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auxiliary

adjective
🔊/ɔːɡˈzɪliəri/
🔊/ɔːɡˈzɪliəri/
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  1. (of workers工人) giving help or support to the main group of workers辅助的 synonym ancillary
    • auxiliary nurses/workers/services助理护士；辅助工／服务
  2. (specialist) (of a piece of equipment设备) used if there is a problem with the main piece of equipment备用的
    • an auxiliary pump辅助泵
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin auxiliarius, from auxilium ‘help’.

auxiliary

noun
🔊/ɔːɡˈzɪliəri/
🔊/ɔːɡˈzɪliəri/
(plural auxiliaries)
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  1. (also auxiliary verb)
     (grammar语法) a verb such as be, do and have used with main verbs to show tense, etc. and to form questions and negatives助动词
    • In the question ‘Do you know where he has gone?’, ‘do’ and ‘has’ are auxiliaries.在“您知道他去了哪里吗？”，“做”和“有”是辅助工具的问题中。
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  2. a worker who gives help or support to the main group of workers辅助工；辅助人员
    • nursing auxiliaries护理辅助人员
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin auxiliarius, from auxilium ‘help’.