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supplement /ˈsʌplɪmənt/ (supplementing,supplemented,supplements)

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