branch
noun /brɑːntʃ/
/bræntʃ/
Idioms - enlarge imagea 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，藏在树枝里。 - the bare branches of a tree in winter
冬天光秃秃的树枝
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- top
- topmost
- low
- …
- cut
- prune
- remove
- …
- She climbed the tree and hid in the branches.
- 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.
他被任命为银行新分行的分行副经理。 - the Post Office announced plans to close another branch.
邮局宣布计划关闭另一个分支机构。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- high-street
- local
- …
- establish
- open
- set up
- …
- chairman
- chief
- manager
- …
- The bank has branches all over the country.
- 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 - 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.
这个想法非常受欢迎，政府的其他部门也纷纷效仿。 - She was national branch secretary of the union.
她是工会的全国支部书记。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- high-street
- local
- …
- establish
- open
- set up
- …
- chairman
- chief
- manager
- …
- Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch swung into action.
- 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
- Quantum analysis is a branch of statistics.
量子分析是统计学的一个分支。 - 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。
- the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence’
- 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- top
- topmost
- low
- …
- cut
- prune
- remove
- …
- a branch of the Rhine
- 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。
WordfinderTopics Family and relationshipsc1- ancestor
- branch
- descent
- dynasty
- family tree
- genealogy
- generation
- inherit
- relation
- trace
- My uncle's branch of the family emigrated to Canada.
of tree树
of company公司
of government政府
of knowledge知识
of river/road河；路
of family家庭
词源Middle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.
Idioms
root and branch
- 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
- The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.