单词	offshoot
释义	offshoot noun off·​shoot ˈȯf-ˌshüt  1 a : a collateral or derived branch, descendant, or member : outgrowth b : a lateral branch (as of a mountain range) 2 : a branch of a main stem especially of a plant Synonyms outgrowth shoot sprout See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company. we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again Recent Examples on the Web Gohar was in the midst of creating an installation at the independent design show Alcova, an offshoot of the Salone del Mobile, Milan’s annual furniture fair. Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022 New York drill is an offshoot of Chicago’s massively influential movement, which has over time been reduced to a narrative of the city’s gang epidemic — a stigma that’s carried over to New York. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022 Google kills Android Things, its IoT OS, in January Google's in-house smart displays made the strange decision to run an offshoot of the Google Cast platform, an OS originally developed for the Chromecast. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 For Jon Batiste’s performance at the 64th annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, Dolce & Gabbana set up an offshoot of their atelier in the ballroom of the MGM Grand to create over 40 custom looks for the music artist, his dancers, a choir and the band. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2022 President Biden blamed the attack on Afghanistan’s offshoot of the Islamic State group, vowing retaliation, and the United States military struck back at Islamic State on Saturday, bombing a member of the militant organization in Afghanistan. Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2021 His political adversaries allege that his associates in that strike included the legal offshoot of the terrorist group Shining Path. Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 2 May 2021 But in the 1990s, an offshoot of that kind of play took root in Finland and Scandinavia. WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 An Islamic State offshoot has supplanted fundamentalist Islamist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition offshoot noun off·​shoot ˈof-ˌshüt  : a branch of a main stem of a plant offshoot noun 1 as in limb a branch of a main stem especially of a plant we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance limb outgrowth sprout shoot growth twig excrescence bud branchlet bough floret spur sprig spray 2 as in derivative something that naturally develops or is developed from something else opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant Synonyms & Similar Words derivative derivation derivate descendant product spin-off outgrowth descendent result by-product reproduction sequel development consequence outcome corollary upshot growth repercussion copy aftermath sequence fruit issue denouement duplicate side effect aftereffect facsimile replica dénouement side reaction Antonyms & Near Antonyms source origin root prototype cause original reason archetype antecedent determinant occasion See More
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