n (1)提供，供应;供应量 (act of providing; amount of sth that is provided) [U; C， 通常sing][N(of)]： the～of water and gas to domestic customers 为家庭用户供应水和煤气;The government are responsible for the～of medical services/education for all children. 政府有责任为所有儿童提供医疗服务/教育。P～of shelter was the Red Cross's main concern for the disaster victims. 红十字会主要关心的是向受灾者提供住所。a large～of food/mosquito nets 大量的食品/蚊帐供应;issue a～of meat to the troops 为军队拨一批肉类;〖同〗providing，sup-plying;

(2) 1)准(防)备 (preparation made to meet future needs or in case sth happens) [U][N(for/against)]： spend all one's money and make no～for the future/one's old age 花光了所有的钱，对将来/自己的老年毫无准备;make～for one's children's education/the possibility that someone may arrive late/some new arrivals 为自己孩子的教育/某人可能到得很晚/一些新来的人做准备;There was little～for adequate housing of the urban poor. 几乎没有为城市穷人的住房做出适当的安排;～against possible disaster 防备可能发生的灾难;〖同〗arrangement， preparation， readiness; 2)预先安排 (dealing with sth (in advance)) [U][N(for)]： (law) make no～for this (法律) 对此未作出规定;〖同〗arrangement， preparation;

(3)(食物，饮料)供应，粮食，存粮 (supplies of food and drink) [C， 通常pl]： have a plentiful store of～s 储存大量的食物;lay in a plenty store of～s 大量贮存粮食;They took plenty of～s on their trip. 他们出门旅行带了很多食品。P～s were kept in the storehouse. 食物存在仓库中。The～s we took with us to camp included meat， bread， milk， sugar， etc. 我们野营所带的食物包括肉、面包、牛奶、糖等。a～merchant/shop 食品商/店;

(4)法律文件中的条款(规定) (condition in a legal document) [C]： under/according to the～s of the agreement 根据协议的条款;a～of a peace treaty forbidding rearmament 和平协议中禁止重新武装的条款;The money was lent with this～. 钱是根据这一规定借出的。We accepted the contract with the～that it would be revised after two years. 我们接受了合同，条件是两年后须做修订。〖同〗requirement，condition，term，clause;

→pro′visional adj 临时的;

vt供应(粮食或必需品) (supply with food or necessities)[尤pass： T+n， T+n+prep(with)](fml)： enough food to～an army 足够一支军队所需的粮食供应;The ship was～ed for a voyage to the Antarctic. 这条船装上了南极之行的必需品。