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词组 supply
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supply /səˈplaɪ/ noun an amount of something that is available to be usedadjectivesan adequate supply (=enough) Does the hospital have an adequate supply of medicine?a plentiful/abundant supply (=more than enough) There was a plentiful supply of books and magazines to read.a good supply In hot countries, always carry a good supply of water.a small/limited supply There is a limited supply of land for building.a dwindling supply (=one that is getting smaller) We cannot rely on the dwindling supplies of crude oil and natural gas.a constant/steady/regular supply Farmers need a constant supply of grass to feed their animals.an endless/inexhaustible supply (=one that does not end, or seems not to end) He has an endless supply of jokes.a ready supply (=one that is easily available) Any restaurant in a hotel has a ready supply of customers.a fresh supply As soon as the vegetables ran out, fresh supplies were delivered from the farm.nouns + supplyelectricity/gas/energy supply The electricity supply is not very reliable.food/water supply The army has to make sure there is a steady food supply to the soldiers fighting on the front.verbsuse up/exhaust a supply (=use all of it) The diver had nearly used up his supply of oxygen.replenish a supply (=get more of something to replace what you have used) We went to the supermarket to replenish our food supply.increase a supply They asked Saudi Arabia to increase the supply of oil to European countries.control a supply By controlling the supply of water, we would be able to stay alive for longer.cut off a supply (=stop it being available) A twist in the tube had cut off the oxygen supply.disrupt/interrupt a supply (=stop it being available for a short time) The bombing caused damage that disrupted the gas supply.restore a supply (=make it available again) Only three days after the storm, we have restored electricity supplies to the entire region.a supply runs out (=all of it is used) They knew their food supply would run out in another few days.supply + nounsa supply chain (=the set of organizations or systems used to supply something) We made sure that every part of the supply chain was running efficiently.a supply depot (=a place from which goods are sent out to people) I discovered that the package had still not left the supply depot.prepositionsa supply of sth They had only a limited supply of medicine.phrasessth is in short supply (=there is not enough of it) In some of these families, love is in short supply.THESAURUS: supply store (2)
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