auxiliary
US: /ɑɡˈzɪɫiɛɹi/, /ɑɡˈzɪɫjɝi/
UK: /ɔːksˈɪliəɹi/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
auxiliary /ɔ:g'ziljəri/- tính từ
- phụ, bổ trợ
- auxiliary machinery: máy phụ
- auxiliary verb: trợ động từ
- phụ, bổ trợ
- danh từ
- người giúp đỡ, người phụ tá
- (ngôn ngữ học) trợ động từ
- (số nhiều) quân đội nước ngoài sang giúp đỡ; quân đội đồng minh sang giúp đỡ (ở một nước nào)
- (kỹ thuật) thiết bị phụ, máy phụ
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun+ adjective
1 (of workers) giving help or support to the main group of workers: auxiliary nurses / workers / services
2 (technical) (of a piece of equipment) used if there is a problem with the main piece of equipment: an auxiliary pump
+ noun (plural auxiliaries)
1 (also auxiliary verb) (grammar) a verb such as be, do and have used with main verbs to show tense, etc. and to form questions and negatives: In the question 'Do you know where he has gone?', 'do' and 'has' are auxiliaries.
2 a worker who gives help or support to the main group of workers: nursing auxiliaries
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 helping, assisting, supportive, aiding, abetting; helpful, accessory, supplementary:
In a well-balanced mind, imagination and understanding are auxiliary to each other.
2 subordinate, additional, subsidiary, secondary, ancillary, extra, reserve; accessory:
Larger sailing vessels have an auxiliary motor in case the wind fails.
n.
3 help, assistance, aid, support, accessory:
Knowing another language is a useful auxiliary in the study of your own.
4 helper, assistant, aide, alter ego, supporter, Colloq man Friday, girl Friday:
Let me introduce Pat, my auxiliary, who will help you if I am not available.
Concise dictionary
auxiliariesɔːg'zɪljərɪnoun
+someone who acts as assistant
adj.
+functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity
+furnishing added support
