| 单词 | auxiliary |
| 释义 | auxiliary (once / 1182 pages) adjn When you're offering something in support of an already existing thing, you're offering something auxiliary. The auxiliary police will help out the regular police with things like directing traffic and crowd control when there's a special event in town. The Latin word auxilium means "help," and so auxiliary means something that "helps" by providing backup or support. Think of auxiliary verbs (sometimes called helper verbs), that provide support within a verb phrase, as "is" does in "Helen is playing." You can have an auxiliary engine in a car, an auxiliary cook at a restaurant, an auxiliary electrical network at a factory, or auxiliary troops standing by during battle. A "Ladies Auxiliary" functions as support for institutions such as churches, synagogues, or charities. WORD FAMILYauxiliary: auxiliaries USAGE EXAMPLES“With wrestling in Indiana being what is classified as a minor sport, some wrestling coaches compete in the auxiliary gym,” Sallee said. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) The southwest Ohio village fired Mayer from his position as auxiliary officer following his indictment in November 2015. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) Earlier Monday, authorities arrested a Washington Park auxiliary police officer for providing false information during a crash investigation. Washington Times(Dec 05, 2016) 1adj furnishing added support The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other Syn accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant supportive furnishing support or assistance 2adj functioning in a supporting capacity the main library and its auxiliary branches Syn subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary secondary being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate 3n someone who acts as an assistant Syn|Hypo|Hyper aide nurse's aide, nursing aide someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training assistant, help, helper, supporter a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
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