Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1048
Fully loadedsupply
供应；供给；提供
核心释义
the act of supplying or providing something
- 1.
供应；供给行为。
The act of supplying.
- 2.
可供使用的某物数量
an amount of something available for use
- 3.
供应量；供给量。
An amount of something supplied.
- 4.
提供商品和服务以供销售
offering goods and services for sale
- 5.
供给:促使卖方愿意且能够在任一价格点上出售商品或服务的市场力量,以该商品或服务当前可供购买的数量来衡量；亦指该数量本身。
The market force that causes sellers to be both willing and able to sell a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently available to be bought at any given price point; the amount itself.
- 6.
供应或提供某物的活动
the activity of supplying or providing something
- 7.
补给品；给养。
Provisions.
供应量；供给量；供应品；补给品；生活用品；供给；供应量；拨款；经费；替代者；代课人
用法In use
The store has a good supply of fresh vegetables every morning.
用法提示：supply 作名词，表示‘供应量’。
We need to buy more supplies for the camping trip.
用法提示：supplies 是 supply 的复数形式，表示‘补给品、用品’。
The water supply in the village was cut off for several hours.
用法提示：supply 作名词，与 water 连用表示‘供应’。
a/the supply of something
通常与定冠词或不定冠词连用，表示某物的供应量。
The supply of fresh water is limited.
淡水供应有限。
in short supply
固定短语，表示供应不足。
Medical masks are in short supply.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- supply chain
- 供应链
- The company is working to improve its supply chain efficiency.该公司正在努力提高其供应链效率。
- supply and demand
- 供需
- Prices are determined by supply and demand in the market.价格由市场供需决定。
- water supply
- 供水
- The city's water supply has been affected by the drought.该市的供水受到干旱影响。
- power supply
- 电源
- We need to check the power supply before using the equipment.使用设备前我们需要检查电源。
- food supply
- 食物供应
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想法: "supply"音似"上铺里"，想象在上铺的铺位里存放着许多补给物资，随时供应。
语境与语域Context & Register
supply作为名词，语体中性，常用于经济、商业、物流等场景，既可用于正式报告也可用于日常交谈。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为名词，supply 既可用作可数名词（如 supplies）表示补给品，也可用作不可数名词表示供应。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'supply' (stressed vowel /aɪ/). The first four share the spelling 'ply'; 'rely' and 'deny' have different endings but the same sound.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.