providepro•vide /prə'vaɪd/

vt 提供，装备，供给

• They provided the sufferers with food and clothes (或 provides food and clothes for the sufferers). 他们提供食物和衣服给受难者。

vi

1. 抚养，赡养

• He works hard to provide for his large family. 他努力工作以养活一大家子人。

2. 做准备

• provide for the entertainment of one's guests 为招待客人作准备

• provide for every eventuality 为一切可能发生的事做好准备

3. 预防，防备

• provide against an earthquake 做预防地震的准备

4. 正式 (法律等)规定

• The right of individuals to appeal to a higher court is provided for in the constitution. 人们上诉的权利在宪法中有规定。