| 词汇 | branch |
| 释义 | branch noun [ C ] uk/brɑːntʃ/ us/bræntʃ/ (PART) B2 一部分;支族，旁系 a part of something larger Immunology is a branch of biological science. 免疫学是生物科学的一个分支。 One branch of their family (= one group of relatives) emigrated to Brazil. 他们家族的一支移居到了巴西。 In the US, the president is part of the executive branch of the government. 在美国，总统是政府行政分支的一部分。 B1 分支机构;分部;分行;分店 one of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization I used to work in the local branch of a large bank. 我曾在一家大型银行设在当地的分行工作。 She's a branch manager. 她是个分部经理。 Take the forms into your local branch office. 把这些表格带到你们的地方分部。
(TREE PART) B1 树枝 one of the parts of a tree that grows out from the main trunk and has leaves, flowers, or fruit on it bare/leafy/flowering branches 光秃秃／叶子茂密／开满花的树枝 The fruit on the lower branches was protected from the sun. 下边树枝上的果子见不到阳光。 Watch out for overhanging branches. 小心下垂的树枝。 (RIVER/ROAD) 支流;岔路 a part of a river or road that leaves the main part This branch of the river eventually empties into the Atlantic. 大河的这条支流最终注入大西洋。 (BLOOD VESSEL) medical specialized（血管）分枝 a smaller blood vessel or nerve that grows out of the main part branch verb [ I ] uk/brɑːntʃ/ us/bræntʃ/ (TREE) 出枝；发出新枝 to produce branches The top of the tree had been cut off to encourage it to branch (out) lower down. 树冠已被砍去，目的是为了促使它从下面抽出新枝。 (SPLIT) 分岔，岔开 to divide into two The road branches at the bottom of the hill. 公路在山脚下分岔。 Phrasal verbs branch off （道路）岔开，分岔 If a road or path branches off, it goes in another direction. We drove down a narrow track that branched off from the main road. 我们行驶在一条从主干道上分岔出来的窄路上。 branch off something 离开（主路） to leave a main road by turning into a smaller road We branched off the main route and went through the countryside. 我们驶离主路，从乡间穿过。 branch out 涉足（尤指新工作）;扩展（业务） to start to do something different from what you usually do, especially in your job This designer has recently branched out into children's wear. 这位设计师最近开始设计儿童服装。 After a couple of years working for other people, she branched out on her own (= started her own business). 为别人打了几年工后，她开始自己创业。 |
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