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provide

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they provide
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he / she / it provides
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past simple provided
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past participle provided
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-ing form providing
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
     to give something to somebody or make it available for them to use提供；供应；给予 synonym supply
    • provide something Please provide the following information.请提供以下信息。
    • The exhibition provides an opportunity for local artists to show their work.展览为当地艺术家提供了展示自己作品的机会。
    • She did not provide any evidence to substantiate the claims.她没有提供任何证据来证实索赔。
    • The hospital has a commitment to provide the best possible medical care.这家医院承诺要提供最好的医疗服务。🔊🔊
    • Please answer questions in the space provided.请在留出的空白处答题。🔊🔊
    • Refreshments will be provided.将提供茶点。
    • provide something for somebody We are here to provide a service for the public.我们来这里是为公众服务。🔊🔊
    • provide somebody with something We are here to provide the public with a service我们来这里是为公众服务。🔊🔊
    • He provided us with a lot of useful information.他向我们提供了许多有用的信息。
    • provide something to somebody We provide financial support to low-income families.我们为低收入家庭提供财务支持。
    Extra Examples
    • The rules should provide consumers with a high level of protection.该规则应为消费者提供高水平的保护。
    • The report was not expected to provide any answers.人们没有指望这个报告会提供什么答案。🔊🔊
    • The agency provides legal services to farmers.该机构为农民提供法律服务。
    • The grants were intended to provide financial help to unemployed workers.这些资助款旨在向失业工人提供经济援助。
    • The organization provides food and shelter for refugees.该组织为难民提供食物与栖身之处。
    • The charity provides sporting activities for disabled children.该慈善机构为残疾儿童提供体育活动。
    • a buffet dinner, kindly provided by club members由俱乐部成员特意准备的自助晚餐
    • The article fails to provide any insight into how these trends are likely to develop.本文未能提供任何有关这些趋势可能如何发展的见解。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • kindly
    • free
    • free of charge
    • …
    verb + provide
    • be able to
    • can
    • aim to
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    • to
    • with
    • …
    See full entry
  2. provide that… (formal) (of a law or rule法律或规则) to state that something will or must happen规定 synonym stipulate
    • The final section provides that any work produced for the company is thereafter owned by the company.最后一节规定，此后为公司创作的一切作品均为该公司所有。🔊🔊
    see also provisionTopics Permission and obligationc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘prepare to do, get ready’): from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’.