/brɑ:ntʃ; US bræntʃ ||; bræntʃ/noun[C] 1 one of the main parts of a tree that grows out of the thick central part (trunk) 树枝 ☞picture on page C2 见C2页插图
2 an office, shop, etc that is part of a larger organization 分行；分店；分支机构: The company I work for has branches in Paris, Milan and New York. 我上班的公司在巴黎、米兰、纽约都有分号。
3 a part of an academic subject 分科（学术的类别）: Psychiatry is a branch of medicine. 精神病学是医学的一个分科。