释义 |
bifurcatebi‧fur‧cate /ˈbaɪfəkeɪt $ -ər-/ verb [intransitive] bifurcateOrigin: 1600-1700 Medieval Latin past participle of bifurcare, from Latin bi- ( ➔ BI-) + furca ‘fork’ VERB TABLEbifurcate |
Present | it | bifurcates | Past | it | bifurcated | Present perfect | it | has bifurcated | Past perfect | it | had bifurcated | Future | it | will bifurcate | Future perfect | it | will have bifurcated |
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Present | it | is bifurcating | Past | it | was bifurcating | Present perfect | it | has been bifurcating | Past perfect | it | had been bifurcating | Future | it | will be bifurcating | Future perfect | it | will have been bifurcating |
formal if a road, river etc bifurcates, it divides into two separate parts SYN fork—bifurcation /ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun [countable, uncountable] |