| 单词 | purvey |
| 释义 | purvey (once / 3466 pages) v Use the verb purvey to describe the activities of businesses that supply things like food, like the bakery that purveys the best bread in the city. Purvey, which rhymes with survey, is something that a restaurant or store does: offer us food or supplies that we pay for, like the airport shop that purveys books, magazines and other things that travelers need for their flights. A second meaning refers to spreading an idea — like gossip — usually to a large audience, like when someone purveys embarrassing details about your dating life. Ouch. WORD FAMILYpurvey: purveyance, purveyed, purveying, purveyor, purveys+/purveyance: purveyances/purveyor: purveyors USAGE EXAMPLESRosenbaum helps clients deal with intellectual-property complaints, which occur when merchants are accused of purveying fakes or selling a restricted product without authorization. Seattle Times(Nov 19, 2016) “Second only to the drug dealers who purvey this problem is someone who would try to take advantage of anyone who is ill,” he said. New York Times(Aug 23, 2016) Politicians can be viewed as purveying a type of product. Salon(Aug 16, 2016) v supply with provisions Syn|Hyper provision furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to |
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