| 单词 | subsidiary |
| 释义 | subsidiary (once / 1220 pages) adjn If a company belongs to another company, then the owned company is a subsidiary. When a large company bought your small business, you became a subsidiary. It still hurts to call them the parent company, since you publish novels and they make toilet paper. The adjective form of subsidiary describes something that is of secondary importance or that functions in a supporting capacity. In addition to running the band program, you're a member of several subsidiary committees like the fund raising committee and the hospitality committee. Traffic on the road was light when you drove outside the city, but as more subsidiary roads joined with the main one, traffic quickly became congested. WORD FAMILYsubsidiary: subsidiaries, subsidiarily, subsidiarity USAGE EXAMPLESHundreds of the multinational corporations rushed to channel international profits through subsidiaries in the country, among them McDonald’s, Fiat, Amazon, Shire Pharmaceuticals and Skype. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The agreement announced Thursday settles a lawsuit brought by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Citilink is a subsidiary of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj functioning in a supporting capacity Syn auxiliary, supplemental, supplementary secondary being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate 2n an assistant subject to the authority or control of another Syn|Hypo|Hyper foot soldier, subordinate, underling associate a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise bottom doga person of low status coga subordinate who performs an important but routine function mana male subordinate second banana, second fiddlesomeone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role assistant, help, helper, supporter a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose 3n a company that is completely controlled by another company Syn|Hyper subsidiary company company an institution created to conduct business |
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