单词	branch
释义	noun | verb branchbranch1 /bræntʃ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYbranch1 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French branche, from Late Latin branca animal’s foot 1ON A TREE science, biology the part of a tree that grows out from the trunk (=main stem) and has leaves, fruit, or smaller branches growing from it:  There were only a few leaves on the lower branches.branch of A swing hung from the branch of a tree.2OF A BUSINESS a store, office, etc. in a particular area that is part of a large company:  Her company has branches in Dallas and Chicago.branch of the local branch of the Boston library3OF GOVERNMENT a part of a government or other organization that deals with one particular part of its work: branch of The president is in charge of the executive branch of our government.4OF A SUBJECT one part of a large subject of study or knowledge: branch of the branch of international law that deals with war crimes5OF A RIVER/ROAD ETC. a smaller less important part of something such as a river, road, path, etc. that leads away from the more important part of it: branch of a branch of the Missouri River6OF A FAMILY a group of members of a family who all have the same grandparents or ancestors: branch of the West Virginia branch of the family[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French branche, from Late Latin branca animal’s foot] noun | verb branchbranch2 verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE branch Simple Form Present I, you, we, they branch he, she, it branches Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they branched Present perfect I, you, we, they have branched he, she, it has branched Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had branched Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will branch Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have branched Continuous Form Present I am branching he, she, it is branching you, we, they are branching Past I, he, she, it was branching you, we, they were branching Present perfect I, you, we, they have been branching he, she, it has been branching Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been branching Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be branching Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been branching 1to divide into two or more smaller or less important parts:  Turn off where the road branches.branch into The tunnel branched into smaller passages.2if a tree, bush, or plant branches, it grows new branchesbranch into something phrasal verb to start doing something new or different in addition to what you usually do, especially in your work:  She and her husband branched into publishing last year.branch off phrasal verb1if a story, conversation, etc. or a person who is talking branches off, the subject of the story, conversation, etc. changes suddenly: branch off into Then the conversation branched off into a discussion about movies.2if a road, path, passage, etc. branches off from another road, etc., it separates from it and goes in a different direction: branch off to/toward The road branches off toward Springfield.branch out phrasal verb to do something new in addition to what you usually do:  Some soybean farmers branched out by growing crops such as peanuts.branch out into doing something Foster has branched out into directing, as well as acting.
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