branch
🇺🇸
/bræntʃ/
🇬🇧
/brɑːntʃ/
noun
B1
A part of a tree that grows from the trunk and holds leaves, flowers, or fruit.
The bird built its nest on a branch of the oak tree.
那只鸟在橡树的树枝上筑巢。
B1
A local office or store that is part of a larger company.
The bank opened a new branch in our neighborhood.
银行在我们社区开了一家新的分行。
B1
A section of a large organization that does a specific type of work.
The police branch handles all criminal investigations.
警察部门负责处理所有刑事调查。
B1
A division of a subject area or group of languages.
Biology is a branch of science that studies living things.
生物学是研究生物的科学分支。
R
A smaller part of a river, road, or railway that splits from the main one.
The river has a small branch that flows through the forest.
这条河有一条小支流穿过森林。
R
A group of family members who share the same ancestors.
Our family branch moved to Australia many years ago.
我们家族的分支很多年前搬到了澳大利亚。
verb
R
To divide into two or more parts.
The path branches into two trails at the old oak tree.
这条小路在老橡树处分岔成两条小径。
translation
树枝, 分公司, 部门, 分支, 支流, 家族分支
分叉
词形变化
Plural
branches
Progressive
branching
Past
branched
3rd Present
branches
Perfect
branched