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branched

UK //brɑːntʃt//US //bræntʃt//

词源

源自中古英语 'branche'(树枝),来自古法语 'branche',最终源于拉丁语 'branca'(爪或蹄)。

adjective

❶ 形容物体或结构像树枝一样分叉或分支出多个部分,常用于描述植物、道路、河流或组织结构的分支形态。

“The tree has many branched limbs stretching towards the sky.”

(这棵树有许多分叉的枝干伸向天空。)

“The river branched into several smaller streams as it flowed through the valley.”

(河流在流经山谷时分叉成几条小溪。)

同义词:divided, forked, ramified, split, divergent

verb

❶ 指物体或结构从主干或主体分叉或延伸出多个部分,常用于描述植物生长或道路延伸的过程。

“The path branched off from the main road and led into the forest.”

(小路从主干道分叉出来,通向森林。)

“The company branched out into new markets last year.”

(该公司去年拓展到了新市场。)

同义词:divided, forked, ramified, split, diverged

常见短语

branched out — 表示从原有的范围或领域扩展到新的方向或领域,常用于描述业务、兴趣或活动的扩展。

“After years of selling books, the store branched out into selling coffee and gifts.”

(在销售书籍多年后,这家商店扩展到了销售咖啡和礼品。)