branch

树枝、枝条

A heavy branch broke off during last night's storm.

昨晚的暴风雨把一根粗树枝折断了。

分店、分行、分公司

The bank is closing three branches in our area.

这家银行要关掉我们这一区的三家分行。

部门、分支机构

The judicial branch operates independently of the government.

司法部门独立于政府运作。

分支、领域、学科

Statistics is a branch of mathematics with countless applications.

统计学是数学的一个分支，应用范围极广。

支流、分流

We paddled up a narrow branch of the river.

我们划船逆流进入一条狭窄的支流。

分支、旁系指家族

That branch of the family moved abroad decades ago.

家族的那一支几十年前就搬到国外了。

分岔、分叉

The trail branches just beyond the wooden bridge.

步道在木桥过去一点就分岔了。

扩展、拓展常与 out 连用

The company is branching into online education this year.

公司今年要拓展到线上教育领域。