branch

noun

1. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

e.g. the arm of the record player
an arm of the sea
a branch of the sewer

Synonym: armlimb

2. a division of some larger or more complex organization

e.g. a branch of Congress
botany is a branch of biology
the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages

Synonym: subdivisionarm

3. a stream or river connected to a larger one

4. a natural consequence of development

Synonym: outgrowthoffshootoffset

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

6. a part of a forked or branching shape

e.g. he broke off one of the branches

Synonym: legramification

branch

verb

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

e.g. The road forks

Synonym: ramifyforkfurcateseparate

2. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

e.g. these plants ramify early and get to be very large

Synonym: ramify

1. 树枝
The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.

branch的解释

2. （企业或组织的）分支机构，分部，分店
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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

3. (政府或公安机关等的）部门，机构
A branch of an organization such as the government or the police force is a department that has a particular function.

branch是什么意思

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

4. （某学科的）分支，分科
A branch of a subject is a part or type of it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors.
肿瘤学是研究肿瘤的医学分支。

5. （家族的）分支，支系，旁系
A branch of your family is a group of its members who are descended from one particular person.

e.g. This is one of the branches of the Roosevelt family.
这是罗斯福家族的一个支系。

相关词组：branch offbranch out

1. 分公司：这类公司可以是美国公司或外国公司,或一法律实体(Legal entity),其公司地位可以是一母公司(parent company)、分公司(branch)、子公司(affiliate)或附属公司(subsidiary).

2. branch的翻译

2. 树枝：路边的树,叶子已经凋谢(wither剩下灰色的树干(trunk)与树枝(branch),显得坚实(firm)而苍凉(bleak在这寒冷的冬天(chilly winter竟然还有一片草地(meadow)在顽强地向人们显示(reveal)它的绿;远处(in the distance)一个烟卤在冒着烟(puff),

3. branch的意思

3. 支路：门极可关断晶闸管无损吸收 吸收单元(Snubber Cell)是单端无源无损吸收电路研究的主要方法,管以及和其它有源开关的回路(Loop)中都应有吸收电感的串入–吸收电容的位置:必须存在这样的支路(Branch)与主开关并联,由理论成熟,