offshoot
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++off·shoot /ˈɒfʃuːt $ ˈɒːf-/ noun [countable] 1 COME FROM/ORIGINATEsomething such as an organization which has developed from a larger or earlier one 〔组织等的〕分支，分支机构offshoot of The company was originally an offshoot of Bell Telephones. 该公司原本是贝尔电话公司的一家分支机构。 the Mafia and its offshoots 黑手党组织及其分支2. HBPa new stem or branch on a plant 〔植物的〕新茎，分枝，分株
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offshoot• It started as an offshoot from Woldmarsh Producers, a large farmer buying group in the Lincolnshire Wolds.• Hopkins, millionaire owner of Canadair, an offshoot of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft, was not afraid to tackle famous managers.• Dignity came in 1747 with Samuel Davies, a graduate of an offshoot of the Log College.• Now the Rhine widens into the Untersee, an offshoot of the Bodensee.• The information came from a political group that was an offshoot of the anti-nuclear movement.• In April the first offshoot factory opened in Machynlleth.• the National Organization for Women and its offshoots• Pachomius's monastery quickly generated a number of offshoots.offshoot of• The Samaritan religion is an offshoot of Judaism.From Longman Business Dictionaryoffshootoff‧shoot /ˈɒfʃuːtˈɒːf-/ noun [countable] a company or organization which has developed from a larger or earlier oneThe company was originally an offshoot of Bell Telephones.off·shoot nounChineseSyllable
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offshoot
off‧shoot /ˈɒfʃuːt $ ˈɒːf-/
noun [countable]
1. something such as an organization which has developed from a larger or earlier one
offshoot of
The company was originally an offshoot of Bell Telephones.
the Mafia and its offshoots
2. a new stem or branch on a plant
off‧shoot /ˈɒfʃuːt $ ˈɒːf-/
noun [countable]1. something such as an organization which has developed from a larger or earlier one
offshoot of
2. a new stem or branch on a plant