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branch

noun
 
🔊/brɑːntʃ/
🔊/bræntʃ/
Idioms
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    of tree树

  1.  
     a part of a tree that grows out from the main stem and on which leaves, flowers and fruit grow树枝
    • She climbed the tree and hid in the branches.她爬上树，躲在树枝上。
    • the bare branches of a tree in winter冬天光秃秃的树枝
    see also olive branchTopics Plants and treesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • top
    • topmost
    • low
    • …
    verb + branch
    • cut
    • prune
    • remove
    • …
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    2.

    of company公司

  2.  
     a local office or shop belonging to a large company or organization分支；分部；分行；分店
    • The bank has branches all over the country.那家银行在全国各地设有分行。🔊🔊
    • Our New York branch is dealing with the matter.我们的纽约分部正在处理这件事。🔊🔊
    • The store is opening more local branches.这家商店在当地增开分店。
    • He has been named assistant branch manager at a new branch of the bank.他已被任命为该银行新分支机构的助理分支经理。
    • the Post Office announced plans to close another branch.邮政局宣布了关闭另一家分行的计划。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • central
    • high-street
    • local
    • …
    verb + branch
    • establish
    • open
    • set up
    • …
    branch + noun
    • chairman
    • chief
    • manager
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    of government政府

  3.  
     a part of a government or other large organization that deals with one particular aspect of its work政府部门；分支机构 synonym department
    • Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch swung into action.苏格兰场的反恐部门立即行动起来。
    • The idea was so popular, other branches of government copied it.这个想法如此受欢迎，其他政府部门也仿效了它。
    • She was national branch secretary of the union.她曾是工会的全国支部书记。
    see also executive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • central
    • high-street
    • local
    • …
    verb + branch
    • establish
    • open
    • set up
    • …
    branch + noun
    • chairman
    • chief
    • manager
    • …
    See full entry
    4.

    of knowledge知识

  4.  
     a division of an area of knowledge or a group of languages（学科及语言的）分支
    • the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence’计算机科学中的所谓 “人工智能” 分科
    Extra Examples
    • Quantum analysis is a branch of statistics.量子分析是统计的一个分支。
    • The aim is to bring together researchers from different branches of geography.目的在于将地理学科不同分支的研究人员聚集到一起。
    5.

    of river/road河；路

  5. a smaller or less important part of a river, road, railway, etc. that leads away from the main part支流；支路；支线
    • a branch of the Rhine莱茵河的支流
    • a branch line (= a small line off a main railway line, often in country areas)铁路支线
    Topics Transport by bus and trainc1, Geographyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • top
    • topmost
    • low
    • …
    verb + branch
    • cut
    • prune
    • remove
    • …
    See full entry
    6.

    of family家庭

  6. a group of members of a family who all have the same ancestors家族分支
    • My uncle's branch of the family emigrated to Canada.我们家族中我叔父的这一支移居到了加拿大。🔊🔊
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    Topics Family and relationshipsc1
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.
Idioms
root and branch
  1. completely and in a way that affects every part of something完全彻底
    • The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.政府着手完全彻底地摧毁这个组织。🔊🔊
    • root-and-branch reforms全面彻底的改革

branch

verb
🔊/brɑːntʃ/
🔊/bræntʃ/
 [intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they branch
🔊/brɑːntʃ/
🔊/bræntʃ/
he / she / it branches
🔊/ˈbrɑːntʃɪz/
🔊/ˈbræntʃɪz/
past simple branched
🔊/brɑːntʃt/
🔊/bræntʃt/
past participle branched
🔊/brɑːntʃt/
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-ing form branching
🔊/ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ/
🔊/ˈbræntʃɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to divide into two or more parts, especially smaller or less important parts分开；分岔
    • The accident happened where the road branches.事故发生在岔道处。🔊🔊
    Topics Geographyc1
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.