provide

supply, provide

两者均可表示“供应；供给”，指对于缺乏或不足的事物进行补充或供给。
supply: 常与to／for或with连用，其结构是：supply sth．to／for sb．或supply sb．with sth.

• they supply food to／for the survivors．＝they supply the survivors with food.
  他们供应食物给幸存者。

provide: 常与for或with连用，其结构是：provide sth．for sb．或provide sb．with sth.

• he provides food and clothes for his family．＝he provides his family with food and clothes.
  他给家人提供衣食。

动词 provide:

1. provide or furnish with
   同义词：supply, render, furnish
2. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
   同义词：supply, ply, cater
3. determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
4. mount or put up
   同义词：put up, offer
5. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
   同义词：leave, allow for, allow
6. supply means of subsistence; earn a living
   同义词：bring home the bacon
7. take measures in preparation for

1. The government has to provide against a possible oil shortage in the coming months.
   政府须为未来几个月中可能出现的油荒作好准备。
2. The possibility of the book being translated is provided for in your contract.
   在你们的合同中已订定有可能要翻译这本书。
3. These books will provide us with all the information we need.
   这本书将为我们提供所需要的全部信息。
4. The hotel provides a reservation of tickets for its residents.
   这家旅馆为旅客提供订票服务。

pro.vide

v.（动词）
pro.vid.ed,pro.vid.ing,pro.vides
v.tr.（及物动词）
To furnish; supply:
供应，提供：
例句：
provide food and shelter for a family.
为家庭提供食物和住宿

To make available; afford:
使…能被得到；提供：
例句：
a room that provides ample sunlight through French windows.
一个有充足阳光通过落地窗的房间

To set down as a stipulation:
规定：作为规定而确定下来：
例句：
an agreement that provides deadlines for completion of the work.
一个规定工作完成期限的合约

Archaic To make ready ahead of time; prepare.
【古语】 作准备：提前准备好；预备
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To take measures in preparation:
采取预防措施：
例句：
provided for the common defense of the states in time of war.
为战时各国的共同防御作准备

To supply means of subsistence:
赡养：提供生计：
例句：
She provides for her family by working in a hospital.
她靠在医院工作来养家

To make a stipulation or condition:
作规定或制订条件：
例句：
The Constitution provides for a bicameral legislature.
宪法规定立法机构必须是两院制的

来源：
Middle English providen
中古英语 providen
from Latin prôvidôre [to provide for]
源自 拉丁语 prôvidôre [提供]
prô- [forward] * see pro-
prô- [向前] *参见 pro-
vidôre [to see] * see weid-
vidôre [看见] *参见 weid-