[] provide sb (with sth) | provide sth (for sb)to give sth to sb or make it available for them to use提供；供应；给予◆Your website should provide the information that customers need.你们的网站应提供顾客所需资料。◆The bank has provided the company with a three-year loan.银行向这家公司提供了一笔三年期的贷款。SYNsupply () provide that(about a law or rule) to state that sth will or must happen（法律或规则）规定◆The final section provides that any work produced for the company is thereafter owned by the company.最后一节规定此后为公司创作的一切作品都归本公司所有。SYNstipulate ➡provision ●proˈvide against sth () to make preparations to deal with sth bad or unpleasant that might happen in the future预防；防备◆You can take out insurance to provide against loss of income through sickness or accident.你可以购买保险预防因疾病或事故导致的收入损失。●proˈvide for sthto prepare to deal with sth that is going to happen or that might happen in the future, especially sth bad or unpleasant为…做好准备（尤指糟糕的或不愉快的事）◆You should start saving now to provide for your retirement.你应该现在开始储蓄以便为退休做好准备。◆This was a contingency (= an event) we had not provided for.这是一起我们毫无准备的意外事件。 () (about a law, rule, etc.) to make it possible for sth to be done（法律、规定等）作出规定；使…有据可依；使…可以做◆The agreement will provide for a possible extension of at least two years.协议规定有可能延长至少两年。