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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Supply \Sup*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplied}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Supplying}.] [For older supploy, F. suppl['e]er, OF. also
   supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere,
   suppletum; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full.
   See {Plenty}.]
   1. To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted;
      to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are
      supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an
      artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the
      thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to
      supply soldiers with ammunition.

   2. To serve instead of; to take the place of.

            Burning ships the banished sun supply. --Waller.

            The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply His absent
            beams, had lighted up the sky.        --Dryden.

   3. To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another
      in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have
      possession of; as, to supply a pulpit.

   4. To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply
      money for the war. --Prior.

   Syn: To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute;
        yield; accommodate.

资料来源 : WordNet®

supply
     n 1: an amount of something available for use
     2: offering goods and services for sale [ant: {demand}]
     3: the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: {provision},
         {supplying}]
     [also: {supplied}]

supply
     v 1: provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an
          electrical heater" [syn: {provide}, {render}, {furnish}]
     2: circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform
        to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: {issue}]
        [ant: {recall}]
     3: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food
        or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the
        guests" [syn: {provide}, {ply}, {cater}]
     4: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
        [syn: {add}, {append}]
     [also: {supplied}]

supplied
     See {supply}