purvey[pə'vei]

• vt.
  • 承办；供应，供给(尤指食物及粮食)：

    butchers who have purveyed meat to the royal household for generations

    世世代代向皇室供应肉食品的肉商

  • 传播，散布：

    to purvey information for us

    给我们传播信息

• vi.
  • 承办伙食，供应货物：

    to purvey for a royal family

    为一王室家庭承办伙食