branching
/bræntʃ/
动词
出枝；发出新枝
The top of the tree had been cut off to encourage it to branch (out) lower down.
树冠已被砍去，目的是为了促使它从下面抽出新枝。
分岔，岔开
The road branches at the bottom of the hill.
公路在山脚下分岔。
/bræntʃ/
名词
一部分；支族，旁系
She's a branch manager.
她是个分部经理。
树枝
bare/leafy/flowering branches
光秃秃／叶子茂密／开满花的树枝
支流；岔路
This branch of the river eventually empties into the Atlantic.
大河的这条支流最终注入大西洋。