英 [səˈplaɪ],美 [səˈplaɪ]
供给;补充;弥补(缺陷、损失等);向……提供(物资等);暂代他人职务。其基本意思是“供应,提供”,指向某人提供某物或供应〔供给〕某人所需要的物品,引申可表示“满足”。
供给物;储备物质;粮食;提供,供应(量);储备;补给品。作名词时,基本意思是“供给,供应,补给”,是抽象名词,不可数;表示具体的“供给”,特别是其前有形容词修饰时,也可加不定冠词a;也可表示具体的“供给之物,存货,现货”等,是可数名词,多用复数形式。
是及物动词,接名词、代词或what从句作宾语,可用于被动结构。
一般不用于“supply sb sth”结构,而多用“supply sth for(to)sb”或“supply sb with sth”结构。
表示“供给,供应,补给”时,是不可数名词。
表示具体的“供给之物,存货,现货”等,是可数名词,多用复数形式。
Poachers have been netting salmon to supply the black market.(盗猎者一直在捕捞大麻哈鱼到黑市上去卖。)
We gained a rich supply of data which would normally be inaccessible.(我们得到了通常难以获取的大量数据。)
There is a plentiful supply of arms on the black market.(黑市上有大量武器出售。)
As the baby suckles, a further supply of milk is generated.(婴儿吮吸时,会有更多的奶水流出来。)
The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight.(流通领域的货币供应量一夜骤减。)
Prohibiting the manufacture or supply of chemical weapons was stipulated in the treaty.(该条约规定禁止制造或供应化学武器。)
The steady supply of oxygen is crucial for maintaining brain activity.(大脑活动需要稳定的氧气供应来维持。)
Urban water supply systems across the U.S. currently include fluoride at different concentrations.(美国各地的城市供水系统目前都含有不同浓度的氟化物。)
The fluctuation of market prices depends on the equilibrium between supply and what consumers demand.(市场价格的波动取决于供应与消费者需求之间的平衡。)
That company supplies paper to the printers.(那家公司向印刷商提供纸张。)
power supply:电源;电源供应器
supply chain:供应链;供给链;供需链
water supply:供水系统;水源
supply and demand:供给和需求;供需;供应与需求
in short supply:供应不足;缺乏
air supply:[化]供风;空气供应;气源;[医]空气供给
aggregate supply:[经]累积总供应;总供给;总体供应;总供给量
a good supply of:供应充足的……
supply lines:供应线;补给线