branch
n. 树枝; 分支,旁系; 部门,机构
v. 分支; 分岔
The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
A branch of a business or other organization is one of the offices, shops, or groups which belong to it and which are located in different places.
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。
National is Britain's leading autocare service with over 400 branches nationwide.
英国轮胎与车辆养护公司是英国最有名的汽车养护企业,在全英国有400多家分店。
A branch of an organization such as the government or the police force is a department that has a particular function.
Senate employees could take their employment grievances to another branch of government...
参议院的雇员可以向别的政府部门申诉工作问题。
He had a fascination for submarines and joined this branch of the service.
他对潜艇非常着迷,因此加入了潜艇部队。
A branch of a subject is a part or type of it.
Whole branches of science may not receive any grants.
各自然科学学科可能都得不到任何拨款。
Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors.
肿瘤学是研究肿瘤的医学分支。
A branch of your family is a group of its members who are descended from one particular person.
This is one of the branches of the Roosevelt family.
这是罗斯福家族的一个支系。
1. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;
2. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
3. a part of a forked or branching shape;
4. a natural consequence of development
5. a stream or river connected to a larger one
6. any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures;
2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork;
branch, limb, bough, shoot
这些名词均含有"枝"之意。
The two halves of the main branch have grown apart.
主枝的左右两边各向不同的方向生长.
The branch bent but did not break.
那树枝弯曲,但没有折断.
The snake wreathed itself round the branch.
这蛇盘绕在树枝上.
A pair of orioles alighted on the frisking branch of a weeping willow.
一对黄鹂飞落在拂动着的柳树枝条上.
The bookshop has decided to branch out into selling various records and tapes.
书店已决定扩大业务范围,出售各种唱片和录音带.