Verb Master 動詞達人

Branch，名詞「樹枝」「分支」

動詞片語分Branch Out和Branch Off：

Branch out，開枝散葉，比方誠品書店擴張版圖到酒店經營：
Eslite Book branches out into hotel.

反之，Branch off 是離開正道走小路，比方三國曹操大軍面對國道高速公路，曹丞相大筆一揮「走華容縣道！」：
Branch off to Hua Rong Trail!

*** 主題 Branch ***

Olive Branch, 橄欖枝，和平象徵
Obama held out an olive branch to the Middle East by destroying Isis headquarters.
(歐巴馬用摧毀ISIS總部方式對中東釋出友好)

Root and Branch, 徹頭徹尾
Apple had been transformed root and branch by Tim Cook.
(蘋果公司被Tim Cook徹頭徹尾改造)

Branch，動詞「分支、岔開」
The river branches into two.
(河水分流兩條)

Branch off，片語「分岔、岔開、離題」
A trail branches off from the main road.
(主要道路上分出一條小徑)
Our topic branched off from business into families.
(我們的話題從生意談到家庭)

Branch out，片語「開枝散葉」「拓展範圍」

 
Yangtze River branches out into a great delta before going into the sea.
(長江入海前擴散成巨大的三角洲)