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2018年08月04日12:14:08

1. auxiliary /ɔːɡˈzɪljəri/ adj

   1. auxiliary workers provide additional help for another group of workers
      • an auxiliary nurse
      • auxiliary staff

   2. an auxiliary motor, piece of equipment etc is kept ready to be used if the main one stops working properly

      • an auxiliary power supply
      • auxiliary equipment

      Examples:
      • So, as an alternative to the implantation of alien or artificial hearts, Daedalus is devising a new auxiliary blood-pump.
      • During the War he had been an auxiliary coastguard.
      • But the policy did not extend to auxiliary components like the Orion chipset.
      • Other auxiliary devices are indicated in Figure 14.8.
      • It passes through many of the abandoned towns that at one time served auxiliary functions to the mines of Tombstone.
      • the auxiliary generator
      • There was even an auxiliary lot to take up the overflow.
      • Gilfoyle, 31-year-old auxiliary nurse at a private hospital, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his eight-month pregnant wife, Paula.
      • auxiliary pilots
      • Jackson said an auxiliary power unit that froze up on ascent is now working.