【provide音标】 英[prəˈvaɪd] 美[prəˈvaɪd]
【单词释义】 provide是什么意思：
vt.&vi.提供，供给，供应
vt.规定；提供(+for)；装备；预备
vi.抚养，赡养(+for)；做准备；预约(for或against)
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] provides
[单词现在分词] providing
[单词过去式] provided
[单词过去分词] provided
【provide形近词/近似词】
subdivide v.(被)再分割；(把…)细分，再分
divide v. 分开；分割；除，除以
【近义词解析】
◇ 提供，供应
afford (v. [正式]提供，给予)：多指提供抽象的东西，可后接双宾语。
furnish ([四级]v. [正式]提供，供应)：既可指提供抽象的东西，又可指提供具体的东西。
offer (v. 提供)：指主动给予帮助等，对方可以接受也可以拒绝。
provide (v. 提供，供应)：指为某人提供需要或有用的东西，多用于 provide sth for sb 和provide sb with sth 结构中。
supply (v. 提供，供给)：尤指长时间地定期供应所需或想要之物，多用于 supply sb with sth 和 supply sth to sb 结构中。
【单词例句】
◇ 1. "I have heard the work is challenging and that your company truly invests in providing training and development of its staff."
第一种回答：“我听说这份工作很有挑战性，贵公司也为员工培训和个人发展投入了很多。”
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ The Prince accordingly made her his wife; being now convinced that he had found a real Princess. The three peas were however put into the cabinet of curiosities, where they are still to be seen, provided they are not lost.
因此那位王子就选她为妻子了，因为现在他知道他得到了一位真正的公主。这三粒豌豆因此也就被送进了博物馆，如果没有人把它拿走的话，人们现在还可以在那儿看到它呢。
---- The Real Princess
◇ So, Wang Peng, cut down the fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, like nuts, beans, mushrooms, peaches and lemons. You ought to combine the two menus and provide a balanced diet.
所以嘛，王鹏，你要减少你的食物中的脂肪含量，增加蔬菜和水果，例如坚果、豆类、蘑菇、桃子和柠檬之类。你应该把两份菜单结合起来，给顾客提供平衡的膳食。
---- Balanced Diet
◇ "Provided the music has a calm, regular beat, it can actually help us to stay calm, reducing our stress, slowing our heart rate, and moderating our pulse," says Dr. Spelman. "This makes it easier for us to focus on the task at hand rather than entering into 'flight or fight' mode, in which it can be very difficult to think clearly because of our elevated levels of adrenaline and cortisol."
斯佩尔曼博士表示：“如果背景音乐的节拍比较平静、有规律，它实际上可以帮助我们保持平静，减轻我们的压力，减缓我们的心跳，调节我们的脉搏。这使我们更容易专注于手头的任务，而不是进入‘逃跑或战斗’模式，在这种模式下，由于肾上腺素和皮质醇水平升高，我们会很难清晰地思考问题。”
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ Speaking to the Smithsonian Mag, Dr Ollie Jay, one of the authors of the study, explained: "If you drink a hot drink, it does result in a lower amount of heat stored inside your body, provided the additional sweat that's produced when you drink the hot drink can evaporate."
在接受《史密森学会杂志》采访时，该研究的作者之一奥利·杰博士解释说：“如果喝热饮，体内储存的热量就会降低，前提是喝热茶时排出的汗水可以蒸发掉。”
---- Drinking hot tea in summer really does cool you down
◇ The new study does not, by any means, provide a concrete verdict on breakfast.
然而这项新研究并未对于早餐的健康影响给出确切结论。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%
◇ But don't let this worry you, so long as you can provide them with a reasonable solution they'll be impressed by your honesty.
但不要太担心，只要你能提出合理的解决方案，你的诚实会给公司留下好印象。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ Running fast and hard for just 5 to 10 minutes a day can provide some of the same health outcomes as running for hours can.
每天高强度地跑上5到10分钟所带来的某些好处和连续跑上数小时是一样的。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ "This provides rest for shoulders and back and also helps acid reflux, (in which stomach acid flows backward into the oesophagus)," he said.
他说：“这能让肩膀和背部放松，也可以抑制胃酸反流（胃酸反流到食道）。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ Cress started asking restaurants in Burlington, Vermont, where he lived at the time, to stop providing straws automatically to customers and make them optional instead. Many agreed and his request made ripples nationwide.
克雷斯开始请求他当时的居住地佛蒙特州伯灵顿的餐厅停止自动为顾客提供吸管，改为自选。许多餐厅都同意了，他的请求产生的影响像涟漪一般在全国扩散开来。