单词 | append |
释义 | append (once / 1015 pages) v To append means to add on, usually to the end of something. You might want to append a clause onto a contract if you feel something has been left unsaid in it. You’ve probably seen the word append before, at least as part of another word: appendix. An appendix is a final section appended onto a book that offers additional information or notes. You can also use append to mean to fix onto or to attach usually at the end. Sometimes you can change the meaning of a word by removing the suffix and appending another to it. You'd best not append your presentation with the remark that you actually don't know what you are talking about. WORD FAMILYappend: appendage, appendant, appended, appending, appends+/appendage: appendages USAGE EXAMPLESAnd to them are appended new difficulties that he never foresaw. Economist(Dec 20, 2016) He appended to it 930 pages of wide-ranging and microscopically obsessive commentary. Slate(Dec 20, 2016) China’s air force was once an afterthought appended to the nation’s massive army. Time(Nov 01, 2016) 1v fix to; attach append a charm to the necklace Syn|Hypo|Hyper hang on, tack, tack on, tag on subjoin add to the end attach cause to be attached 2v add to the very end He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language Syn|Hypo|Hyper add on, affix, supplement annex attach to attach cause to be attached 3v state or say further Syn|Hypo|Hyper add, supply insert, slip in, sneak in, stick in insert casually toss inadd casually to a conversation spatchcockinterpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story say, state, tell express in words |
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