1 one of the main parts of a tree that grows out of the thick central part (trunk) 树枝
☞picture on page C2 见C2页插图
2 an office, shop, etc that is part of a larger organization 分行;分店;分支机构:
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。
3 a part of an academic subject 分科(学术的类别):
Psychiatry is a branch of medicine.精神病学是医学的一个分科。
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/brɑ:ntʃ ||; bræntʃ/verbbranch off (used about a road) to leave a larger road and go off in another direction (指道路)分岔:
A bit further on, the road branches off to the left.再往前不远就见到路向左分岔。branch out (into sth) to start doing sth new and different from the things you usually do 拓展(新业务等):
The band has recently branched out into acting.乐队最近已经把事业拓展到演戏。
branch1/bræntʃ; brɑːntʃ/n [C] 1 a part of a tree that grows out from the TRUNK (=the main part) 树枝see picture at见 PLANT1 图2 a local business, shop etc that is part of a larger business etc 分支机构﹔分部﹔分店﹔分行: The shop has opened branches all over the country. 这家商店在全国各地都开了分店。3 one part of a large subject of study or knowledge〔学科的〕分科﹐分支: a branch of medicine/physics/philosophy etc 医学/物理学/哲学等的分科
branch2 also 又作 branch offv [I] to divide into two or more smaller, narrower, or less important parts 分支﹐分岔: When you reach Bread Street, the road branches into two. 到了布莱德街﹐这条路就分成了两条。branch out phr v to start doing something different from the work or activities that you normally do 扩大活动范围: +into The bank has begun to branch out into selling insurance. 这家银行已开始拓展保险销售业务。
branchbranchbranchesnoun (pluralbranches)1one of the parts of a tree that grow out from the thick main part (called the trunk)2an office or a shop that is part of a big company: This bank has branches all over the country.