branch out

活動の幅を広げる、新分野に進出する

普段の仕事や活動に加え、新しい分野にも取り組み始めること。

やさしい英語で： To begin doing new kinds of work or activities beyond what you usually do.

• I want to branch out and try painting.
• The company branched out into online teaching last year.
• After writing novels, she is branching out into films.

使い方： branch out into something (The bakery plans to branch out into catering.)

類義語： diversify, expand

よく使う表現： branch out into something, branch out beyond something, branch out creatively

枝分かれする

一つの点から、いくつかの部分や道に分かれて広がること。

やさしい英語で： To spread outward from one point into several parts or paths.

• The roots branch out in every direction.
• Several smaller roads branched out from the main route.
• Watch how the lines branch out from the center of the diagram.

使い方： branch out from something (Several paths branch out from the main road.)

類義語： branch, spread out

よく使う表現： branch out from something, branch out in directions, branch out widely