branch
形容词
1. 分支的;支流的:
The river has many branch streams.(这条河有许多支流。)
The company has opened a branch office in London.(公司在伦敦开设了一个分公司。)
名词
1. 树枝;分支:
The wind blew the branches of the tree.(风吹动了树的树枝。)
The tree's branches are covered in snow.(树枝上覆盖着雪。)
2. 部门;分支机构:
The company has branches all over the world.(该公司在世界各地都设有分支机构。)
I work in the marketing branch of the company.(我在公司的市场部门工作。)
词语辨析
1. branch, division, department:
这三个名词都可以表示“部门;分支机构”,但其具体用法略有不同。branch强调的是一个机构的隶属关系,通常是指总公司下设的分支机构;division强调的是一个机构的独立运作,可以是一个大公司内部的自主经营部门,也可以是一个独立的公司;department则更常用于大公司内部,表示一个职能或管理部门。
I work in the sales branch of the company.(我在公司的销售部门工作。)
The company's software division is responsible for product development.(公司的软件部门负责产品开发。)
She works in the marketing department of a large multinational corporation.(她在一家大型跨国公司的市场部门工作。)
词汇扩充
branch out:扩展;延伸
branch manager:分公司经理
branch line:支线(铁路)
branch off:分叉;分支
branching:分枝;分叉
近义词
fork:分叉;岔道
offshoot:分支;支流
division:部门;分部
section:部分;分部
arm:分支;支流
反义词
trunk:树干;主干
core:核心;中心
mainstream:主流
柯林斯词典
名词
1. (树木的)分支
2. 分部;分店;分行
动词
1. 分成分支
2. 延伸;扩展
牛津词典
名词
1. 一条分支;一支
2. 分公司;分行
动词
分叉;分岔
延伸;扩展
用法
1. branch作为名词时,常与介词from, into, off等连用,表示分支的起源、延伸或分离。
2. branch作为动词时,常用于be或become的被动结构。
例句
The tree has many branches.(这棵树有很多树枝。)
She works in a bank branch.(她在一家银行分行工作。)
The river branches off into several smaller streams.(这条河分成了几条较小的支流。)
I want to branch out and try something new.(我想要拓展并尝试一些新的事物。)
The company plans to branch off into a new market.(公司计划在一个新的市场上分支开来。)
The road branches from the main highway.(这条路从主要的高速公路上分岔出去。)
She is the branch manager of a well-known clothing store.(她是一家知名服装店的分店经理。)
They decided to branch out and start their own business.(他们决定扩展业务并开办自己的企业。)
The river's offshoots flow into the sea.(这条河的支流流入大海。)
This company has many divisions that focus on different industries.(这家公司有很多专注于不同行业的部门。)
The marketing department is responsible for promoting the company's products.(市场部门负责推广公司的产品。)
The road forks ahead, so we need to choose the right direction.(前方道路分岔,所以我们需要选择正确的方向。)
She opened a branch office in New York to expand her business.(她在纽约开设了一个分公司来扩展业务。)
The company is planning to branch into new markets.(公司计划进入新市场。)
The river branches off into two smaller streams.(这条河分成了两条较小的支流。)
Our company has a branch in every major city.(我们公司在每个大城市都有分支机构。)
He decided to branch out and start his own business.(他决定拓展业务并开办自己的企业。)
The road divides into two lanes ahead.(前方道路分成了两条车道。)
She works in the human resources department of a large company.(她在一家大公司的人力资源部门工作。)
The river forks off into a smaller stream.(这条河分成了一条较小的支流。)