branch

branch, limb, bough, shoot

名词 branch:

1. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization
   同义词：subdivision, arm
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
   同义词：leg, ramification
4. a natural consequence of development
   同义词：outgrowth, offshoot, offset
5. a stream or river connected to a larger one
6. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
   同义词：arm, limb

动词 branch:

1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
   同义词：ramify
2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   同义词：ramify, fork, furcate, separate

1. She's leaving the company to branch out on her own.
   她打算脱离这家公司，自己开业。
2. Gynaecology is a branch of medicine.
   妇科学是医学的一个分科。
3. The road to the village branches off on the right.
   通往该村的道路向右转为一条小路。
4. Follow the main road until it branches, and then turn to the right.
   顺着这条大路走，在路的分岔口向右拐。
5. Mr. Smith works in an executive branch of the government.
   史密斯先生在政府的行政部门工作。

branch

n.Abbr. br.（名词）缩写 br.

A secondary woody stem or limb growing from the trunk or main stem of a tree or shrub or from another secondary limb.
分枝：从树或灌木的主干或另一次级树枝上生长出来的次级树枝
A lateral division or subdivision of certain other plant parts, such as a root or flower cluster.
分枝：某些其他植物部分，如根或花簇的侧向分枝或次级细分
Something that resembles a branch of a tree, as in form or function, as:
枝状物：在结构或功能上类似于树枝的东西，比如：
A secondary outgrowth or subdivision of a main axis, such as the tine of a deer`s antlers.
分叉：主轴上的次级旁枝或分岔，如鹿角尖
Anatomy An offshoot or a division of the main portion of a structure, especially that of a nerve, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel; a ramus.
【解剖学】 分支：某一结构主要部分的分支或分岔，尤指神经，血管，或淋巴管的；分支
A limited part of a larger or more complex unit or system, especially:
分支，支脉：一个较大或更复杂的单元的有限部分，特别是：
An area of specialized skill or knowledge, especially academic or vocational, that is related to but separate from other areas:
部门，分科：具有特殊技能或知识，尤指学术上或职业上的分区，与其他分区相联系但又有区别：
例句：
the judicial branch of government; the branch of medicine called neurology.
政府的司法部门；谓之为神经病学的医学分枝

A division of a business or other organization.
支部，支局：商行或其他组织的分支
A division of a family, categorized by descent from a particular ancestor.
家族支系：家族的分支，由特定祖先的后裔分类
Linguistics A subdivision of a family of languages, such as the Germanic branch of Indo-European.
【语言学】 语言支系：语系的分支，如印欧语系的日耳曼支

A tributary of a river.
河的支流
Chiefly Southern U.S. See creek See Regional Note at run
【多用于美国南部】 参见 creek 参见 run
Chiefly Southern U.S. See branch water
【多用于美国南部】 参见 branch water
A divergent section of a river, especially near the mouth.
河流分支：河流的分岔部分，特别是近河口地区
Mathematics A part of a curve that is separated, as by discontinuities or extreme points.
【数学】 线图表中的一段：由不连续或极值点分隔的曲线的一部分
Computer Science
【计算机科学】
A sequence of program instructions to which the normal sequence of instructions relinquishes control, depending on the value of certain variables.
分支程序：正常指令序列撤回控制时转向的程序指令序列，依赖于某些变量的取值
The instructions executed as the result of such a passing of control.
分支指令：由这种控制传递方式的结果而执行的指令
v.（动词）
branched,branch.ing,branch.es
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To put forth a branch or branches; spread by dividing.
出枝；通过分支扩张

To come forth as a branch or subdivision; develop or diverge from:
由分枝或细分而形成；以…发展或分岔而成：
例句：
an unpaved road that branches from the main road; a theory that branches from an older system of ideas.
从主干道分岔出来的未铺砌的小路；从较早的思想体系中分支出来的理论

To enlarge the scope of one`s interests, business, or activities:
扩大某人的兴趣，业务，或活动范围：
例句：
branch out from physics into related scientific fields.
从物理学而引申到相关科学领域

Computer Science To relinquish control to another set of instructions or another routine as a result of the presence of a branch.
【计算机科学】 下分支的指令：因为另一分支指令的存在而引起的对另一指令组或常规指令组的放弃控制
v.tr.（及物动词）
To separate (something) into or as if into branches.
分离（某物）形成分枝
To embroider (something) with a design of foliage or flowers.
刺绣：用叶子或花的图案为（某物）刺绣

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French branche
源自 古法语 branche
from Late Latin branca [paw]
源自 后期拉丁语 branca [爪子]
[perhaps of Celtic origin]
[大概来源于凯尔特语]

【引伸】
branch.less
adj.（形容词）
branch.y
adj.（形容词）
<参考词汇><同义词>branch,arm,fork,offshootThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .something resembling or structurally analogous to a limb of a tree.:
这些名词的中心意思都是.象或结构上类似于树枝的东西.：
例句：
a branch of a railroad;
铁路支线；

例句：
an arm of the sea;
海湾；

例句：
the western fork of the river;
河流的西岔；

例句：
an offshoot of a mountain range.
山脉分支