Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
sup·ple·ment \\ˈsə-plə-mənt\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin supplementum, from supplēre to fill up, complete — more at supply
DATE 14th century
1.
a. something that completes or makes an addition
b. dietary supplement
2. a part added to or issued as a continuation of a book or periodical to correct errors or make additions3. an angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals 180° \\ˈsə-plə-ˌment\\
transitive verb DATE 1749
: to add or serve as a supplement to
does odd jobs to supplement his income
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sup·ple·men·ta·tion \\ˌsə-plə-ˌmen-ˈtā-shən, -mən-\\
noun
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sup·ple·ment·er \\ˈsə-plə-ˌmen-tər\\
noun supplement
1382, from L. supplementum "something added to supply a deficiency," from supplere (see supply). The verb is first recorded 1829.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
supplementsup·ple·ment noun /
5sQplimEnt /
1. ~ (to sth) a thing that is added to sth else to improve or complete it
增补(物)；补充(物)；添加物:
vitamin / dietary supplements (= vitamins
and other foods eaten in addition to what you usually eat)
补充的维生素；补充饮食
Industrial sponsorship is a supplement to government funding. 工业界的赞助是对政府拨款的补充。2. an extra separate section, often in the form of a magazine, that is sold with a newspaper
(报纸的)增刊:
the Sunday colour supplements 星期日彩色增刊3. ~ (to sth) a book or a section at the end of a book that gives extra information or deals with a special subject
(书籍的)补编,补遗,附录:
the supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary 《牛津英语词典》补编4. an amount of money that you pay for an extra service or item, especially in addition to the basic cost of a holiday / vacation
额外费用,附加费(尤指度假服务的)
SYN surcharge
:
There is a £10 supplement for a single room. 住单间另付 10 英镑。
Safety deposit boxes are available at a supplement. 有贵重物品保管箱可供使用,费用另计。 verb /
5sQpliment /
[VN] ~ sth (with sth) to add sth to sth in order to improve it or make it more complete
增补；补充:
a diet supplemented with vitamin pills 搭配有维生素片的饮食
He supplements his income by giving private lessons. 他当家庭教师以补充收入。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsupplement
noun
1 sth that is added
ADJ. useful, valuable | colour (= a colour magazine that comes with most weekend papers in Britain), magazine, special, Sunday Our special supplement is packed with inspirational ideas for healthy and glamorous hair. | dietary, food, mineral, nutritional, vitamin
VERB + SUPPLEMENT provide (sb/sth with) | add The farmer adds a supplement to the horse's feed. | take, use (sth as) I take a vitamin supplement every day. You can use these books as supplements to the basic English course.
PREP. ~ to This document is a supplement to the main report.
2 extra amount of money
ADJ. $100, £50, etc. A balcony is available for a £20 supplement. | flight, single room If you want to travel on a different day a flight supplement is payable. | earnings-related, means-tested means-tested supplements to the basic pension
VERB + SUPPLEMENT add, charge We charge a small supplement for this service. | carry, have Weekend flights carry a supplement. | pay
SUPPLEMENT + VERB be payable
PREP. at a ~ Single rooms are available at a supplement. | ~ for a $20 supplement for each extra night | ~ on There is a supplement on rooms with a sea view.
supplement noun
⇨ magazine
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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sup·ple·mentI. \ˈsəpləmənt\
noun
(
-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin
supplementum, from
supplēre to fill up, complete, supply +
-mentum -ment — more at
supply
1. : something that supplies a want or makes an addition
: something that completes, adds a finishing touch, or brings closer to completion or a desired state
< one of the real services of the historical novel is not that it can be a substitute for history, but that it can be … a supplement — T.C.Chubb >
< the policy of apartheid is only a political supplement to an economic policy that depends on cheap native labor — Emory Ross >
< prescribe a vitamin supplement >
as
a. : a part added to or issued as a continuation of a book or periodical to make good its deficiencies, correct its errors, bring it up to date, or provide special features not ordinarily included
< issued … in fourteen volumes and subsequently kept up to date by nine annual supplements — H.W.H.Knott >
< Sunday supplement >
< magazine supplement >
b. : a material added to a pesticidal spray or dust to improve a physical or chemical property (as adhesiveness or wettability) — compare
spreader
1f
c. : a feedstuff rich in protein used to balance a livestock ration
2. : the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees
II. \-ˌment, -_mənt —
see -ment
II\
transitive verb
(
-ed/-ing/-s)
: to fill up or supply by additions
: add something to
: fill the deficiencies of: as
a. : to serve as a supplement for
< the frontiersman depended for game to supplement his meager larder — R.A.Billington >
b. : to supply a supplement for
< he signed mutual defense treaties … and supplemented many with favorable commercial agreements — R.E.Lee >