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- a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough树枝; 分枝, 枝。
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- a lateral extension or subdivision extending from the main part of something, typically one extending from a river, road, or railway（尤指河流的）支流; （公路或铁路的）支路, 支线。
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- a division or office of a large business or organization, operating locally or having a particular function（企业或机构的）分部, 分行, 分号：
he went to work at our Birmingham branch.
他去我们的伯明翰分部工作了。
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- a conceptual subdivision of something, especially a family, group of languages, or a subject（尤指家族的）分支; （语言的）分支, 语支; （学科的）分科：
a branch of mathematics called graph theory.
一个称为图论的数学分科。
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1- (of a road or path) divide into one or more subdivisions（道路）分岔, 分叉：
follow this track south until it branches into two.
沿这条小路往南直到岔道口。
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- (of a tree or plant) bear or send out branches（树, 植物）出枝：
as adj. branched the common sea lavender can be identified by its branched stem.可从抽了枝的茎干辨认普通海生薰衣草。
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branch off
diverge from the main route or part分叉：the road branched off at the market town.
这条路在集镇那儿分了叉。
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branch out
extend or expand one's activities or interests in a new direction扩大活动（或兴趣）范围：the company is branching out into Europe.
该公司正把业务扩展到欧洲。
派生词
branchlet
nounbranch-like
adjectivebranchy
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French branche， from late Latin branca paw.