olive
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɒl.ɪv/ us/ˈɑː.lɪv/
B1 橄榄;橄榄树
a small bitter green or black fruit that is eaten or used to produce oil, or a Mediterranean tree on which this fruit grows
olive groves 橄榄树丛
- More examples
- I thought I'd dress up the frozen pizza with a few extra tomatoes and olives.
- The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking.
- These organic olives are packaged in recycled glass containers.
- Peaches, plums, dates, avocados and olives all contain stones.
- Grapes and olives are superabundant in this part of France.
Idiom
hold out/offer an olive branchidiom 伸出橄榄枝；主动表达和解的愿望
to do or say something in order to show that you want to end a disagreement with someone
He held out an olive branch to the opposition by releasing 42 political prisoners. 他释放了42名政治犯，以此向反对派表达了和解的愿望。