英语词汇“supplement”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

supplementsupplement1 /ˈsʌpləmənt/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYsupplement¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin supplementum, from supplere; ➔ SUPPLY²

COLLOCATIONS► single supplement

You will have to pay a single supplement if you join the tour alone.

1something that you add to something else to improve it or make it complete: vitamin supplementssupplement to It was an important supplement to their regular income.2an additional part at the end of a book, or a separate part of a newspaper, magazine, etc.: a Sunday supplement3an amount of money that is added to the price of a service, hotel room, etc.: You will have to pay a single supplement if you join the tour alone.

noun | verb

supplementsupplement2 /ˈsʌpləˌmɛnt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive always + adv./prep.]

VERB TABLE

supplement

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	supplement
	he, she, it	supplements
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	supplemented
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have supplemented
	he, she, it	has supplemented
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had supplemented
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will supplement
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have supplemented

Continuous Form
Present	I	am supplementing
	he, she, it	is supplementing
	you, we, they	are supplementing
Past	I, he, she, it	was supplementing
	you, we, they	were supplementing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been supplementing
	he, she, it	has been supplementing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been supplementing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be supplementing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been supplementing

to add something, especially to what you earn or eat, in order to increase it to an acceptable level: supplement something with something You may need to supplement your diet with calcium.supplement something by (doing) something He supplemented his income by writing freelance articles.—supplementation /ˌsʌpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]