purvey
英 [pəˈveɪ]
美 [pɚˈveɪ]
purvey 供应,提供来自古法语porveoir,准备,供应,安排,来自拉丁语providere,准备,预见,预防,词源同provide.
- purvey
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purvey: see provide
- purvey (v.)
- late 13c., from Anglo-French porveire, purveire and directly from Old French porveoir "to provide, prepare, arrange" (Modern French pourvoir), from Latin providere "make ready" (see provide, which now usually replaces it). Related: Purveyed; purveying.
- 1. They have two restaurants that purvey dumplings and chicken noodle soup.
- 他们那里有两家供应饺子和鸡肉汤面的餐馆。
- 2. They purvey food for the army.
- 他们供应食品给军队.