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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

provide for
  1. 1. vt fus [+person] 供养
  2. 2. vt fus [+future event] 提前准备
    to be well provided for
    保障生活无忧的
    to provide for sth (to happen)
    [law,agreement+] 规定某事(发生)

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (2 results)

provide for
  1. 1. [Law] 扶养赡养
provide for
  1. 1. v. + prep 为……提供生活费
    As a result,the family were poorly provided for.
    结果,能为家里提供生活费微乎其微
  2. 2. v. + prep 为……作准备
    Space is provided for the pupil to add new words.
    学生们被给予空间以便增加新单词。
  3. 3. v. + prep 规定
    The exemptions should be clearly provided for in legislation.
    应当豁免权进行立法

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (1 result)

provide for
  1. 1. phrasal verb to take care of someone by making money in order to buy the things that they need
  2. 2. phrasal verb to make it possible for something to happen in the future

Example Search

Ants live to provide for their queen.
工蚁活着就是为蚁后提供食物。
It' s wise to save some money and provide for future.
积蓄点钱,以备将来之用是明智的。
He tried to earn more money to provide for his large family.
他设法多挣钱以供养这个大家庭。
Grace has no worries. She only has to provide for herself.
格蕾丝无忧无虑,只需要养活自己
The parishes were required to levy taxes to provide for the relief of the poor.
各教区都必须征税,以给穷人提供救济。
Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia.
国会有权制定召集民兵的条例。
provide for a large family [Source: nciku_tw ]
供养一个大家庭.
For years the university did not provide pensions for staff, let alone dependents.
几年来学校都没有提供给员工抚恤金,更别提其家属了。
Housing trusts help to provide houses for poor families.
住房信托基金致力于为贫困家庭提供住房。

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