offshoot

英 [ˈɒfʃuːt]

美 [ˈɔːfʃuːt]

n.  分支; (尤指)分支机构; 蘗枝; 分枝

复数：offshoots　

Collins.1 / BNC.15029 / COCA.17418

牛津词典

noun

• 分支；（尤指）分支机构
  a thing that develops from sth, especially a small organization that develops from a larger one
• 蘗枝；分枝
  a new stem that grows on a plant

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 分支；衍生物
  If one thing is anoffshootof another, it has developed from that other thing.
  1. 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。
  2. 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%。

英英释义

noun

• a natural consequence of development
  Synonym:outgrowthbranchoffset

双语例句

• Huabao International, a Chinese tobacco flavouring supplier, suspended trading of its shares after an offshoot of Anonymous, the hacker group, used a research report to attack the business and its billionaire chairwoman.
  黑客组织匿名（Anonymous）旗下的一个部门利用一份研究报告，对中国烟用香精供应商华宝国际（HuabaoInternational）及其亿万富翁女主席发起攻击，随后华宝国际的股票停牌。
• An unknown offshoot of Fatah, calling itself the "Awda Brigades" claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was revenge for the violent Hamas takeover of Gaza a year ago.
  法塔赫一个不太知名的自称为“阿瓦达旅”的分支组织声称对这次袭击负责，并且表示这是对哈马斯使用暴力手段在一年前占领加沙地带进行的报复。
• There was fire in her and throughout her; she seemed the unpremeditated offshoot of a passionate moment.
  她浑身上下有一团火，向四下发散着，象是在激情时刻不期而孕的一个子嗣。
• The Gulf is a shal-low offshoot of the Indian ocean.
  波斯湾是从印度洋延伸出来的一个浅水湾。
• Vector is a useless survival, or offshoot from quaternions.
  向量是无用的幸存物或四元数的无价值的支流。
• 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。
• There are some beneath the Aegean Sea, and some beneath an offshoot of the Atlantic, and some beneath the Arctic, for the world had a different shape.
  有些在爱琴海底，有些在大西洋中，有些在北极之下，因为世界的面貌早已改变。
• An unexpected offshoot of my research
  从我研究工作中所得的意想不到的产物
• Meanwhile, government public relation as an offshoot also has tighter relations with public policy.
  同时，作为分支体系的政府公关则与公共政策联系更为密切。
• In fact, one offshoot of the universe has already become reality.
  实际上，这个世界中提到的一点已经变成了现实。