bifurcate

• 形容某物分成两个分支或分叉。也可指使某物分成两支。

Describes something that is divided into two branches or forks.

1. Divided into two branchesC1formal

   Describes something that splits or divides into two separate parts or branches.

   分叉的

   • The river takes a bifurcate path near the delta.
   • The tree has a bifurcate trunk, splitting into two main limbs.
   • The road becomes bifurcate after the bridge, offering two routes.

   同义词brancheddichotomousdividedforkedsplittwo-prongedy-shaped

   反义词coalescentconvergentjoinedunited

2. Forked or Y-shapedC1formal

   Resembling a fork; having a shape that divides into two distinct prongs or branches.

   分叉的或Y形的

   • The insect has bifurcate antennae.
   • The diagram shows a bifurcate structure at the end of the nerve.
   • The fossil shows a bifurcate tail fin.

   同义词brancheddividedforkedprongedy-shaped

   反义词singleunbranchedundivided

• 动词，指分成两个分支或部分，或将某物分成两个分支或部分。

A verb meaning to divide or split into two branches or parts.

1. Split into two partsC1formal

   To divide or separate something into two distinct parts or branches.

   分为两部分

   • The river bifurcates into two streams near the valley.
   • The company decided to bifurcate its operations into two separate divisions.
   • The road bifurcates ahead, leading to different towns.

   同义词branchdivergedivideforksplit

   反义词convergemergeunite

2. Divide into two branchesC1formal

   To split or separate into two branches, often used for roads, rivers, or organizational structures.

   分成两支

   • The tree trunk bifurcates into two main branches.
   • The political party bifurcated into two factions after the disagreement.
   • The algorithm bifurcates the data set into two categories.

   同义词branchdivergedivideforkpartseparatesplit

   反义词convergejoinmergeunite

3. Resembling a forkC2formal

   Describing something that is divided or separated into two branches, like a fork.

   分叉的

   • The bifurcate structure of the lightning bolt was captured in the photograph.
   • The artist created a bifurcate pattern in the sculpture.
   • The bifurcate shape of the coral reef was visible from above.

   同义词branchdivergedivideforksplit

   反义词mergeunite