A short prostrate lateral shoot arising from the base of a plant; off-shoot.

短卜茎；分枝。

A lateral or collateral branch, as of a family or race.

旁系；支族；支派。

A spur or branch from a chain of mountains.

(山之)支脉。

A sharp curve, as in a pipe, to avoid an obstacle.

【机】迂回管。

Anything set off as a counter-balance or compensation for something else.

抵销物；补偿。

A printing process by which an inked impression is made on a rubber roller and then transferred to paper.

【印】平版印刷。

A ledge in a wall formed by the wall above it being made thinner than the wall beneath.

壁阶。

To balance; compensate for.

相抵；补偿。

To print by offset.

【印】用平版印刷。