| 单词 | auxiliary |
| 释义 | auxiliary /awg zil"yeuh ree, -zil"euh-/, adj., n., pl. auxiliaries. adj. 1. additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force. 2. used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout. 3. (of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails: an auxiliary yawl. 4. giving support; serving as an aid; helpful: The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other. Passion is auxiliary to art. n. 5. a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper. 6. an organization allied with, but subsidiary to, a main body of restricted membership, esp. one composed of members' relatives: The men's club and the ladies' auxiliary were merged into one organization. 7. See auxiliary verb. 8. auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war. 9. Navy. a naval vessel designed for other than combat purposes, as a tug, supply ship, or transport. 10. Naut. a sailing vessel carrying an auxiliary propulsion engine or engines. [1595-1605; < L auxiliarius assisting, aiding, helping, equiv. to auxili(um) aid, help (aux(us) increased, augmented (ptp. of augere: aug- increase + -sus, var. of -tus ptp. suffix) + -ilium n. suffix) + -arius -ARY] Syn. 2. backup, ancillary, secondary. 5. aide, ally, assistant; help. |
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