provide用法

短语provide sb. with sth. 与provide sth. for sb.意思相同，均为“为某人提供某物”，两者通常可相互转换。

provide用作及物动词

1. 意为“提供；供应；供给”，表示供给所需物品以方便使用，其后常接名词或代词作宾语或双宾语，并且常和介词with / for搭配使用。如：

The peasants provide us with grain and vegetables. 农民供给我们粮食和蔬菜。

Did your parents provide food and clothes for you in the university? 你父母供给你在大学的衣食了吗？

She provided her father with all the food and money he wanted. 她给她父亲提供他所需要的食物和钱。

温馨提示：短语provide sb. with sth. 与provide sth. for sb.意思相同，均为“为某人提供某物”，两者通常可相互转换。如：

Mr Smith provided food for us.

= Mr Smith provided us with food. 史密斯先生为我们提供食物。

He also asked other people to provide you with more money for your research.

= He also asked other people to provide more money for you for your research. 他也让其他人为你的研究提供更多的资金。

2. 意为“规定；预先约定”，后常跟that引导的宾语从句。如：

The school provides that no students are allowed to be late for school. 学校规定学生上学不允许迟到。

The law provides that valuable ancient buildings must be protected by the government. 法律规定政府必须保护有价值的古代建筑。

二、 provide用作不及物动词

1. 意为“养；抚养”，常和介词for搭配使用。如：

Must he provide for his family? 他必须抚养他的家人吗？

He was very poor because he'd to provide for five children. 他很穷，因为他要抚养五个孩子。

2. 意为“准备”，常和介词against / for搭配使用。如：

They provided against the attack. 他们做好准备以防受攻击。

Provide for your old age, please. 请为你将来年老而准备吧。

、provide作"提供；供给"讲时，常用于以下结构：

1. 接名词作宾语。

It is said that the management will provide food and drink.

据说管理部门将供应饮食。

2. 用于provide sth. for sb.结构，即"向某人提供某物"，也可用provide sth. 结构。这两者意思相同，可互换，但介词不可混淆。

They provided some necessary support for the sufferers.

他们为受难者提供了一些必要的援助。

二、provide作"规定"讲时，其后通常接从句作宾语。

The local law provides that valuable ancient buildings must be protected by the government.

当地法律规定，政府必须保护那些有价值的古建筑。

三、pr（转载自第一范文网，请保留此标记。）ovide常用的习语结构：

1. 为......作好准备；预防......。

We should try our best to provide against the return of bird flu.

我们应该尽最大努力来预防禽流感的再次发生。

2. provide for 提供生活费，养活。

He provided for his family by selling newspapers.

他靠卖报来养活他的家人。

四、provide的过去分词形式provided和V-ing形式providing均可作连词，用来引导条件从句，意为"如果......的话；只要......"。可直接接从句，也可加上that，二者可互换，但在正式文体中多用provided。

I will agree to go providing (that) my expenses are paid.

只要为我负担费用，我就同意去。