provide sth. for sb.中的for 可以换成to吗?

provide用作及物动词

1. 意为“提供；供应；供给”，表示供给所需物品以方便使用，其后常接名词或代词作宾语或双宾语，并且常和介词with / for搭配使用。如：

The peasants provide us with grain and vegetables. 农民供给我们粮食和蔬菜。

Did your parents provide food and clothes for you in the university? 你父母供给你在大学的衣食了吗？

She provided her father with all the food and money he wanted. 她给她父亲提供他所需要的食物和钱。

温馨提示：短语provide sb. with sth. 与provide sth. for sb.意思相同，均为“为某人提供某物”，两者通常可相互转换。如：

Mr Smith provided food for us.

= Mr Smith provided us with food. 史密斯先生为我们提供食物。

He also asked other people to provide you with more money for your research.

= He also asked other people to provide more money for you for your research. 他也让其他人为你的研究提供更多的资金。

2. 意为“规定；预先约定”，后常跟that引导的宾语从句。如：

The school provides that no students are allowed to be late for school. 学校规定学生上学不允许迟到。

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