向新的方向擴展自己的活動或興趣The company began by specializing in radios but has now decided to branch out into computers. 該公司開始時專營無線電器材, 現在已決定擴展業務經營計算機了。She's leaving the company to branch out on her own. 她打算脫離這家公司, 自己開業。
(指車輛或大路)轉入或轉為(通常為)小路The car in front of us suddenly branched off to the left. 我們前面的那輛汽車突然轉入左邊的小路上去了。The road to the village branches off on the right. 通往該村的道路向右轉為一條小路。
