supplement /ˈsʌplɪmənt/ CET4 TEM4 ( supplementing, supplemented, supplements )

• 1. 

  V-T If you supplement something, you add something to it in order to improve it. 补充

  例：

  ...people doing extra jobs outside their regular jobs to supplement their incomes.

  …在固定工作之余做兼职以增加收入的人们。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Supplement is also a noun. 补充

  例：

  Business sponsorship must be a supplement to, not a substitute for, public funding.

  商业赞助必须是公共资助的补充而非替代物。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A supplement is a pill that you take or a special kind of food that you eat in order to improve your health. 养生片剂

  例：

  ...a multiple vitamin and mineral supplement.

  …一种复合维生素和矿物质养生片剂。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A supplement is a separate part of a magazine or newspaper, often dealing with a particular topic. (报纸或杂志的) 增刊

  例：

  ...a special supplement to a monthly financial magazine.

  …一份金融月刊的特别增刊。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A supplement to a book is an additional section, written some time after the main text and published either at the end of the book or separately. (书籍的) 附录; 补编

  例：

  ...the supplement to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

  …《大不列颠百科全书》补编。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT A supplement is an extra amount of money that you pay in order to obtain special facilities or services, for example when you are travelling or staying at a hotel. (旅行或住宾馆等所付的) 额外费用

  例：

  If you are travelling alone, the single room supplement is $25 a night.

  如果你独自一人旅行，单人间的额外费用是每晚$25。