branch

[brɑ:ntʃ]

n.分部, 部门, 分店, 分支, 树枝
v.分岔, 分支

n.[C]

1. 树枝; 枝

2. 支族; 支流; 支线; 支路[(+of)]

The river has three main branches.

这条河有三条主要的支流。

3. 分公司; 分店; 分局; 分部; 部门[(+of)]

The bank has branches all over the country.

该银行在全国各地均有分行。

4. (语系的)分支; (学科的)分科[(+of)]

English is a branch of the Germanic family of languages.

英语是日耳曼语系的一个分支。

vi.

1. 出枝

The tree near the house branched over the roof.

屋旁那棵树的分枝长到了屋顶上。

2. 分支; 分岔

词形变化

形容词: branchless | 动词过去式: branched | 动词过去分词: branched | 动词现在分词: branching | 动词第三人称单数: branches |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.分支; 分岔

spread  divide  expand

n.树枝; 枝; 支流; 支系

shoot  bough  limb  part of a tree  tributary  creek  wing  addition  extension  

同义参见:

department  member  limb  layer  stem  sprig  fork  twig  runner  river  division  offshoot  nationality  bureau  

反义:

n.分枝; 支线

trunk  

反义参见:

root  

英英释义

名词 branch:

an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization

同义词：subdivision, arm

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

a part of a forked or branching shape

同义词：leg, ramification

a natural consequence of development

同义词：outgrowth, offshoot, offset

a stream or river connected to a larger one

any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

同义词：arm, limb

动词 branch:

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

同义词：ramify

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

同义词：ramify, fork, furcate, separate

补充

branchbranch英:[brɑ:ntʃ] 美:[bræntʃ]n.1.树枝, 枝条You'll have to break the branches away to get through the thick forest.你得把树枝拨开才能穿过密林。2.分支, 分科, 分系The branch went completely dry this summer.这条支流今年夏天完全干涸了。This bank has ten branches in the city.这家银行在城里有10家分行。vi.1.出枝The tree branches forth in spring.树木在春天抽枝。2.分岔The road branches after the level crossing.这条路在经过平面交叉道口后岔开了。

例句

1. The trees were leafless except for the topmost branches.这些树只有顶端的枝条上长着叶子。 2. We have over 400 branches nationwide.我们在全国有400多家分店。 3. The local branch of Bank of America is handling the accounts.美国银行在当地的分行正在处理这些账目。 4. He had a fascination for submarines and joined this branch of the service.他对潜水艇很痴迷, 所以加入了这个兵种。 5. Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch伦敦警察厅反恐部门 6. plans for restructuring the executive branch of government along corporate lines按照企业模式对政府行政部门进行改组的计划 7. scientists and researchers working in a more experimental branch致力于更注重实验的分支学科的科学家和研究人员 8. a new branch of mathematics known as complexity theory被称作复杂性理论的数学新分支 9. The Foster-Smith branch of the family emigrated to Australia.家族的福斯特–史密斯分支移民到了澳大利亚。 10. The train line splits at Crianlarich, one branch going to Oban and the other to Fort William.这条铁路线在克林拉里克一分为二, 一条支线通往奥本, 另一条通往威廉堡。 11. a branch of the trigeminal nerve三叉神经的一个分支 12. The bank is closing one-fifth of its branch network in Britain.这家银行打算把在英国的分支网络关闭五分之一。 13. Nip out shoot tips of tall annuals to help them branch freely.给高大的一年生植物打顶, 以助其自由抽枝。 14. The foliage branches from a basal rosette.叶从根生莲座丛中分出。 15. Here the road branched, going one way east to Edoras, and the other north to the Fords of Isen.道路在这里分岔, 一条朝东通往伊多拉斯, 另一条向北通往伊森渡口。 16. Dark veins branched at his temples.深色的静脉在他的太阳穴处分叉。 17. Other staircases branched off the long walkway.其他楼梯都从长长的走道上岔开。 18. Extend your thinking about each solution by branching downwards to further problems the solution might create.拓展你对每个解决方法的思路, 深入思考该方法可能会产生的其他问题。 19. The main road branches off to the right.大路向右边分叉。 20. The road branches at the bottom of the hill.那条路在山脚下分叉。 21. The top of the tree had been cut off to encourage it to branch (out) lower down.那棵树的树顶已被截去以刺激树分枝向更低生长。 22. Those trees branch at heights of ten feet.那些树在10英尺高处分枝。 23. The bank has plan to branch throughout the country.这家银行有向全国扩充业务的计划。 24. to branch horns on the deer's head使鹿头上的角分叉 25. he went to work at our Birmingham branch.他去我们的伯明翰分部工作了。 26. a branch of mathematics called graph theory.一个称为图论的数学分科。 27. follow this track south until it branches into two.沿这条小路往南直到岔道口。 28. [as adj. branched]the common sea lavender can be identified by its branched stem.可从抽了枝的树干辨认普通海生薰衣草。 29. the road branched off at the market town.这条路在集镇那儿分了叉。 30. the company is branching out into Europe.该公司正把业务扩展到欧洲。 31. The company I work for has branches in Paris, Milan and New York.我上班的公司在巴黎、米兰、纽约都有分号。 32. Psychiatry is a branch of medicine.精神病学是医学的一个分科。 33. A bit further on, the road branches off to the left.再往前不远就见到路向左分岔。 34. The band has recently branched out into acting.乐队最近已经把事业拓展到演戏。 35. birds singing from the branches of a tree树枝上唱歌的鸟儿 36. A large (tree) branch fell into our yard during the storm.暴风雨中，一根大树枝掉到了我们院子里。 37. The bank has a new branch in our area.这家银行在我们这片区域新开了一家分行。 38. She works at the branch office downtown.她在市中心的分部上班。 39. the executive/legislative/judicial branch of the United States government美国政府的行政/立法/司法部门 40. Pathology is a branch of medicine.病理学是医学的一个分支。 41. We don't know much about that branch of the family.我们对家族的那一个分支了解不多。 42. Some of the river's smaller branches flooded after the heavy rains.大雨过后，这条河的几条小支流河水泛滥了。 43. There was a problem with the railroad's branch line.这条铁路的支线有问题。 44. The stream branches from the river near their house.这条小溪是河道在他们房子附近分流形成的。 45. The stream branched off to the left.小溪分岔出来，向左流去。 46. The stream branches off from the river near their house.这条小溪是河道在他们房子附近分流形成的。 47. Streets branch off from both sides of the highway.公路的两边形成了一些街巷。 48. "In the beginning the business was highly specialized, but it has since branched out."这家企业刚开始时是高度专业化的，但是后来业务范围拓展了。 49. The company specializes in casual clothing but it is branching out into formal wear.这家公司专做休闲装，但现在开始涉足正装。