词组 | branch |
释义 | branch [branched, branched, branching] branch off 1. branch off if a road, path etc branches off from another road or path, it separates from it and goes in a different direction: ▪ Half a mile further on the path branches off, and goes down through fields to the sea. + to ▪ We took a minor road, which branched off to the left at Wiggen. 2. branch off to leave a main road and turn onto a smaller one: ▪ Follow the road out of Ballycastle, and branch off at the sign for Kinbane Castle. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑turn off 3. branch off to start talking about something different + into ▪ Then the conversation branched off into a discussion about movies. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go off branch out branch out to start doing something different from what you usually do in your business, job etc + into ▪ Vass was the owner of a shipping company, who for some strange reason had branched out into the fashion industry. + from ▪ She has now branched out from translating work into writing her own books. branch out on your own ▪ After five years of working for William Lee in London, Graham was looking for opportunities to branch out on his own. |
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