3. 七彩网·英语单词大全
第三人称单数：offshoots
名词
1. 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. 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。
3. The large organization has offshoots all over Europe.
这一大型组织的分支机构遍布欧洲。
3. 七彩网·英语单词大全
1. 分支：offset 补偿 | offshoot 分支 | offshore fund 海外投资
2. 支路：offsetting 位移(指线路 | offshoot 支路 | offshore accoustic satellite integrated system 近海声学卫星组合系统
3. 侧枝：offset bulb 鳞芽 | offshoot 侧枝 | offspring 后代
4. 岩枝：错断倾斜移倾 offsetting dips | 岩枝 offshoot | 滨外;岸外 offshore
1. 分支；衍生物
If one thing is an offshoot of another, it has developed from that other thing.
e.g. Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy...
心理学最初是自然哲学一个纯粹的学术分支。
e.g. Firstdirect, Midland Bank's telephone banking offshoot, has cut its Visa card rate to APR 22.2%.
米特兰银行的分支机构，“第一自助”电话银行，将维萨卡的年利率降至22.2%。