ply Idiom, Proverb
in short supply
apply for
Many people have applied for the job．许多人都申请这项工作。
The local government a applied for immediate relief．地方政府请求紧急救济。
apply oneself to devote oneself to； make oneself work hard at致力于；努力于
You must apply yourself to the job you have to do．你务必要努力干好你份内的工作。
He applied himself to the study of American literature．他专心研究美国文学。
apply to
I shall apply to the manager for an increase in pay．我将请求经理给我增加工资。
She has applied to the American Consulate for visa．她已向美国领事馆申请签证。
2．be fit for；be suitable for适用于；适合
School regulations apply to every student．校规适用于每个学生。
3．bring or put into use实施；应用
We should apply theory to practice．我们应该把理论应用于实际。
comply with
If you join the society，you must comply with its rules．如果参加这个协会，就必须遵守其规章制度。
She promised to comply with my request．她答应按我的要求办。
We'll comply with what's been agreed upon．我们将遵照已经商定的协议办。
in reply to
What did you say in reply to his suggestion？你怎么答复他的建议的？
supply with
The government has promised to supply the farms with power next year．政府答应明年给农场供电。
They supplied the whole brigade with all the bedding and towels they needed．他们向全旅人员提供了他们所需要的被褥和毛巾。
supply and demand
Idiom(s): supply and demandTheme: COMMERCE
the availability of things or people as compared to the need to utilize the things or people; the availability of goods compared to the number of willing customers for the goods. (Fixed order.)
• Sometimes you can find what you want by shopping around and other times almost no store carries the items you are looking for. It depends entirely on supply and demand.
• Sometimes customers ask for things we do not carry in stock and other times we have things in abundance that no one wants to buy. Whether or not we can make money off of a product depends entirely on supply and demand.
in short supply|short supply|supply
adj. phr. Not enough; in too small a quantity or amount; in less than the amount or number needed. The cookies are in short supply, so don't eat them all up. We have five people and only four beds, so the beds are in short supply.supply
supplysee in short supply.
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