【provided音标】 英[prəˈvaɪdɪd] 美[prəˈvaɪdɪd]
【单词释义】 provided是什么意思：
conj.如果；假如；在…的条件下
v.提供，供给(provide的过去式和过去分词)
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
【单词例句】
◇ 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
◇ "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
◇ Then the king said, "I will go as far as the sky is blue, and will neither eat nor drink until I have found my dear wife and my child again, provided that in the meantime they have not died or perished from hunger."
国王说：“只要我亲爱的妻子和儿子没被杀害或饿死，走遍天崖海角我也一定要找到他们，否则我不吃也不喝。”
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ Shooting his thrilling arrows in evils,he inspired the passion of love and provided all nature with life and power of reproduction.
他恶作剧地射出令人震颤的神箭,唤起爱的激情。给自然界带来生机，授予万物繁衍的能力。
---- Eros(Cupid)