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branch

英[brɑːn(t)ʃ] 美[bræntʃ]
  • vt. 分支;出现分歧
  • vi. 分支;出现分歧
  • n. 树枝,分枝;分部;支流
  • n. (Branch)人名;(英)布兰奇

英英释意


1. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;
"a branch of Congress"
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;
"he broke off one of the branches"
"they took the south fork"
4. a natural consequence of development
5. a stream or river connected to a larger one
6. any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
"the arm of the record player"
"an arm of the sea"
"a branch of the sewer"