Word · Frequency #4371
supplement
补充；增补
to provide or make a supplement to something
- 1.
To provide or make a supplement to something.
为某物提供或作出补充。
为某物提供或作出补充。；补充；增补
In use
She supplements her income by selling handmade crafts online.
I take vitamin D to supplement my diet during the winter.
He supplemented his salary with a part-time job.
supplement sth
直接接宾语，表示“补充、增补”。
The new evidence supplements the earlier findings.
新证据补充了早先的发现。
supplement sth with sth
介词 with 后接用来补充的事物。
He supplements his diet with protein shakes.
他用蛋白奶昔补充日常饮食。
supplement sth by doing sth
介词 by 后接补充的方式或手段。
They supplemented their income by renting out a room.
他们靠出租一个房间来贴补收入。
Verb forms
base supplement · third person supplements · -ing supplementing · past supplemented · past participle supplemented
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Common mistakes
I need to supplement to my diet with more vegetables.I need to supplement my diet with more vegetables.
动词 supplement 是及物动词，后面直接接宾语（supplement sth），不需要介词 to；中文“为……作补充”里的“为”不能直译成 to，去掉 to 后句子才是正确结构。
She supplements for her lack of sleep by drinking coffee.She makes up for her lack of sleep by drinking coffee.
supplement 表示“在原有基础上增加、补充”，是及物动词，不能接 for；要表达“弥补（不足）”这个意思，应使用 make up for 或 compensate for。
The wine supplements the meal perfectly.The wine complements the meal perfectly.
supplement 指“额外添加使更充足”，而 complement 指“与……相配/使完美”；说“与饭菜相得益彰”要用 complement，而不是 supplement。
Connections
Collocations
- supplement one's income
- 贴补收入；增加额外收入
- She works on weekends to supplement her income.她周末工作以贴补收入。
- supplement one's diet
- 补充日常饮食
- He takes fish oil to supplement his diet.他服用鱼油来补充日常饮食。
- supplement something with something
- 用某物补充某物
- The course is supplemented with online videos.这门课程辅以在线视频作为补充。
- supplement one's knowledge
- 扩充知识；丰富知识
- She supplemented her knowledge of history by visiting museums.她通过参观博物馆来扩充历史知识。
Idioms & figurative uses
- supplement one's income
- 补贴收入；赚外快She works as a waitress on weekends to supplement her income.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 supply（提供）+ element（要素）：给事物提供缺的要素，即为补充。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：health and diet、finance and work、academic writing 该词通常属中性偏正式，多用于书面或较正式语境，如膳食、收入或课程材料的补充；日常口语中有时会用 add 等更直接的说法。
Grammar Note
常用结构: supplement something (with something)
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /mənt/ 结尾，但重读元音不同，所以严格来说都不是 supplement 的押韵词。complement 和 compliment 是同音词（都读 /ˈkɑːmpləmənt/），且与 supplement 的拼写都具有 -plement/-pliment 的相似性，但重读音节不同。implement 也含 -plement，但重读元音是 /ɪ/。element、ornament、document 适合用来记忆 -ment 后缀。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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