short lateral branch

例句：

1. 1. The tree has a shortlateral branch that reaches the ground.
   这棵树有一个短侧枝，伸到地面。
2. 2. The engineerdesigned a short lateral branchto improve the efficiency of the machine.
   工程师设计了一个短侧枝来提高机器的效率。
3. 3. The researcher found that theshort lateral branches were more likely tosurvive in harsh conditions.
   研究人员发现，在恶劣条件下，这些短侧枝更有可能存活下来。