[countable] a local office or shop/store belonging to a large organization or company, especially a bank（机构、公司，尤指银行等的）分部，分店，分行◆The retail bank has 170 branches in Brazil.这零售银行在巴西有 170 家分行。◆Our New York branch is dealing with the matter.我们的纽约支行正处理这事项。◆Where's the nearest branch of Tesco?最近的特易购分店在哪里？◆He's been promoted to assistant branch manager.他已晋升为分公司助理经理。⨁to close / establish / set up / have / open a branch关闭／建立／设立／成立／开设分部 ⨁ a central / domestic / high street / local / overseas / regional branch中央／国内／商业大街／本地／海外／地区分部 ⨁ a branch network / office网络／办事处分部 a part of a government or other large organization that deals with one particular aspect of its work政府部门；分支机构◆The company has two branches: one for production and one for sales.公司有两家分支机构：一家从事生产，另一家从事销售。 SYN department