vt.　增补 make additions to

　～ one's diet　补充饮食
　～ one's income　增加收入
　～ natural fertilizer　补充天然肥料
　～ adequately〔fully〕　充足地补充
　～ authoritatively　有权威地补充
　～ completely　完全地补充
　～ definitely　限定地补充
　～ elaborately　精心地补充
　～ by　通过…来补充
　～ with　用…来补充
　～ natural fertilizer with chemical fertilizer　用化肥补充天然肥料

　They had to get a job to supplement the family income.　他们不得不找一份工作以贴补家庭收入。

 ♣ supplement by　(v.+prep.)
　（通过…)增补，补充　add to sth by (sth)
　He supplements his ordinary income by writing books.　他以编写书籍来增加日常的收入。
　She supplements her regular income by doing a bit of teaching in the evenings.　她靠晚上兼些课来增补固定收入。
　He supplements his regular meals by eating between meals.　他在两餐之间又补充吃点东西。
　The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.　正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
 ♣ supplement with　(v.+prep.)
　用…增补，补充　add to sth with (sth)
　She supplements her diet with eggs and fruit.　她以鸡蛋和水果来补充她的饮食。
　Farmers supplement natural fertilizer with chemical fertilizer.　农民用化肥补充天然肥料。

 ♣ supplement, complement
　这组词都有“补充”的意思。其区别是：supplement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；而complement则含有“使…完全〔完整〕”的意思，意味着它作为补充的东西是必不可少的，加上它才使被补充的东西更完备，更完美。

　supplement　还可用作可数名词，意为“补遗，补编”，此时其读音为[′sʌplɪmǝnt]。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。

　［同义词］ add to, extend, increase
　［词源］拉丁语supplementum（补遗，增刊）