高考必背英語(yǔ)詞匯講座 O

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1、offer, provide, supply
    這組詞都有“供給,裝備”之意。
    offer: 常用詞,意為" 提出,提供,呈現(xiàn)",表示向別人提供可接受也可拒絕的某物,如幫助,服務(wù)或物品,這可能是對(duì)方要求也可能是自己主動(dòng)提出的。offer to help sb. 表示愿意幫助某人;offer sb. sth./ offer sth. to sb.提供某人某物。例如:The river would offer power production estimated at 500,000 kilowatts if a dam were constructed. 如果筑起水壩,這條河就能提供大約50萬(wàn)千瓦的電力。An international corporation offered him a well-paid job, which he refused politely, since taking it would involve traveling abroad most of the time. 一家跨國(guó)公司向他許諾一份待遇優(yōu)厚的工作,而他婉言謝絕了,因?yàn)榻邮苣琼?xiàng)工作就意味著大多數(shù)時(shí)間都得在國(guó)外出差。
    provide: "供給,提供,裝備,準(zhǔn)備",強(qiáng)調(diào)有預(yù)見(jiàn),并通過(guò)儲(chǔ)存或準(zhǔn)備的方式為某事做準(zhǔn)備,以在需要時(shí)提供所需物品。常用詞組:provide sb. with sth./ provide sth. for sb. 提供生活費(fèi),養(yǎng)活,為……做準(zhǔn)備。例如:Through the long days his wife sought by every possible means to provide him with occupation.在漫長(zhǎng)的日子里,他的妻子試圖用各種可能的辦法給他找事干。As equipment improved, satellites began providing scientists with weather maps of the entire globe. 設(shè)備改進(jìn)后,人造衛(wèi)星開(kāi)始向科學(xué)家提供整個(gè)地球的氣象圖。
    supply: "供給,補(bǔ)充,彌補(bǔ)",著重表示替換或不足所需之物以及彌補(bǔ)缺