supplying

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If you supply someone with something that they want or need, you give them a quantity of it. 供應
...an agreement not to produce or supply chemical weapons. …一份不生產(chǎn)或不供應化學武器的協(xié)議。
...a pipeline which will supply the major Greek cities with Russian natural gas. …一條將為希臘各主要城市供應俄羅斯天然氣的管道。
2. N-PLURAL You can use supplies to refer to food, equipment, and other essential things that people need, especially when these are provided in large quantities. 補給品
What happens when food and petrol supplies run low?
食物和汽油這些補給品減少時會發(fā)生什么情況呢？
3. N-VAR A supply of something is an amount of it which someone has or which is available for them to use. 供應
The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen. 大腦需要持續(xù)的供氧。
4. N-UNCOUNT Supply is the quantity of goods and services that can be made available for people to buy. 供應量[商業(yè)]
Prices change according to supply and demand. 價格根據(jù)供應量和需求量而變化。
5. PHRASE If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain. 供應不足
Food is in short supply all over the country. 食品在全國各地都供應不足。