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    modal auxiliary

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Grammar
    ˌmodal auxˈiliary noun [countable]  SLGa modal verb 情态动词
    Examples from the Corpus
    modal auxiliary• The use of dare as a modal auxiliary follows the same pattern as need.
    ˌmodal auxˈiliary nounChineseSyllable
    modal a verb Corpus


    modal auxiliary
    ˌmodal auxˈiliary noun [countable]
    a modal verb