高考必背英語詞匯講座 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,這可能是對方要求也可能是自己主動提出的。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)時間都得在國外出差。
    provide: "供給,提供,裝備,準(zhǔn)備",強(qiáng)調(diào)有預(yù)見,并通過儲存或準(zhǔn)備的方式為某事做準(zhǔn)備,以在需要時提供所需物品。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)星開始向科學(xué)家提供整個地球的氣象圖。
    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