As a result of the committee's conclusion, the branch manager Mr David Roasi reported that he had talked with McLaughlin about his extremely poor driving record.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

英语六级真题

Kathy, chaos theory seems to be a branch of physics or mathematics.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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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.
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（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.
例句
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。 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。
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(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.
例句
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。 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。
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（某学科的）分支，分科

A branch of a subject is a part or type of it.
例句
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。 Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors. 肿瘤学是研究肿瘤的医学分支。
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（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.
例句
This is one of the branches of the Roosevelt family. 这是罗斯福家族的一个支系。

英汉词典释义

n.
树枝, 枝条
You'll have to break the branches away to get through the thick forest. 你得把树枝拨开才能穿过密林。
分支, 分科, 分系
The branch went completely dry this summer. 这条支流今年夏天完全干涸了。 This bank has ten branches in the city. 这家银行在城里有10家分行。
vi.
出枝
The tree branches forth in spring. 树木在春天抽枝。
分岔
The road branches after the level crossing. 这条路在经过平面交叉道口后岔开了。
(商业活动等)扩展，扩充，扩大
The bank has plan to branch throughout the country. 这家银行有向全国扩充业务的计划。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;
"a branch of Congress"
2. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
3. a part of a forked or branching shape;
"he broke off one of the branches""they took the south fork"
4. a natural consequence of development
5. a stream or river connected to a larger one
6. any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
"the arm of the record player""an arm of the sea""a branch of the sewer"
Verb
1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures;
"these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork;
"The road forks"

行业词典

医学：分支：从主干上分出的支，尤指血管、神经和淋巴管等分支；对特定的解剖结构，见ramus项下；
数学：分支；
植物学：枝[条]；
法律：支部；分支机构；
物理学：支路；
电力：支路；
电工：支路；