branch off

脇道にそれる、分岐する

幹線道路や主な道から別の方向へ分かれること。

やさしい英語で： To lead away from a main road, path, or route.

• A small path branches off here.
• We branched off to the left after the farm.
• Does this lane branch off from the coastal road?

使い方： branch off from something (A narrow lane branches off from the main road.)

類義語： turn off, diverge

よく使う表現： branch off left, branch off from something

枝分かれする、分岐する

二つ以上の別々の道や部分に分かれること。

やさしい英語で： To split into two or more separate paths or parts.

• The path branches off here.
• Beyond the bridge, the river branched off into two channels.
• The tunnels branch off in several directions.

使い方： branch off into something (The tunnel branches off into three smaller passages.)

類義語： divide, split, fork

反対語： merge

よく使う表現： branch off here, branch off into something

話がそれる、脱線する

本題から離れて、別の話題を話し始めること。

やさしい英語で： To start talking about a different subject from the main one.

• He branched off into a story about his dog.
• The discussion soon branched off onto food.
• Can we avoid branching off into unrelated topics?

使い方： branch off into/onto something (Our conversation branched off into local politics.)

類義語： digress, go off on a tangent

よく使う表現： branch off into something, branch off onto something