| 单词 | branch |
| 释义 | Word Frequency branch(brɑːntʃ) noun 1. a secondary woody stem arising from the trunk or bough of a tree or the main stem of a shrub 2. a subdivision of the stem or root of any other plant 3. an offshoot or secondary part a branch of a deer's antlers 4. a. a subdivision or subsidiary section of something larger or more complex branches of learning branch of the family b. (as modifier) a branch office 5. US any small stream 6. mathematics a section of a curve separated from the rest of the curve by discontinuities or special points 7. Also called: jump computing a departure from the normal sequence of programmed instructions into a separate program area 8. an alternative route in an atomic or nuclear decay series verb 9. (intransitive) (of a tree or other plant) to produce or possess branches 10. (intransitive; usually foll by from) (of stems, roots, etc) to grow and diverge (from another part) 11. to divide or be divided into subsidiaries or offshoots 12. (intransitive; often foll by off) to diverge from the main way, road, topic, etc Derived forms branchless (ˈbranchless) adjective branchlike (ˈbranchˌlike) adjective branchy (ˈbranchy) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca paw, footWord Frequency branch-combining form in adjective, combining form in countable noun (in zoology) indicating gills lamellibranch Word origin from Latin: branchia |
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