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

• The first Christians were known as the Nazoreans ( not to be confused with Nazarenes), and the Ebionites were a direct offshoot from them.
  最初的基督徒称为Nazoreans（注意不要与Nazarenes混淆），Ebionites即是他们的支脉。
• Felix, though an offshoot from a far more recent point in the devolution of theology than his father, was less self-sacrificing and disinterested.
  在神学的发展变化中，虽然费利克斯和他的父亲相比是更新的一支的产物，但是却缺少了父亲的牺牲精神，多了自私自利的特点。
• The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk.
  象树枝或叶柄的分支与轴之间的上角。
• The offshoot is that the discipline of estimation is failing to keep pace with the growing complexity of projects, tools, and techniques.
  还有一个问题是随着项目、工具和技术的复杂度的增长，评估方法无法跟上它们的发展。
• 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。
• 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。
• In Tehran, the ideology of the president and his allies is increasingly being denounced as that of a sect – a heretical offshoot of Shia Islam dubbed by some the deviant current.
  在德黑兰，内贾德及其盟友的思想日益被某些反潮流人士指责为什叶派穆斯林异端分支的宗教邪说。
• As an offshoot of the same, IAF redrew its operational plans and objectives were redefined in tune with the changed modus-operandi and directions.
  作为这个计划的一个衍生物，印度空军重新规划了他的行动计划，而且目标被重新定义，以与改变的方法和方向同调。
• An unexpected offshoot of my research
  从我研究工作中所得的意想不到的产物
• 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。