| 单词 | branch |
| 释义 | branch —branchless, adj. —branchlike, adj. /branch, brahnch/, n. 1. a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant. 2. a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer's antlers. 3. any member or part of a body or system; a section or subdivision: the various branches of learning. 4. a local operating division of a business, library, or the like. 5. a line of family descent stemming from a particular ancestor, as distinguished from some other line or lines from the same stock; a division of a family. 6. a tributary stream or any stream that is not a large river or a bayou. 7. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. See branch water (def. 2). 8. Ling. (in the classification of related languages within a family) a category of a lower order than a subfamily and of a higher order than a subbranch or a group, as the Germanic branch of Indo-European. Cf. group (def. 4a). 9. Computers. a point in a computer program where the computer selects one of two or more instructions to execute, according to some criterion. 10. Naut. a warrant or license permitting a pilot to navigate in certain waters. v.i. 11. to put forth branches; spread in branches. 12. to divide into separate parts or subdivisions; diverge: The main road branches off to the left. 13. to expand or extend, as business activities: The bank has plans to branch throughout the state. v.t. 14. to divide into branches or sections. 15. to adorn with needlework; decorate with embroidery, as in textile fabrics. 16. branch out, to expand or extend, as business activities, pursuits, interests, etc.: The business is branching out into computers. [1250-1300; ME bra(u)nche < AF; OF branche < LL branca paw, of uncert. orig.] Syn. 1. offshoot, shoot. BRANCH, BOUGH, LIMB refer to divisions of a tree. BRANCH is general, meaning either a large or a small division. BOUGH refers only to the larger branches: a bough loaded with apples. A LIMB is a large primary division of a tree trunk or of a bough: to climb out on a limb. 12. ramify, subdivide. |
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