplies its place? noun (plural supplies) 1A stock or amount of something supplied or available for use: a farm with good water supply the demand for tickets greatly exceeds the supply... It would depend on the supply of stocks available and how many targets they have to hit. Yesterday my neighbours made an extra trip to the supermarket, stocking up on extra supplies of bottled water and canned food, ‘just in case the worst happens’. He added that while the store had ordered extra supplies of bottled water, he had not seen any other unusual related sales trends. Synonyms stock, store, reserve, reservoir, stockpile, heap, pile, mass, hoard, cache, collection, storehouse, repository; fund, crop, mine, bank, arsenal 1.1 [mass noun] The action of providing what is needed or wanted: the deal involved the supply of forty fighter aircraft... How will they deal with the issue of power supply? ScottishPower is involved in electricity production and supply in both the UK and the US. Enron's origins were in companies involved in the production and supply of energy. Synonyms provision, providing, supplying, furnishing, dissemination, distribution, laying on, sending out, serving, accommodation 1.2 [mass noun] Economics The amount of a good or service offered for sale.We know that producers will offer more supply at a higher price than a lower price, and we know that more consumers will buy more at a lower price than a higher price.... In the short term, at least, demand for service is far outpacing supply. He believes that fewer apartments will now be built in areas with a surplus of supply. 1.3 (supplies) The provisions and equipment necessary for an army or for people engaged in a particular project or expedition.All necessary injection equipment and supplies are provided for each client in an injection room, as well as the means for disposal.... The bulk of USASOC's planning is making sure the right people with the right equipment and necessary supplies are at the right place at the right time. There are too few phone lines, my medical records are in boxes, and all but the most necessary equipment and supplies are in storage. Synonyms provisions, stores, stocks, rations, food, food and drink, foodstuffs, eatables, subsistence, produce, necessities informal eats, grub, nosh formal comestibles, provender archaic viands, victuals, vittles equipment, apparatus, paraphernalia, wares, trappings, stuff, tackle, things; Military materiel 1.4 [as modifier] Providing necessary goods and equipment: a supply ship... Desert sand is hard on men and equipment and the supply lines are susceptible to guerrilla attacks. Was there going to be a pause in the offensive or merely a necessary strengthening of the supply lines before the next stage of action? A Royal Fleet Auxiliary supply ship en route to the Middle East has rescued 20 people from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean. 1.5 (supplies) British A grant of money by Parliament for the costs of government. 2 [usually as modifier] A person, especially a schoolteacher, acting as a temporary substitute for another: a supply teacher... The interim teachers will work closely with the existing teachers to cover classes, reducing the number of temporary supply teachers the school needs. Simon's temporary return as a supply teacher was a welcome relief, providing a long-lost focus to the cast's squabbles. Under a innovative scheme launched two years ago, it employs permanent supply teachers to use for cover and has fewer on temporary contracts. Synonyms substitute, stand-in, fill-in, locum, temporary, stopgap Phrases in short supply on supply supply and demand Origin Late Middle English: from Old French soupleer, from Latin supplere 'fill up', from sub- 'from below' + plere 'fill'. The early sense of the noun was 'assistance, relief' (chiefly a Scots use). Rhymes ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai supply2 /ˈsʌpli / adverb Variant spelling of supplely (see supple).
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