时间: 2025-04-26 02:15:59
美: [bræntʃ]
英: [brɑːn(t)ʃ]
vt. 分支；出现分歧
vi. 分支；出现分歧
n. 树枝，分枝；分部；支流
n. (Branch)人名；(英)布兰奇
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 02:15:59
词源分析：Branch源自古法语“branche”，而古法语又源于拉丁语“branca”，意为“爪子”或“枝”。这个词根反映出事物的延伸和分布。
历史背景：该词在英语中的首次使用可以追溯到14世纪，常用于描述树木的结构和延伸。
课本：在**的英语教材中，Branch常出现在小学及初中阶段的课文中，尤其在自然科学或地理相关的章节。美国的教材中，Branch则常见于中学英语及科学课程中。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
The tree's branches swayed gently in the wind.
树的枝条在风中轻轻摇摆。
（作者：不详）
Our company is planning to open a new branch in Shanghai.
我们公司计划在上海开设一个新分支。
（作者：不详）
Each branch of the government has its own responsibilities.
政府的每个分支都有自己的职责。
（作者：不详）
The river branches off into two smaller streams.
河流分成两条小溪流。
（作者：不详）
She decided to branch out into different areas of work.
她决定拓展到不同的工作领域。
（作者：不详）
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通过以上分析，可以更全面地理解和运用“branch”这个单词。
[N-COUNT] The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them. 树枝
例：...the upper branches of a row of pines.…一排松树的上部枝条。
[N-COUNT] A branch of a business or other organization is one of the offices, stores, or groups which belong to it and which are located in different places. (企业或机构的) 分支
例：The local branch of Bank of America is handling the accounts.美国银行的本地分行正在处理这些账目。
[N-COUNT] A branch of an organization such as the government or the police force is a department that has a particular function. 分支部门
例：Senate employees could take their employment grievances to another branch of government.参议院的雇员可以将他们对工作的不满向另一政府分支部门申诉。
例：He had a fascination for submarines and joined this branch of the service.他迷恋潜艇并加入了海军的这个分支。
[N-COUNT] A branch of a subject is a part or type of it. (学科的) 分科
例：Whole branches of science may not receive any grants.很多整个科学分科可能都得不到拨款。
[N-COUNT] A branch of your family is a group of its members who are descended from one particular person. (家族的) 支系
例：This is one of the branches of the Roosevelt family.这是罗斯福家族的一个支系。