Word · Frequency #4371
supplement
补充;增补
核心释义
to provide or make a supplement to something
- 1.
为某物提供或作出补充。
To provide or make a supplement to something.
为某物提供或作出补充。;补充;增补
用法In use
She supplements her income by selling handmade crafts online.
用法提示:supplement 作动词,表示‘补充’;此处接宾语 income,后接 by doing 说明补充方式。
I take vitamin D to supplement my diet during the winter.
用法提示:supplement 作及物动词,表示‘为……补充’;这里接 diet,说明给日常饮食增加额外营养。
He supplemented his salary with a part-time job.
用法提示:supplemented 是 supplement 的过去式,表示‘补充了’;with 引出补充的手段。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 supply(提供)+ element(要素):给事物提供缺的要素,即为补充。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用结构: supplement something (with something)
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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