a thing that is added to something 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;补充膳食 - supplement to something
Industrial sponsorship is a supplement to government funding. 工业界的赞助是对政府拨款的补充。
Extra ExamplesThe farmer adds a supplement to the horse's feed. 农场主在马的饲料中加了一份补充物。 women who take a daily supplement of folic acid 每日补充叶酸的妇女 means-tested supplements to the basic pension 按经济调查结果确定的基本养老金补助
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- useful
- valuable
- colour/color
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- provide (somebody/something with)
- add
- take
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- supplement to
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 Our special supplement is packed with ideas for healthy hair. 我们的特别增刊中充满了让秀发健康靓丽的奇思妙想。
WordfinderTopics TV, radio and newsc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- useful
- valuable
- colour/color
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- provide (somebody/something with)
- add
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- supplement (to something)
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 a supplement to the main report 主报告的附件 You can use these books as supplements to the basic English course. 你可以把这些书用作基础英语课程的补充读物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- useful
- valuable
- colour/color
- …
- provide (somebody/something with)
- add
- take
- …
- supplement to
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an amount of money that you pay for an extra service or item, especially in addition to the basic cost of a holiday synonym surcharge额外费用,附加费(尤指度假服务的) - supplement (for something)
There is a £10 supplement for a single room. 住单间另付 10 英镑。 - supplement on something
There is a supplement on rooms with a sea view. 海景房要收取附加费。 - at/for a supplement
Safety deposit boxes are available at a supplement. 有贵重物品保管箱可供使用,费用另计。
Extra ExamplesIf you want to travel on a different day a flight supplement is payable. 如需换乘另一天的航班,需要支付航班附加费。 We charge a small supplement for this service. 我们这项服务要收取少量附加费。 Weekend flights carry a supplement. 周末航班要收附加费。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- additional
- extra
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- add
- charge
- carry
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- be payable
- at a supplement
- supplement for
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- supplement (for something)
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin supplementum, from supplere ‘fill up, complete’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’.