"Branches" 是英语单词 "branch" 的复数形式。这个词有多种含义,具体取决于上下文:
1. **树枝**:指树木的枝干。例如:
- The branches of the tree were covered in snow.
(树的树枝上覆盖着雪。)
2. **分支、分叉**:指某物(如河流、道路等)的分岔部分。例如:
- The river has several branches that flow into different areas.
(这条河有几个分支,流向不同的区域。)
3. **分支机构、分店**:指某个组织或公司的分部。例如:
- The company has branches in many countries.
(这家公司有许多国家的分支机构。)
4. **学科分支**:指某个领域的分支学科。例如:
- She specializes in a branch of mathematics called topology.
(她专攻一个叫做拓扑学的数学分支。)
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