offshoot

🇺🇸 /ˈɔːfʃuːt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɒfʃuːt/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
noun
R

Something that has developed from a larger or original thing, like a smaller group coming from a bigger organization.

A small charity is an offshoot from our main organization working on environmental issues.

一個小型慈善機構是我們主要從事環境問題組織的分支。

R

A new branch growing from a main stem of a plant.

This plant has a healthy offshoot that could be replanted to grow on its own.

這株植物有一個健康的分枝,可以重新種植,自行生長。

translation

n. 分支, 新枝

詞形變化

Plural offshoots