v.供给;提供;准备;规定;抚养
The hotel provides a reservation of tickets for its residents. 这家旅馆为旅客提供订票服务。
We have to provide for possible accidents. 我们要为可能发生的意外作些准备。
The law provides that these ancient buildings must be preserved. 法律规定,这些古老的建筑应该保存。
He was very poor because he'd to provide for five children. 他很穷,因为他要抚养五个孩子。
provide作及物动词时,指“规定”,后可接that从句。值得注意的是从句中要用shall/should,不用will/would,偶尔可用虚拟现在式。 The contract provides that only the best materials shall be used.The contract provides that only the best materials be used.合同规定说只允许用最好的材料。
provided可作连接词,原属于provide的过去分词, provided ...或provided that ...指“规定或以……作条件”。当用于正式英语中时,provided .../provided that ...可等同于“if...”。 I will go provided (that) you will go with me.I will go if you will go with me.两句意思一样,但注意两者不能随便替换。 What will happen if they see us?句中的if不可以替换成provided。不过通常来说,用provided的场合,用if都是可以的。
v.(动词)provide用作及物动词时,可表示“提供,供给,供应,装备”,后可接名词或代词作简单宾语; 还可接双宾语,常用介词for引出间接宾语,也可用介词with引出直接宾语,有时with可省略。
provide还可表示法律、规章、协议等的“规定”,往往作为条件提出使之能按照某人的意愿或某种规则履行,后常接that引起的从句,从句中可以用shall, should, must, may, ought to等,用should, must, ought to时,语气较重,用may时,语气较轻,用shall时,指当前,语气一般,也可用虚拟语气。
provide用作不及物动词时常与for, against 等介词搭配。