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make provision for sth/sb
The company must make provision for potential losses.
公司必须为潜在损失做好准备。
提供；供给；预备
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提供；供给；预备
The act of providing, or making preparation for something in advance.
The company must make provision for potential losses.
公司必须为潜在损失做好准备。
为未来使用而获得的商品或供应品,尤其是食物
An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
提供或事先准备的行为。
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
为未来事件预留的钱
Money set aside for a future event.
为确认与当前交易相关的可能未来不利事件而设立的负债或抵销账户。
A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
The contract includes a provision for early termination.
合同包含提前终止的条款。
The provision of clean water is essential for public health.
提供清洁水对公共健康至关重要。
They took enough provisions for the week-long hike.
他们为为期一周的徒步旅行带了足够的食物和用品。
The company must make provision for potential losses.
公司必须为潜在损失做好准备。
The contract was void under the provisions of bankruptcy law.
根据破产法的规定，该合同无效。
The provision of clean water is a basic necessity.
清洁水的供应是一项基本需求。
provisions 作复数时指食物等储备物资。
The hikers carried enough provisions for a week.
徒步旅行者携带了足够一周的给养。
Not this
We need to provision enough food for the trip.
Use this
We need to provide enough food for the trip.
provision 是名词，不能直接用作谓语动词；表示“提供”应用动词 provide。
Not this
He made provision of his retirement.
Use this
He made provision for his retirement.
固定搭配是 make provision for，意为“为……做准备”，介词用 for，不用 of。
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为…做准备；提供…
The government must make provision for the homeless.
政府必须为无家可归者提供食宿。
根据…的规定
Under the provisions of the new law, all citizens must have health insurance.
根据新法律的规定，所有公民必须拥有健康保险。
提供；供应
The provision of clean water is essential for public health.
提供清洁饮用水对公共卫生至关重要。
对…的供给；为…做的准备
The company has made adequate provision for future growth.
公司已为未来增长做了充分准备。
预防；防备
They set aside money as a provision against emergencies.
他们留出钱作为应急之用。
为…做准备；提供…
You should make provision for unexpected expenses.
你应该为意外开支做好准备。
根据…的规定
Under the provisions of the agreement, both parties must share the costs.
根据协议的规定，双方必须分摊费用。
提供…；供应…
The provision of quality education is a government priority.
提供优质教育是政府的首要任务。
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pro（提前） + vision（看）= 预见所需，提供储备。
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可数或不可数名词，常与for或of搭配。
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