provide for
phrasal verbprovide for somebody
to give somebody the things that they need to live, such as food, money and clothing 提供生活所需 She has three children to provide for. 她要养活三个孩子。 He didn’t provide for them in his will (= did not leave them any money). 他在遗嘱中没有给他们留下任何钱。
provide for something (formal)
to make preparations to deal with something that might happen in the future 为…做好准备 The original system did not provide for this sudden increase in demand. 最初的系统没有考虑到需求的突然增加。
(of a law, rule, etc. )法律、规定等 to make it possible for something to be done 作出规定;使有据可依;使可以做