1、filter

過(guò)濾

The best prevention for cholera is to boil or filter water, and eat only well-cooked food.

預(yù)防霍亂的最佳方法是將水煮沸或過(guò)濾，并且只食用煮熟后的食物。

(消息等)走漏，慢慢傳開(kāi)

It took months before the findings began to filter through to the politicians.

調(diào)查結(jié)果數(shù)月后才傳到從政者的耳朵里。

News of the attack quickly filtered through the college.

有關(guān)襲擊的消息很快就在該學(xué)院中傳開(kāi)了。

濾除;濾掉

Children should have glasses which filter out UV rays.

兒童應(yīng)該戴上濾除紫外線的眼鏡。

Plants and trees filter carbon dioxide out of the air and produce oxygen.

花草樹(shù)木會(huì)過(guò)濾掉空氣中的二氧化碳并制造氧氣。

2、branch

（企業(yè)或組織的）分支機(jī)構(gòu)，分部，分店

The local branch of Bank of America is handling the accounts.

美國(guó)銀行在當(dāng)?shù)氐姆中姓谔幚磉@些賬目。

National is Britain's leading autocare service with over 400 branches nationwide.

英國(guó)輪胎與車輛養(yǎng)護(hù)公司是英國(guó)最有名的汽車養(yǎng)護(hù)企業(yè)，在全英國(guó)有400多家分店。

（某學(xué)科的）分支，分科

Whole branches of science may not receive any grants.

各自然科學(xué)學(xué)科可能都得不到任何撥款。

Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors.

腫瘤學(xué)是研究腫瘤的醫(yī)學(xué)分支。