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supply

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sup·ply1 /səˈplaɪ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural supplies)
1  amount available 可用量 [countableC]KEEP/STORE an amount of something that is available to be used 供應量，供給量
supply of
I’ve only got a week’s supply of tablets left.
剩下的藥片只夠我一周的量了。
plentiful/abundant/adequate etc supply
There was a plentiful supply of cheap labour.
有大量廉價勞動力。
The nation’s fuel supplies will not last forever.
這個國家的燃料供應不會無窮無盡。
To protect the food supply, the government ordered the slaughter of affected cattle.
爲保護食品供應，政府下令宰殺被感染的牛。
→ money supply
2  NECESSARY THINGS 必需品supplies [plural]PROVIDE food, clothes, and things necessary for daily life or for a particular purpose, especially for a group of people over a period of time 日用（必需）品〔尤指供一群人在一段時間内用〕
Supplies were brought in by air.
補給品通過空運送來。
vital/essential/emergency supplies
trucks loaded with emergency supplies
載滿緊急救援物資的卡車
medical/school/cleaning etc supplies
foreign aid used to buy medical supplies
用於購買醫藥物資的外國援助款項
Examples from the Corpus
supplies• Emergency supplies are being sent to the flooded region.
3  gas/electricity/water etc supply SERVICESa system that is used to supply gas etc 煤氣/電力/自來水等供應（系統）
the public water supply
公共供水系統
If you fail to pay your bill, you run the risk of having your electricity supply cut off (=stopped).
如果你不付賬單，就有可能被斷電。
Examples from the Corpus
gas/electricity/water etc supply• But neither at school nor at home was there a gas supply.• Is there an electricity supply? 7.• The companies plan to apply the concept to gas and electricity supplies as well as security systems.• This' black rain' left a sticky oily coating on people, livestock, crops, water supplies and buildings.• That left municipal water supply as the sole conceivable justification.• It is claimed the dust left behind pollutes water supplies.• The cisterns were the huge catchment tanks which held the city's water supply.
4  act of supplying 供應 [uncountableU]PROVIDE when you supply something 供應，供給；補給
supply of/to
The military government is trying to stop the supply of guns to the rebels.
軍政府試圖切斷叛軍的槍支補給。
5. supply ship/convoy/route etc TTKEEP/STOREa ship etc used for bringing or storing supplies 補給船/車[船]隊/路線等
Examples from the Corpus
supply ship/convoy/route etc• This time Dennis claimed hits on a destroyer while Osborne inflicted damage on a supply ship.• An Axis supply convoy was now spotted by a Maryland, and on 7 May an attack was laid on.• At other times, they waged an incessant guerrilla war, attacking isolated Roman garrisons, ambushing caravans, cutting supply routes.• From the summit there is a view of the Roman supply route, Dere Street.• Mr Mobutu had cut the supply route after a dispute with Mr Savimbi.• None of the supply routes go close to the point where Sunderby's aircraft ditched.• The bases and the well-traveled supply routes that kept them run-ning were as obvious as Nui Ba Den.
→ in short supply at short1
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a good supply
In hot countries, always carry a good supply of water.
a plentiful/abundant supply formal:
There was a plentiful supply of books and magazines to read.
an adequate supply
The larger cities usually have more modern health facilities and an adequate supply of medicines.
a constant/steady/regular supply
For dairy farming, a constant supply of lush grass is essential.
an endless/inexhaustible supply (=one that does not end, or seems not to end)
He has an endless supply of jokes.
a ready supply (=one that is easily available)
The early settlers also found a ready supply of flints in the chalk cliffs.
a small/limited supply
There is a limited supply of land for building.
a dwindling supply (=one that is getting smaller)
We cannot rely on the dwindling supplies of crude oil and natural gas.
a fresh supply
A fresh supply of fuel was needed.
verbs
use up/exhaust a supply
The diver had nearly used up his supply of oxygen.
Examples from the Corpus
supply• Within a week, one and a half million men, with abundant supplies, were in position for a massed attack.• The size of a premium or discount for a currency depends on demand and supply in the forward market for it.• More donors are needed as blood supplies run low.• The patient suffered a sudden decrease in the blood supply to part of her brain.• The electricity supply is less reliable in mountainous areas of the country.• We have to find ways of providing an equitable supply of food that does not depend upon crude market forces.• Food supplies in the camp were already running out.• The nation's fuel supplies will not last forever.• The hospital keeps a large supply of blood for use in emergencies.• Joe kept records of his stills photography and checked through the medical supplies.• The steel industry depends on a regular supply of raw materials.• The supermarket donated a year's supply of groceries to one needy family.• First prize was a year's supply of baby food.• The two do not always go together and experts who combine the two are in short supply.• In the extreme case, the supply will depend exclusively on demand.• We need to improve the supply of food to the area affected by the floods.• In south Texas, the water supply is close to failing.• The drought is threatening the water supply in some areas.• During the drought some households had their water supply cut off.
supply of• All the construction has created a plentiful supply of housing.• Blood clots can stop the supply of blood to the brain, causing a stroke.
supply of/to• There is also to be an initiative towards regional disarmament and towards limiting future arms supplies to the region.• In Raynaud's disease, the blood supply to the fingers is faulty, leading to attacks of numbness and discomfort.• If key sections of the system crumble, Moran said, San Francisco would be left with a four-day supply of water.• An infinitely interest-elastic supply of money. 5.• Walrus tusks were essentially substitutes for ivory in territories remote from supplies of elephant tusks.• For centuries, infants provided the poliovirus a steady supply of hosts, and open sewers delivered the disease to them.• There are clear signs that supplies of fungi are now dwindling.• The interaction of the demand for, and the supply of yen will establish the dollar price of yen.
supply2 ●●● S3 W2 verb (supplied, supplying, supplies) [transitiveT]
1  PROVIDEto provide people with something that they need or want, especially regularly over a long period of time 供應，供給，提供〔所需物品〕
Paint for the project was supplied by the city.
該項目所用油漆由市政府提供。
supply somebody with something
An informer supplied the police with the names of those involved in the crime.
有告密者向警方提供了涉案者的名字。
supply something to somebody
They were arrested for supplying drugs to street dealers.
他們因向街頭毒品販子提供毒品而被逮捕。
2  be well/poorly/generously supplied with something to have a lot of something, a little of something etc 某物供應充分/不足/充足
The lounge was well supplied with ashtrays.
休息室備有大量煙灰缸。
Examples from the Corpus
be well/poorly/generously supplied with something• The markets are well supplied with agricultural produce, and with linens and yarns from the surrounding country.• The lounge was well supplied with ashtrays.• Football stars are well supplied with female groupies.
Examples from the Corpus
supply• Johns notes that the strategy of substituting active for passive raises the problem of supplying a subject for the active clause.• The company supplies fish to local shops and restaurants.• Interspersed between tragic stories are a few songs supplying pointed but comic relief.• He wanted Frank and Raymo to be part of it and he supplied some operational details.• This also supplies the data for D2.• The US government was accused of supplying the rebels with arms and equipment.• To make life easier for the user a keyboard overlay is supplied which carries the various options.• A great range of waiting-rooms, offices, restaurants, baggage rooms, and a post office were supplied within.
supply somebody with something• In the 1850s, Stanford started his business by supplying miners with shovels.
From Longman Business Dictionary
supplysup·ply1 /səˈplaɪ/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp supplied) [transitiveT]
1COMMERCEto provide goods or services to customers, especially regularly and over a long period of time
In certain circumstances they will charge an additional amount when supplying agricultural goods and services.
supply something to somebody
The company supplies products and services to the energy industry.
supply somebody with something
The computer giant has agreed to supply Mitsubishi with mainframe and minicomputers.
2to give someone something they want or need
Several pharmaceutical companies are supplyingadditional data and making recommendations on labeling.
Financing was supplied by a syndicate of international banks.
supply somebody with something
All employees were supplied with protective clothing.
supplysupply2 noun (plural supplies)
1[countableC]COMMERCEECONOMICS an amount of something that is available to be sold, bought, used etc
The quality of the locallabour supply has helped to keep his company growing.
One-quarter of the nation’soil supply is shipped via the pipeline.
Coal inventories at the end of March were 390,000 metric tons, a 14-day supply.
During times of rapid growth demand for aircraft maintenance resources also tends to outstrip supply.
→ inelastic supply
2be in short supply if something is in short supply, very little of it is available
Pricing information is in short supply because computer makers don’t like to talk about the latest trends.
The building projects are behind schedule and construction materials in desperately short supply.
3water/gas/electricity etc supply a system that provides water, gas etc
Thepublic water supply company said the charge was related to its environmental testing laboratory.
→ see also money supply
4[uncountableU]COMMERCE the act of supplying something
supply of
There were some difficulties in the supply of raw materials.
Origin supply2
(1300-1400) Old French soupleier, from Latin supplere “to fill up, supplement, supply”, from sub- “up” + plere “to fill”

See also: supple

See also: supplely

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