bifurcated
bifurcated — adjective
- bifurcatedpositive
- more bifurcatedcomparative
- most bifurcatedsuperlative
1. Already separated at one point so that two sections continue onward on their own
Already separated at one point so that two sections continue onward on their own lines.
Workers replaced the old sign beside the bifurcated road outside town.
before-noun use: bifurcated road
The gardener tied the rose to a bifurcated branch near the fence.
The screen showed a bifurcated river spreading around a small island.
A bifurcated hiking trail led one group to the lake and the other uphill.
文法句型
a bifurcated + noun
be + bifurcated
用法筆記
Usually describes something that has already separated into two branches, especially a road, river, branch, or tube. Use the verb sense when you want to describe the moment or process of splitting.
bifurcated — verb
- bifurcatedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bifurcateds3rd person singular
- bifurcateding-ing form
- bifurcatededpast simple
1. To separate into two branches or paths that go on in different directions.
To separate into two branches or paths that go on in different directions.
Near the farm gate, the dirt road bifurcated around a field.
pattern: road bifurcated around a place
By the island, the river bifurcated into a wide stream and a narrow channel.
pattern: bifurcated into two parts
At the cave mouth, the path bifurcated and climbed two rocky slopes.
When the branch bifurcated, Sayaka marked the left side with blue tape.
文法句型
road/river/path + bifurcated
bifurcated into + two parts
用法筆記
The subject is usually something long that can split into two directions, such as a road, river, branch, or nerve. Use into when you name the two new parts or channels.