supplement
US: /ˈsəpɫəmənt/, /ˌsəpɫəˈmɛnt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
supplement /'sʌplimənt/- danh từ
- phần bổ sung, phần phụ thêm
- tờ phụ trương, bàn phụ lục
- (toán học) góc phụ
- ngoại động từ
- bổ sung, phụ thêm vào
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 ~ (to sth) a thing that is added to sth else to improve or complete it: vitamin / dietary supplements (= vitamins and other foods eaten in addition to what you usually eat) + Industrial sponsorship is a supplement to government funding.
2 an extra separate section, often in the form of a magazine, that is sold with a newspaper: the Sunday colour supplements
3 ~ (to sth) a book or a section at the end of a book that gives extra information or deals with a special subject: the supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary + a supplement to the main report
4 an amount of money that you pay for an extra service or item, especially in addition to the basic cost of a holiday/vacation: There is a £10 supplement for a single room. + Safety deposit boxes are available at a supplement.
+ verb [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to add sth to sth in order to improve it or make it more complete: a diet supplemented with vitamin pills + He supplements his income by giving private lessons.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 addendum, addition, appendix, epilogue, end-piece, postscript, appendage, extension, continuation, adjunct, annexe, appurtenance, accessory, codicil, insert, sequel; supplementation; Technical suppletion:
The later version includes the 1909 supplement.
v.
2 add (on or to), extend, augment; complement:
Various scholars supplemented the earlier work with their own notes and comments. He supplements his income by working at a restaurant.
Collocation
1 sth that is added
ADJ.
useful, valuable | colour
(= a colour magazine that comes with most weekend papers in Britain),
magazine, special, Sunday
Our special supplement is packed with inspirational ideas for healthy and glamorous hair.
| dietary, food, mineral, nutritional, vitamin
VERB + SUPPLEMENT
provide (sb/sth with) | add
The farmer adds a supplement to the horse's feed.
| take, use (sth as)
I take a vitamin supplement every day. You can use these books as supplements to the basic English course.
PREP.
~ to
This document is a supplement to the main report.
2 extra amount of money
ADJ.
$100,
£
50, etc.
A balcony is available for a £20 supplement.
| flight, single room
If you want to travel on a different day a flight supplement is payable.
| earnings-related, means-tested
means-tested supplements to the basic pension
VERB + SUPPLEMENT
add, charge
We charge a small supplement for this service.
| carry, have
Weekend flights carry a supplement.
| pay
SUPPLEMENT + VERB
be payable
PREP.
at a ~
Single rooms are available at a supplement.
| ~ for
a $20 supplement for each extra night
| ~ on
There is a supplement on rooms with a sea view.
Concise dictionary
supplements|supplemented|supplementing'sʌplɪməntnoun
+textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
+a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
+a supplementary component that improves capability
verb
+add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
+serve as a supplement to
+add to the very end
