1、offer, provide, supply
这组词都有“供给，装备”之意。
offer: 常用词，意为" 提出，提供，呈现"，表示向别人提供可接受也可拒绝的某物，如帮助，服务或物品，这可能是对方要求也可能是自己主动提出的。offer to help sb. 表示愿意帮助某人；offer sb. sth./ offer sth. to sb.提供某人某物。例如：The river would offer power production estimated at 500,000 kilowatts if a dam were constructed. 如果筑起水坝，这条河就能提供大约50万千瓦的电力。An international corporation offered him a well-paid job, which he refused politely, since taking it would involve traveling abroad most of the time. 一家跨国公司向他许诺一份待遇优厚的工作，而他婉言谢绝了，因为接受那项工作就意味着大多数时间都得在国外出差。
provide: "供给，提供，装备，准备"，强调有预见，并通过储存或准备的方式为某事做准备，以在需要时提供所需物品。常用词组：provide sb. with sth./ provide sth. for sb. 提供生活费，养活，为……做准备。例如：Through the long days his wife sought by every possible means to provide him with occupation.在漫长的日子里，他的妻子试图用各种可能的办法给他找事干。As equipment improved, satellites began providing scientists with weather maps of the entire globe. 设备改进后，人造卫星开始向科学家提供整个地球的气象图。
supply: "供给，补充，弥补"，着重表示替换或不足所需之物以及弥补缺 |
