1. | 树枝a part of a tree that grows out from the main stem and on which leaves, flowers and fruit grow |
2. | 分支;分部;分行;分店a local office or shop/store belonging to a large company or organization |
The bank has branches all over the country. 那家银行在全国各地设有分行。 | |
Our New York branch is dealing with the matter. 我们的纽约分部正在处理这件事。 |
3. | 政府部门;分支机构a part of a government or other large organization that deals with one particular aspect of its work |
the anti-terrorist branch 反恐部门 |
4. | (学科及语言的)分支a division of an area of knowledge or a group of languages |
the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence’ 计算机科学中的所谓“人工智能”分科 |
5. | 支流;支路;支线a smaller or less important part of a river, road, railway/railroad, etc. that leads away from the main part |
a branch of the Rhine 莱茵河的支流 | |
a branch line(= a small line off a main railway line, often in country areas) 铁路支线 |
6. | 家族分支a group of members of a family who all have the same ancestors |
My uncle's branch of the family emigrated to Canada. 我们家族中我叔父的这一支移居到了加拿大。 |