auxiliary

adjective

/ɔːɡˈzɪliəri/

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(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
(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

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin auxiliarius, from auxilium ‘help’.

noun

/ɔːɡˈzɪliəri/

(plural auxiliaries)

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(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“你知道他去哪里了吗？，‘do’和‘has’是助动词。
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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

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin auxiliarius, from auxilium ‘help’.