supplement
US /ˈsʌpləmənt/
noun Target · B2 Sức khỏe
Definition
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The doctor advised her to take a vitamin supplement every morning.
Word Family
NounNoun
supplement gốc
suppleness
supplementation
VerbVerb
supplement gốc
supple
AdjectiveAdj
supple
supplemental
supplementary
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- additiona component that is added to something to improve it
- add-ona component that is added to something to improve it
- complementa word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
Collocations
- Easy dietary supplementdescribing dietary supplement (a regulated daily food allowance)
- Medium supplement monthly income with freelance gigsto supplement monthly income with freelance gigs, meaning to add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
- Hard annual budget supplement passed by boarddescribing annual budget supplement passed by board ((botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year)
- Very Hard supplement depleted foreign reserves to avert defaultto supplement depleted foreign reserves to avert default, meaning to add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
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