offshoot ['ɔ(:)fʃu:t]

n.
分支, 支流

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单词 offshoot 网络释义

名词 n. [C]
1.(从树木等主干分出来的)分枝
One of the offshoots of the trunk fell from high under the weight of the snow.
树干上的一个分枝在雪的重压下折断从高处掉了下来。
2.(山脉等的)支脉
3.支族,旁系;支族(或旁系)亲属
An offshoot of the family settled down on the island in the eighteenth century.
这个家族的一支旁系于十八世纪在那个岛上定居下来。
4.衍生物
The large organization has offshoots all over Europe.
这一大型组织的分支机构遍布欧洲。

单词 offshoot 其它相关

单词解释
n. 分支,支流
n. 1> Something that branches out or derives its existence or origin from a particular source. Synonym: BRANCH.
　 2> A branch, descendant, or member of a family or social group.
　 3> Botany. A lateral shoot from the main stem of a plant.
相关短语
an offshoot of his research 他的研究的副产物
单词变化
复数: offshoots
同义反义
同义词：runner, branch, member, appendage, supplement, excrescence, conclusion, accessory, fork, limb, addition, outgrowth

单词 offshoot 其它例句

- commercial offshoots of universities.
　 各所大学衍生出来的商业性业务或机构。
- an unexpected offshoot of my research
　 从我研究工作中所得的意想不到的产物
- Authorities are evacuating more tourists and residents from a remote offshoot of the Grand Canyon.
　 当局正在撤离大峡谷的一处偏远支流的观光者和居民。