supply 主要有以下几种用法:
一、作名词
“供应;供给;补给”
The water supply to the house was cut off.(这栋房子的水供应被切断了。)
There is a good supply of fresh vegetables in the market.(市场上有充足的新鲜蔬菜供应。)
“(常用复数)供应品;生活用品;军需品”
The army's supplies were running low.(军队的补给品快用完了。)
medical supplies(医疗用品)
二、作动词
“供应;提供(常与 with 或 to 连用)”
The company supplies electricity to the whole city.(这家公司向全市供电。)
They supplied us with food and water.(他们给我们提供了食物和水。)
“满足(需要等)”
The new policy is designed to supply the needs of the poor.(这项新政策旨在满足穷人的需求。)
supply with:表示向某人或某处提供某物。例如,我们供给他们金钱和衣服(we supplied them with money and clothes.)。
supply to:表示向某人或某处提供某物。例如,他们向农民供应了大批拖拉机(they supplied large numbers of tractors to peasants.)。
supply from:表示由某处提供某物。例如,这些货我们可以由总店供应(we can supply the goods from our main store.)。
supply for:表示为某人或某物提供。例如,学校为儿童提供图书(the school supplies books for the children.)。
We cannot guarantee adequate supplies of raw materials.
我们不能保证提供充足的原料。
Our supplies were running out.
我们的补给快用完了。
a transport plane carrying food and medical supplies for refugees
一架为难民运送食物和医疗用品的运输机
A stroke can disrupt the supply of oxygen to the brain.
中风可导致大脑供氧中断。
Local schools supply many of the volunteers.
许多志愿者来自当地学校。
...a pipeline which will supply the major Greek cities with Russian natural gas.
从俄罗斯向希腊主要城市输送天然气的管道