- [countable]
an amount of something that is provided or available to be used 供应量；供给量；储备 Advances in agriculture increased the food supply. 农业的进步增加了粮食供应。 Demand for skilled labour outstrips supply. 熟练劳动力供不应求。 We ordered a month's supply of oil. 我们订购了一个月的石油供应。 We cannot guarantee adequate supplies of raw materials. 我们不能保证提供充足的原料。
Extra ExamplesSupplies of food are almost exhausted. 贮存的食物快吃完了。 By the end of the winter the supply of grain was severely depleted. 冬季快要结束时，粮食供给已经消耗得差不多了。 Domestic coal supplies were more plentiful in the 1950s. 20 世纪 50 年代，国内煤炭供应更为充足。 He has an endless supply of corny jokes. 他有说不完的老掉牙的笑话。 Hurry, as we only have a limited supply of these TVs in stock! 这些电视存货有限，欲购从速！ I went to the office supply store. 我去了办公用品商店。 The injured climbers had only meagre supplies of water and peanuts to live off. 受伤的登山者只剩下少量的水和花生赖以生存。 It is impossible to measure the total supply of money in circulation. 无法计算出流通中的货币供应总量。 Make sure you have an adequate supply of brochures. 确保宣传小册子供应充足。 The body needs a fresh supply of vitamin C every day. 人体每天都需要新的维生素 C 供给。 The farmers depend on a casual labour supply at harvest time. 农场主在收获季节需要依靠临时工。 The studio produced a steady supply of good films. 这家制片厂不断制作优秀电影。 There will soon be a shortfall in supply of qualified young people. 合格年轻人才的短缺将很快出现。 We should lay in a good supply of beer for the party. 我们应该为聚会贮备大量的啤酒。 a supply of spare batteries 备用电池的供给 the provision of a reliable supply of clean water to rural communities 为乡村地区稳定地提供洁净水
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- total
- available
- endless
- …
- have
- get
- lay in
- …
- increase
- fall
- exceed demand
- …
- chain
- line
- network
- …
- supply of
- supply to
- be in short supply
- demand and supply
- supply and demand
- …
- supplies[plural]
the things such as food, medicines, fuel, etc. that are needed by a group of people, for example an army or expedition （军队或探险队等的）补给，补给品 Extra ExamplesThe Red Cross flew emergency food supplies into the war zone. 红十字会把应急食物空运到战区。 Rebel action threatened relief supplies. 叛乱威胁到了救济品的供应。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
- plentiful
- limited
- …
- bring
- bring in
- lay in
- …
- hold out
- last
- be depleted
- …
- supply of
- [uncountable]
the act of supplying something; the fact of receiving something that is being supplied 供应；供给；提供；补给 the electricity/energy/gas supply 电力/能源/天然气供应 The storm disrupted the town's power supply. 暴风雨使城市的电力供应中断。 A stroke is caused by disruption to the blood supply to the brain. 中风是由大脑血液供应中断引起的。 the supply of goods and services 商品和服务的提供 a contract for the supply of timber 木材供应合同
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French soupleer, from Latin supplere ‘fill up’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’. The early sense of the noun was ‘assistance, relief’ (chiefly a Scots use).
Idioms
in short supply
not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand 不充裕；短缺；紧缺 Basic foodstuffs were in short supply. 基本食物紧缺。 Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast. 西海岸将不会有充足的阳光。 Safe drinking water is in desperately short supply. 安全饮用水极度短缺。