branch

noun

树 of tree

1. 树枝
   a part of a tree that grows out from the main stem and on which leaves, flowers and fruit grow

公司 of company

2. 分支；分部；分行；分店
   a local office or shop/store belonging to a large company or organization
   1. The bank has branches all over the country.
      那家银行在全国各地设有分行。
   2. Our New York branch is dealing with the matter.
      我们的纽约分部正在处理这件事。

政府 of government

3. 政府部门；分支机构
   a part of a government or other large organization that deals with one particular aspect of its work
   1. the anti-terrorist branch
      反恐部门

知识 of knowledge

4. （学科及语言的）分支
   a division of an area of knowledge or a group of languages
   1. the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence’
      计算机科学中的所谓“人工智能”分科

河；路 of river/road

5. 支流；支路；支线
   a smaller or less important part of a river, road, railway/railroad, etc. that leads away from the main part
   1. a branch of the Rhine
      莱茵河的支流
   2. a branch line (= a small line off a main railway line, often in country areas)
      铁路支线

家庭 of family

6. 家族分支
   a group of members of a family who all have the same ancestors
   1. 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。

verb

1. 分开；分岔
   to divide into two or more parts, especially smaller or less important parts
   1. The accident happened where the road branches.
      事故发生在岔道处。

1. 树枝
   The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
2. N-COUNT （企业或组织的）分支机构，分部，分店
   A branch of a business or other organization is one of the offices, shops, or groups which belong to it and which are located in different places.
   1. The local branch of Bank of America is handling the accounts...
      美国银行在当地的分行正在处理这些账目。
   2. National is Britain's leading autocare service with over 400 branches nationwide.
      英国轮胎与车辆养护公司是英国最有名的汽车养护企业，在全英国有400多家分店。
3. N-COUNT (政府或公安机关等的）部门，机构
   A branch of an organization such as the government or the police force is a department that has a particular function.
   1. Senate employees could take their employment grievances to another branch of government...
      参议院的雇员可以向别的政府部门申诉工作问题。
   2. He had a fascination for submarines and joined this branch of the service.
      他对潜艇非常着迷，因此加入了潜艇部队。
   3. ...the Metropolitan Police Special Branch.
      市公安局特别行动处
4. N-COUNT （某学科的）分支，分科
   A branch of a subject is a part or type of it.
   1. Whole branches of science may not receive any grants.
      各自然科学学科可能都得不到任何拨款。
   2. Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors.
      肿瘤学是研究肿瘤的医学分支。
5. N-COUNT （家族的）分支，支系，旁系
   A branch of your family is a group of its members who are descended from one particular person.
   1. This is one of the branches of the Roosevelt family.
      这是罗斯福家族的一个支系。

1. A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
   一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。
2. The local branch of Bank of America is handling the accounts
   美国银行在当地的分行正在处理这些账目。
3. National is Britain's leading autocare service with over 400 branches nationwide.
   英国轮胎与车辆养护公司是英国最有名的汽车养护企业，在全英国有400多家分店。
4. Senate employees could take their employment grievances to another branch of government
   参议院的雇员可以向别的政府部门申诉工作问题。
5. He had a fascination for submarines and joined this branch of the service.
   他对潜艇非常着迷，因此加入了潜艇部队。
6. Whole branches of science may not receive any grants.
   各自然科学学科可能都得不到任何拨款。
7. Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors.
   肿瘤学是研究肿瘤的医学分支。
8. This is one of the branches of the Roosevelt family.
   这是罗斯福家族的一个支系。
9. There are similar charges if you want to cash a cheque at a branch other than your own.
   如果你想在开户行以外的网点兑现支票，也要收取类似的费用。
10. Coincident with the talks, the bank was permitted to open a New York branch.
    会谈的同时，该银行已获准在纽约开设分行。
11. A report compiled by the Fed's Philadelphia branch described the economy as weak.
    一份由联邦储备银行的费城分部汇编的报告说经济不景气。
12. A bank's local market share tends to be divided equally between the local branch and branches located elsewhere
    银行的地方市场份额通常会在当地分行和其他各地分行之间平均分配。
13. The matter should be resolved by the executive branch of government.
    这个问题应该由政府的行政部门解决。
14. He hammered the nail into the branch.
    他把钉子钉到了树枝上。
15. Clarke also offered an olive branch to critics in his party.
    克拉克还向党内的批评人士伸出了橄榄枝。
16. He tried to open an account at the branch of his bank nearest to his workplace.
    他想在自己银行离工作单位最近的网点开一个账户。
17. He reached up for an overhanging branch.
    他伸手去够悬在头顶上的树枝。
18. The bank recently opened a branch in Germany
    这家银行最近在德国开设了分行。
19. Some prison practices are in need of root and branch reform.
    有些监狱的做法需要彻底改革。
20. Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science
    由廷德尔富有创见的著作发展出了一个崭新的科学分支。
21. These nests increase in size each year, and can eventually weigh down the branch.
    这些巢每年都在变大，最终可能会把树枝压弯。
22. A branch whipped her across the cheek.
    一根树枝抽打到了她的脸颊。
23. They have decided to close that branch down.
    他们决定把那个分公司关了。
24. His speciality was psychology--one important branch on the great tree of knowledge.
    他的专业是心理学，这是知识之树上的一个重要分枝。
25. It was exterminated root and branch.
    它被彻底剪除了。
26. The branch snapped under all that snow.
    树枝在积雪的重压下突然折了。
27. A snake can coil itself up or coil around a branch.
    蛇能将身子盘起来，或者盘在树枝上。
28. The snake coiled round the branch.
    那蛇盘绕在树枝上。
29. A snake winds round a branch.
    一条蛇缠绕在树枝上。
30. The snake coiled itself round the branch.
    蛇盘绕在树枝上。

  branch limb prong【导航词义：枝；分支】

  branch n. 树枝，分枝；分支

〔辨析〕通常指树的枝条，常用于引申意义，表示组织、学科、河流、道路等的分支。

  limb n. 树枝；肢，臂

〔辨析〕指大的树枝或人、动物的肢体。

  prong n. 叉子齿；方面，部分

〔辨析〕尤指叉子等的尖头；也指攻击、论点等的某一方面。

branch off

1. 分岔
   to be joined to another road or river but lead in a different direction
2. 改道；转道
   to leave a road or path and travel in a different direction

branch out (into sth)

1. 涉足（新工作）；拓展（新业务）
   to start to do an activity that you have not done before, especially in your work or business
   1. The bank has branches all over the country.
      那家银行在全国各地设有分行。
   2. Our New York branch is dealing with the matter.
      我们的纽约分部正在处理这件事。

n.

root and branch

• 完全彻底
  thoroughly and completely
  1. 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。
  2. root-and-branch reforms
     全面彻底的改革

noun

1. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
   1. the arm of the record player
   2. an arm of the sea
   3. a branch of the sewer

   Synonym:    armlimb

2. a division of some larger or more complex organization
   1. a branch of Congress
   2. botany is a branch of biology
   3. the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages

   Synonym:    subdivisionarm

3. a stream or river connected to a larger one

4. a natural consequence of development

   Synonym:    outgrowthoffshootoffset

5. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

6. a part of a forked or branching shape
   1. he broke off one of the branches

   Synonym:    legramification

verb

1. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   1. The road forks

   Synonym:    ramifyforkfurcateseparate

2. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
   1. these plants ramify early and get to be very large

   Synonym:    ramify