branch out

英 [brɑːntʃ aʊt]

美 [bræntʃ aʊt]

扩大范围; 拓展领域

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 扩大范围；拓展领域
  If a person or an organizationbranches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
  1. I continued studying moths, and branched out to other insects...
     我继续研究飞蛾，并将研究范围扩展到其他昆虫。
  2. ASEAN has branched out tentatively into the security business.
     东盟已经尝试将合作范围拓展到安全领域。

英英释义

verb

• vary in order to spread risk or to expand
  1. The company diversified
  Synonym:diversifybroaden

双语例句

• Once you have your company logo developed, it is tempting to branch out and extend it so that it looks different for different purposes.
  一旦你有你的公司标志的发展，这是很诱人科列和延伸，以便使它看起来不同，各有其用途。
• Quinn wanted to leave the company and branch out on his own.
  奎因想离开公司自己创业。
• I can't think why we didn't move years ago when we felt the urge to branch out.
  我想不明白为什么多年前当我们感到应当扩大业务范围时，却没有采取行动。
• However, bear in mind the fragility of this pattern: With two competing synchronization mechanisms, this can get very tricky if you branch out beyond the most basic application of this pattern.
  然而，要随时牢记这种模式的弱点：如果超越了该模式的最基本应用，结合这两个竞争的同步机制将变得非常困难。
• ASEAN has branched out tentatively into the security business.
  东盟已经尝试将合作范围拓展到安全领域。
• The company began by specializing in radios but has now decided to branch out into computers.
  该公司开始时专营无线电器材，现在已决定扩展业务经营计算机了。
• Right now, she's focusing on her modeling career, but also hopes to branch out into acting.
  现在，她主要在模特行业发展，但是她也很希望跻身演绎圈。
• This year is slow, but I think business will branch out rapidly next year.
  今年生意清淡，但我想明年会蓬勃发展。
• The company wants to branch out it's business.
  这家公司试图扩大它的业务范围。
• Our firm is trying to branch out into other interests.
  我们公司正在试着（将业务）扩展至其它方面。