n.增刊；补充物

vt.增补；补充

It comes out each week and it has a magazine supplement. 每周出版一期，还附有杂志增刊。

The upset supplement supplier went up with the puppet to the upper room for supper. 心烦意乱的增刊供给者与傀儡一起到上面的房间吃晚餐。

The money I got was a useful supplement to my ordinary income. 我得到的那笔钱是很管用的外快。

Man's work is rather the needful supplement to himself than the outcome of it. 一个人的工作更多地是他自身的必要补充,而非这种补充的结果。

She gives private lessons to supplement her income. 她给私人授课以贴补收入。

I supplement my grant by working in the evenings. 我除享受助学金外还打夜工以增加收入。

I never refuse odd jobs to supplement my income it's all grist to the mill. 我为增加收入，对于做零活总是来者不拒--多多益善。

supplement的基本意思是“增补”,指对已很完整的事物作增补,以使其进一步改进、丰富、提高。尽管所增加的东西对原事物的完全或完整并不是非有不可的,也不一定是相互依存的。

supplement用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,宾语后常接with或by; 与with连用,强调“补充的东西”; 与by连用,强调“补充的方法”。

supplement还可用作可数名词,意为“补遗,补编”,此时其读音为 ［'sʌplImənt］ 。例如:A supplement to this dictionary may be published next year.该词典的补编可能将于明年出版。