supplies

英 [səˈplaɪz]

美 [səˈplaɪz]

n.  供应量; 供给量; 储备; (军队或探险队等的)补给，补给品; 供应; 供给; 提供; 补给
v.  (尤指大量)供应，供给，提供
supply的第三人称单数和复数

化学

柯林斯词典

• VERB 供给;供应;提供
  If yousupplysomeone with something that they want or need, you give them a quantity of it.
  1. ...an agreement not to produce or supply chemical weapons.
     不生产或供应化学武器的协议
  2. ...a pipeline which will supply the major Greek cities with Russian natural gas.
     从俄罗斯向希腊主要城市输送天然气的管道
  3. ...the blood vessels supplying oxygen to the brain.
     向脑部供氧的血管
• N-PLURAL (尤指大量的)补给，补给品，日用物资
  You can usesuppliesto refer to food, equipment, and other essential things that people need, especially when these are provided in large quantities.
  1. What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low?...
     如果食物和汽油供应减少，会出现什么情况呢？
  2. The country's only supplies are those it can import by lorry from Vietnam.
     这个国家仅有的补给品是用卡车从越南进口来的。
• N-VAR 供应量;供给量;储备
  Asupply ofsomething is an amount of it which someone has or which is available for them to use.
  1. The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen...
     大脑需要持续供氧。
  2. Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
     现在美国大部分城市供水中都存在含量不一的氟化物。
• N-UNCOUNT (商品、服务的)供应量，供给量
  Supplyis the quantity of goods and services that can be made available for people to buy.
  1. Prices change according to supply and demand.
     价格受供求关系的影响。
• VERB 补充;填充
  If yousupplya missing word or piece of information, for example in a puzzle, you say or write it because you know it.
  1. Supply the missing word(s) and you could win a T-shirt.
     填出所缺少的单词，你就会赢得一件T恤。
• PHRASE 供应不足
  If something isin short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
  1. Food is in short supply all over the country...
     全国普遍食品供应不足。
  2. Nowadays that sort of innocence is in short supply.
     现在那种天真烂漫很少见。

双语例句

• Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water
  袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。
• Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
  现在美国大部分城市供水中都存在含量不一的氟化物。
• The rebels fled into the mountains, leaving behind their weapons and supplies
  叛军丢下武器和给养，逃进了山里。
• After deductions for war reparations, the balance would be used to buy food and humanitarian supplies.
  扣除战争赔款后，余下的钱将用于购买食品和人道主义物资。
• Lack of food and supplies caused disaffection among the soldiers.
  食物和补给的不足造成士兵的不满。
• The supplies need to be offloaded and put on helicopters
  这些补给要卸下来装上直升机。
• Soldiers were loaded with blankets and supplies
  士兵们背着毯子和给养。
• A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies
  泄漏的煤油污染了水源。
• Only half of the emergency supplies have reached their destination.
  仅有一半的紧急救援物资运抵了目的地。
• She described the distribution of food and medical supplies as a logistical nightmare.
  她把分配食物和药品的工作说成是组织管理上的噩梦。