branchKK [bræntʃ] /bɹæntʃ/發音名詞1樹枝、枝條A heavy branch broke off during last night's storm.昨晚的暴風雨把一根粗樹枝折斷了。2分店、分行、分公司The bank is closing three branches in our area.這家銀行要關掉我們這一區的三家分行。3部門、分支機構The judicial branch operates independently of the government.司法部門獨立於政府運作。4分支、領域、學科Statistics is a branch of mathematics with countless applications.統計學是數學的一個分支，應用範圍極廣。5支流、分流We paddled up a narrow branch of the river.我們划船逆流進入一條狹窄的支流。6分支、旁系指家族That branch of the family moved abroad decades ago.家族的那一支幾十年前就搬到國外了。動詞1分岔、分叉The trail branches just beyond the wooden bridge.步道在木橋過去一點就分岔了。2擴展、拓展常與 out 連用The company is branching into online education this year.公司今年要拓展到線上教育領域。